Dr. Popovich received her medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She then completed an internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical Center. Following residency, Dr. Popovich was a Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Epicenter and Infection Control Fellow. She then went on to complete her infectious disease fellowship at Rush University Medical Center. Dr. Popovich specializes in general infectious diseases with a specific expertise in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Her research interests include hospital epidemiology, infection control, and the epidemiology of community-associated MRSA. ​