A family physician who also holds a Certificate in International Medicine from Case Western Reserve University, Dr. Stark is a 1988 double-major graduate of the University of Notre Dame in Pre-med and Anthropology. He went on to medical school at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his residency at University Hospitals of Cleveland before returning home to Erie, where he currently resides with his wife, pediatrician Dr. Kate Stark, and their five children. Brian serves as a clinical faculty member for several medical schools and is the medical director of the UPMC-Hamot Executive Physical Program. He has had several experiences in international and underserved medicine.