hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm jˈuːniən kˈɑːlɪdʒ æt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv sˈɪkstiːn ænd ðə kəlˈʌmbiə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi kˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv fɪzˈɪʃənz ænd sˈɜːdʒənz wɪð ɐn ˈɛm.dˈiː. æt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv twˈɛnti bᵻfˌoːɹ ɡˌoʊɪŋ ˌɪntʊ pɹˈæktɪs ɪn ˈɔːlbəni ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən.
He graduated from Union College at the age of 16 and the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons with an M.D. at the age of 20 before going into practice in Albany in 1811.