She received her medical degree at Saint Louis University and completed two residencies her at Saint Louis University and at Washington University in St. Louis, MO. In addition, she did two fellowships at Washington University in selective pathology and surgical pathology. Dr. Carpenter is board certified in pathology, anatomic and clinical by the American Board of Pathology. Her clinical and research interests are in liver and gastrointestinal pathology, lung pathology and transplant hepatology.