Starting his education at Duke University for his Bachelors of Arts, Dr. Lidman earned his MD degree at Johns Hopkins. He did his internship and residency at Vanderbilt, and Rheumatology fellowship at Vanderbilt and the Medical University of South Carolina. He returned to Vanderbilt for a faculty year before moving back home to Norfolk, VA in 1981. Dr. Lidman is a member of the American College of Physicians, American College of Rheumatology, Virginia Society of Rheumatologists, and International Society for Clinical Densitometry to name a few. In his “spare” time, he enjoys family time with his wife, daughter, and Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.