Dr. Goodwin received his veterinary degree from Tuskegee University. He completed his internship in 2000 at the Coral Springs Animal Hospital, and then went on to complete a cardiology residency at Purdue University from 2005 to 2008.

Dr. Goodwin is a Diplomate of The American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Cardiology). He is one of the less than two hundred board certified cardiologists in the United States.