Dr. Besozzi was born in Dover, Ohio, and earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona, Tucson. He then went on to receive his MD from the University of Miami School of Medicine in Miami, Florida.

Following his completion of both an internship and a residency at the University of Miami Medical Center and Affiliated Hospitals, Dr. Besozzi continued his postgraduate work with a fellowship in cardiology at the University of Miami Medical Center and a fellowship in nuclear medicine at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Dr. Besozzi has two children. His daughter, Jennifer, is married and is a graduate student at the University of Georgia. His son, Michael, is a sophomore at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. In his spare time, Dr. Besozzi enjoys flying, traveling, playing both the violin and the piano (especially opera music), fishing, playing tennis, and hiking. 

• BA, University of Arizona, Tucson, 1966
• Masters of Science, University of Miami Graduate School, 1966
• MD, University of Miami School of Medicine, 1970

• Medical Internship, University of Miami Medical Center & Affiliated Hospitals, 1970-1971

• Medical Residency, University of Miami Medical Center & Affiliated Hospitals, 1971-1973

• Cardiology, University of Miami Medical Center, 1973-1975
• Nuclear Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, 1979-1981

• Diplomat, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1970
• American Board of Internal Medicine, 1976
• American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, 1983
• American Board of Nuclear Medicine, 1986

• Fellow, American College of Cardiology
• Association of University Radiologists
• Society of Thoracic Radiology
• Former Co-director of CCU, University of Miami
• Former Assistant Professor and Director of Echocardiology, University of Michigan
• Co-Director, CCU, University of Miami,
• Professor, Department of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, 1986-1995
• Clinical Professor of Medicine, Cardiology, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, 1995-present