| University of Texas at Dallas, MBA, Masters of Business Administration | 2011 |
| Northwestern University, Fellowship, Fellow in Vascular Surgery | 1980 |
| Johns Hopkins Hospital, Residency, Chief Resident, Department of Surgery | 1979 |
| Johns Hopkins Hospital, Residency, Senior Assistant Resident in Surgery | 1978 |
| Frenchay Hospital, Bristol England, Registrar, Thoracic Surgery | 1976 |
| Johns Hopkins Hospital, Residency, Junior Assistant Resident in Surgery | 1975 |
| Johns Hopkins Hospital, Internship, Surgical Intern | 1974 |
| Tulane University School of Medicine, MD, Doctor of Medicine | 1973 |
| University of Mississippi, BS, Bachelor of Science | 1970 |
