| University of Utah, Chief Resident, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery | 1986 |
| University of Utah, Resident, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery | 1985 |
| University of Texas Health Science Center, Chief Resident, General Surgery | 1984 |
| University of Texas Health Science Center, Instructor, Surgery, Physicians' Assistant Program | 1984 |
| University of Texas Health Science Center, Residency, General Surgery | 1983 |
| University of Texas Health Science Center, Surgical Research Fellowship, Transplant Immunology | 1982 |
| University of Texas, Internship, General Surgery | 1979 |
| Emory University School of Medicine, MD, Medicine | 1978 |
| Davidson College, BS, Premed | 1974 |