Dr. Ecker is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and is licensed to practice in North Carolina and Texas. Dr. Ecker completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His ties with Texas include an MD from the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Texas School of Law in Austin.

He is a current member of the American Medical Association, American Bar Association, State Bar of Texas, and a Fellow of the American College of Legal Medicine. Dr. Ecker serves as a consultant to the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners in the area of Quality Assurance and Discipline.

A native of San Diego, California, Dr. Ecker spent his college-time summer vacations playing with the Santa Maria Indians Baseball Club in Santa Maria, California. He has been published in the legal arena with articles entitled 'Keys to Effective Litigation' and 'Medicaid at the Crossroads,' and in the medical arena with articles on management of lower GI bleeding and GI complications after lung transplantation. Medical interests include recent advancements in cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal disorders, and neurologic conditions.

Dr. Ecker is the recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award from the University of North Carolina Hospitals.