Dr. Frater received his Bachelor of Science degree from Yale College in 1980, and his medical degree in 1984 from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. He received his board certification in Internal Medicine in 1987. He went directly into Emergency Medicine, practicing at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas and became board certified in Critical Care Medicine in 1991 and Emergency Medicine in 1996, and for a period of time was boarded in three specialties.
In 2000, after thirteen years of emergency medical experience, he transitioned to ambulatory internal medicine at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, and in 2008, founded E. Barrow Medical Group, the first concierge internal medicine practice in Dallas, delivering highly personalized, comprehensive medical care. Dr. Frater is a published poet, avid birder, fly fisherman and wine enthusiast. He still plays tennis on occasion and can routinely be found on a Peloton ride.