She received her medical degree from Saint Joseph University School of Medicine and completed her internal medicine residency and GI fellowship at Georgetown University Hospital. She chairs the Mission Committee of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation (CCF) of the DC-MD-VA Chapter, and she served on the National CCF Patient Education Committee and Professional Education Committee. She is an active member of many national GI societies, including the AGA Diversity Committee and the AGA Academy of Educators. She and her IBD team are members of the QORUS initiative of the CCF focused on improving quality of care in IBD patients.