[2] He holds an academic appointment as Professor of Anesthesiology at Kansas City University where he currently serves as Senior Vice Provost of Strategic Initiatives.

Waldman holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geosciences from the University of Missouri–Kansas City, and was one of the first 100 students to be admitted in 1973 to its new medical school, the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine.

[6] Waldman currently serves as Professor of Anesthesiology and Senior Vice Provost of Strategic Initiatives at Kansas City University.

[8] Waldman's Atlas of Common Pain Syndromes[9] has been translated into Spanish, Italian and Polish.

[10][11][12] Waldman was Mayo Clinic Fellows Association President and has been the recipient of several accolades and awards:[4]