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After graduating magna cum laude from Princeton University, Dr. Edwards completed his Doctor of Medicine degree at the University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine, graduating summa cum laude with honors in medical humanities. He completed his residency in Psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine, where he was chief resident, received distinctions in the medical humanities and clinical teaching, and completed a fellowship year in psychodynamic psychotherapy at the Palo Alto Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Training Program. Dr. Edwards subsequently completed his training in forensic psychiatry with the Psychiatry and Law Service at the Emory University School of Medicine. He has provided care across various systems, including emergency and crisis services and inpatient, outpatient, and correctional psychiatry, and testified on multiple mental health and forensic issues for the court.

His publications appearances include the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, the American Medical Association Journal of Ethics, the Journal of Correctional Health Care, Academic Psychiatry, the Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, and Psychiatric Services. As a recognition of his work, Dr. Edwards is the recipient of the American College of Psychiatrists Laughlin Fellowship, the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry Fellowship, and the American Psychiatric Association (APA)/APA Foundation Public Psychiatry Fellowship.