Earned his Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Baylor University, and subsequently journeyed to Texas A&M University.  There he earned a Bachelor’s degree in medical science, a Master’s in biochemistry, and a medical degree from the College of Medicine. Dr. Eller completed a five-year residency in general surgery at St. Paul Medical Center in Dallas, TX, then concluded his surgical training in Nashville, TN as Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s first advanced laparoscopic general surgery fellow.