Undergraduate: Northwestern State College, Natchitoches, LA (1961–1964), B.S. Zoology

Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans (1964–1968)

Residency: Confederate Memorial Medical Center, Shreveport, LA, Intern (1968–1969)
Louisiana State University Charity Hospital at New Orleans, Resident (1969–1972), Obstetrics and Gynecology

Fellowship: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (1972–1973), Maternal-Fetal Medicine – Jack A. Pritchard, M.D., Director