Dr. Sasser was raised in Slocomb, Alabama. At age 18, he joined the U.S Navy as a Fleet Marine Force Corpsman and served in Afghanistan with the Marine Corps. After returning home, Dr. Sasser attended medical school at Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Florida, Sacred Heart Hospital, in Pensacola, Florida. Dr. Sasser and his wife Megan, have four children, all boys. They enjoy hunting, boating, riding ATV's, and all things outdoors.