James D. Geiger was born in Toledo, OH, in 1960. He received the B.S. degree in biology from The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1983, and the M.D. degree from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, in 1987. He is currently a Professor of Surgery at The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, where he is involved in research in the fields of electrosurgery and medical devices.