A native of Oak Park, Illinois, Dr. Budorick graduated from the University of Illinois.  He went on to receive his M.D. from Loyola University School of Medicine in 1984.  Dr. Budorick served his general surgery internship and his orthopaedic surgery residency at Wayne State University.  Following this, he went on to a spine surgery fellowship at the University of Washington in Seattle and finished this in 1990.  Dr. Budorick has been involved in the publication of several articles regarding cervical spine injuries and bone grafting.  Dr. Budorick practices general orthopaedics with a special emphasis on the spine.  He is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon.