Dr. Ferraro completed his medical and graduate degrees at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City, Iowa, followed by his radiation oncology residency at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mo.

A native of northern Minnesota, Dr. Ferraro has several family members who had cancer and sometimes had to travel to Mayo Clinic for treatment. "One of my goals is to be able to give the equivalent care that you would get at a place like Barnes here, in a more rural environment. I know how hard it is for people to get back and forth when care is far away from where you live."