Dr. Novick was born in Flushing, N.Y. and raised on Long Island. He received a BS and medical technology degree from the State University of New York at Albany. He received his medical degree at the University of Bordeaux in France. His postgraduate pediatric training was at St. Joseph's hospital in Paterson, NJ. He moved to Florida in 1988 and practiced general pediatrics in Winter Haven. In 1992 he moved to Orlando. Dr. Novick and his wife, Maitte, have two children, Jared and Kerry.