Dr. Penn obtained his medical degree from the University of Washington.  He then did his residency at the University of Rochester, home of the holistic biopsychosocial model of medicine.  He was selected to serve as a Chief Resident. He then decided to specialize in cardiology and completed his fellowship at the University of Colorado. His training specialized in diagnostic imaging and he gained expertise in echocardiography, nuclear imaging, and computed tomograpraphy (CT) in addition to invasive diagnostic techniques.