Jesuit High School New Orleans 1972
University of New Orleans ( B.S.Biology 1976 )
Louisiana State University Medical School ( M.D. 1980 )
Louisiana State University Medical Center ( General Surgery Residency 1980 - 1983 )
Emory University ( General Thoracic Surgery Fellowship 1983 - 1984 )
Louisiana State University Medical Center ( General Surgery 1984 -1985 )
Emory University ( Cardiothoracic Residency 1985 - 1988 )