Dr. Robert Butler was born in New York on December 29, 1958, to Robert LeRoy Butler, Jr. and Naomi Bryant Butler. He graduated from Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts in 1980 and received a Bachelor of Science in Speech Communications with a Minor in Theatre Arts. He attended Fresno State University in California where he pursued his Masters in Speech Communications from 1980-82. He received his Medical Degree from New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York in 1990. Throughout his educational endeavors, Dr. Butler pursued multiple extracurriculars; including dance, music, theater, Taekwondo, and gymnastics. In 1993, he completed his residency in Family Practice at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is a Family Medicine Specialist in San Diego, CA and has over 30 years of experience in the medical field. He has been married to his beautiful wife, Nashwa Aziz-Butler, for over 30 years and has two beautiful daughters, Ashley Butler and Brittney Butler.