Peter Schmid, Peter Schmid, M.D. also holds a degree in engineering from the Federal Engineering Institute, Austria.

Before he moved to the United States, where he held a position as assistant Professor at the University of Vienna Hospital, Internal Medicine and Surgery Departments, he made a variety of medical technical inventions and conducted/published research mainly in the field of metabolism and nutrition. At this time Dr. Schmid also became a certified specialist in Internal Medicine.