Her clinical interests include cancer diagnosis; assessment, counseling, and management of the high risk patient; and cancer survivorship. She also is involved in clinical research.She received her undergraduate degree in biochemistry from the University of California at Santa Barbara and completed medical school and her internal medicine residency at the University of California, San Francisco where she earned the distinction of Alpha Omega Alpha.Dr. Pederson emphasizes wellness and prevention in her personal and professional endeavors and would like to be part of a national movement as part of Breastcancer.org that emphasizes breast health, women's health, and overall health.