She received her B.A. in neuroscience and behavior at Columbia University in New York, her M.D. at the University of California, San Francisco, and her M.S. at Stanford University. Dr. Wusthoff completed her pediatrics residency at Children's Hospital Oakland, and her neurology and neurophysiology training at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She is board certified in pediatrics, child neurology, epilepsy, and clinical neurophysiology.