Dr. Bruce Reaves grew up in North Carolina and Virginia. From a very young age Dr. Reaves knew that he wanted to become a physician. Dr. Reaves earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Biological Anthropology, from Duke University, in Durham, NC. He was the first in his family to receive a college degree. He is a graduate of Howard University College of Medicine, in Washington, DC. Dr. Reaves completed his Family medicine residency at Thomas Jefferson University, in Philadelphia, PA. He then completed a Fellowship in Geriatrics at Thomas Jefferson University, in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Reaves currently practices in Los Angeles, CA.