MD: Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA, 1976.

Residency: Pediatric, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, 1978; Anesthesia, Tulane Medical Center Hospital, New Orleans, LA , 1984.

Fellowship: Neonatology, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, 1980; Pediatric Anesthesia, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1985.

Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, 1981; Sub-Board Pediatrics, Neonatology, 1981; American Board of Anesthesiology, 1985.