 Strom obtained BS degree from the University of Vermont and then got his MS from Montclair State University and MD from St. George's University School of Medicine.Following graduation, he was a fellow at New York Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery at Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College and then served as chief resident in general surgery and laparoscopic surgery at the same place.Since 2007, he is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.