Originally from Youngstown, Ohio, Dr. Damore attended Emory University where he graduated summa cum laude in Biology.  He then went on to medical school at the University of Cincinnati.   Next, he completed five years of General Surgery residency at Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center.  Having a great interest in minimally invasive surgery,  Dr. Damore spent a year at the  Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery at Yhe Ohio State University.   He then moved to the Phoenix area to begin practice with Advanced Surgical Associates in 1999.

Dr. Damore is board certified and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.  He is also is a member of the American College of Surgeons,  Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Southwest Surgical Society, and the American Medical Association.