He obtained his medical degree from Ohio State University and completed residency training in occupational health at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health and Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health in 1992. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Toxicology from the Kettering Laboratory, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, and is board-certified in occupational medicine. At UTSPH, he is the Director of the Occupational Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Carson remains active in clinical practice, which he combines with teaching and research.