Édouard studied in Paris, in Houston and at the Montreal Heart Institute, and also obtained fellowships from the American College of Cardiology and the American College of Chest Physicians.

Recognized in the book « Pioneers of Cardiology in Canada », he practiced cardiology in Bathurst for over forty years and established the first Intensive Care Unit in northern New Brunswick.

During his early years in Bathurst, he served as the heart disease consultant for the Campbellton, Dalhousie, Tracadie, Lamèque and Caraquet hospitals.

During his career, he held positions as President of the medical office of the Hôtel-Dieu Hospital and Chief of the Medical Staff of the Chaleur Regional Hospital.