Dr. Goldberg attended University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Chemistry in 1973. He received his M.D. degree from the University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School in 1977. His postgraduate training was at Baylor College of Medicine where he completed his training in Internal Medicine (1980) and Nephrology (1982). His was board certified in Internal Medicine (1982) and Nephrology (1984). From 1983 to 1989 he practiced clinical nephrology.