▁then ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁with ▁his ▁parents ▁while ▁they ▁engaged ▁in ▁Ph . D .- level ▁research ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁Uruguay ▁and ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁to ▁begin ▁his ▁colleg iate ▁studies . ▁ ▁Az z iz ▁earned ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁degree ▁in ▁bi ology / pre - med , ▁gradu ating ▁mag na ▁cum ▁la ude ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Puerto ▁Rico , ▁in ▁May ag ü ez . ▁He ▁then ▁en rolled ▁in ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁State ▁University ▁College ▁of ▁Medicine ▁in ▁H ers he y , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁Following ▁an ▁intern ship ▁and ▁res iden cy ▁in ▁Ob st et rics ▁and ▁Gy ne col ogy ▁( Ob / G yn ) ▁at ▁Ge or get own ▁University ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁Az z iz ▁completed ▁a ▁fellow ship ▁in ▁re product ive ▁end ocr in ology ▁and ▁infer til ity ▁at ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Baltimore , ▁Maryland . ▁ ▁Az z iz ▁later ▁earned ▁his ▁M . P . H . ▁in ▁General ▁Theory ▁and ▁Pract ice ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Alabama ▁at ▁B irmingham ▁( U AB ), ▁and ▁his ▁M . B . A . ▁from ▁U AB ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁gradu ating ▁with ▁hon ors ▁and ▁induct ed ▁in ▁the ▁B eta ▁G amma ▁S igma ▁Honor ▁Society ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁to ▁Adv ance ▁Colleg iate ▁School s ▁of ▁Business ▁( A