Dr. James R. Shoemaker trained at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He completed his residency at Botsford General Hospital and Zieger Osteopathic Hospital in Michigan in 1972. Dr. Shoemaker also completed a fellowship in Bone Densitometry at Bowman Gray School of Medicine. Dr. Shoemaker has been practicing at Ormond Medical Arts since 1973.

In his spare time, Dr. Shoemaker loves spending time boating around Florida.