Dr. Alderman completed his undergraduate training at Bellarmine College in Louisville, Kentucky. He earned his D.M.D. degree from the University of Louisville. After relocating to Indiana, Dr. Alderman earned his certificate in oral and maxillofacial surgery from Indiana University. Following his training, he served as a full-time Assistant Clinical Professor with the Indiana University Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. Here, Dr. Alderman served as an attending staff at one of the largest and busiest trauma centers in the country, helped run a busy faculty practice and was a constant mentor to the oral surgery residents. In 2012, Dr. Alderman left to start his own practice. He continues to operate with the residents at IU Health Methodist Hospital.