Reece graduated from the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Science (Anatomical Science) with Honours. He subsequently attended the University of Notre Dame, attaining his Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery. After completing his internship at Royal Perth Hospital, he then completed Basic Physician Training in WA and is currently a Nuclear Medicine Advanced Trainee at Fiona Stanley Hospital.

Reece's interests lie in the field of Nuclear Cardiology. He is a current PhD candidate at the University of Western Australia (being supervised by Professors Carl Schultz and Roslyn Francis) and was a recipient of a WA Health Research Fellowship in 2020. His PhD is exploring the role of cardiovascular PET imaging related to coronary and vascular inflammation, with a focus on developing a method to identify high-risk patients for future novel therapies.

Reece is also a Clinical Lecturer at the UWA School of Medicine and is actively involved in the teaching of medical students and junior doctors through his roles within the School of Medicine and WA Health.