She is trained in both general clinical cardiology and vascular medicine. She is a clinician-scientist with primary interest in the field of development of therapeutic strategies for revascularization and wound healing in peripheral arterial disease (PAD). She has over 10 years of translational research experience in the field of peripheral arterial disease and therapeutic angiogenesis. Current translational research projects include identification of diagnostic/prognostic markers for PAD, elucidation of the role of tissue/cell specific and circulating micro-RNAs in recovery of ischemic limbs. In addition, she is involved in clinical trials in the fields of lower extremity PAD and carotid artery disease.