Dr. Beck earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Kansas in 1990 and a doctor of medicine degree from Dartmouth College Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire in 2003. He completed a residency in internal medicine at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, CA in 2004 and a residency in neurology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center/Bethesda Naval Hospital in 2007. Dr. Beck completed his service in the U.S. Navy in 2013 as a lieutenant commander. He is board certified in neurology.