He completed his neurology residency at the Tulane University School of Medicine, and earned a Masters in Science Degree in Public Health and Biostatistics at the Tulane University School of Public Health. Dr. Lovera went on to complete a three-year clinical and research fellowship in multiple sclerosis and neuroimmunology at the Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon. Following this specialty training, he returned to New Orleans to join the LSU Department of Neurology.