Dr. Carter graduated from State University College at Brockport, NY. She attened Albany Medical College where she focused on Molecular Biology and Pathology. She later obtained a M.A. in Counseling Psychology at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana where she graduated Summa Cum Laude. In 1984 she obtained her M.D. from Albany Medical College in Albany, New York where she received the Frederick Hesser Award for Academic Excellence in Neurology. She completed her Neurology Residency at Albany Medical Center Hospital.