Dr. Zeithaml was raised in North Carolina, where he received his undergraduate and medical degrees from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As a medical student, he directed the oldest and largest student-run free clinic in the United States, the Student Health Action Coalition (SHAC). Inspired by the privilege of serving populations in need and his calling to surgery, he completed his general surgery residency, surgical critical care fellowship, and acute care surgery fellowship at East Carolina University under the mentorship of Dr. Eric Toschlog. Dr. Zeithaml is a member of The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma and The Society of Critical Care Medicine. He is an aspiring member of the Fellow of American College of Surgeons (FACS). When he is not practicing medicine, he enjoys spending time with his wife and three children, hiking, and playing hockey and lacrosse.