After earning his B.S. and his medical degree from the University of Utah, Dr. Ritchie remained at the University and served his residency in Internal Medicine.  He later served as a United States Air Force flight surgeon.  From 1972 through 1974 he fulfilled his cardiology fellowship with the University of Utah Medical Center.  He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease, a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a fellow of the Council on Clinical Cardiology of the American Heart Association.   He is also an active member of the American Society of Echocardiography.

Dr. Ritchie finds his greatest fulfillment in time spent with his wife and six children.