She earned her medical degree from Albany Medical College, graduating Cum Laude. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Albany Medical Center where she served as Chief Resident for one year. She was fellowship-trained in hematology and oncology at Washington University in St. Louis. She is currently Vice President for Cancer Services for CHRISTUS Health and is a medical oncologist/hematologist at CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Cancer Center in Santa Fe, NM.