Dr. Carolyn Jovanovic graduated with distinction from Duke University and was elected to the Phi Eta Sigma honorary society. She next received her Masters in public health with a concentration in microbial disease from Yale University. During that time, she worked on a pediatric dental health initiative through the department of public health at Columbia University. She subsequently received her DDS degree from New York University College of Dentistry, where she completed an honors program in implant dentistry.