A 1975 graduate of the Georgetown School of Medicine, she is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and certified by the American Board of Surgery. She is a member of the Professional Advisory Committee for the Wellness Community of Central New Jersey, the Somerset County Cancer Coalition and on the Expert Advisory Panel for the New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners. She is surgical co-director of the sanofi-aventis Breast Care Program at the Steeplechase Cancer Center in Somerville, NJ."