He received his undergraduate education at the University of Michigan and subsequently attended medical school at the Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan. He then stayed at Wayne State University for his five year training in Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Yusaf subsequently performed a Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles. There he obtained further training in the care of athletes as well as arthroscopic procedures including knee ligament reconstruction, shoulder rotator cuff repairs and the arthroscopic treatment of hip disorders.