Her focused interest is at the intersection of health access inequity for adults with acquired physical disabilities and physician leadership in patient advocacy. She has practiced in both the academic and private sectors. While a member of The Baylor College of Medicine faculty she served as Chief of the Spinal Cord Injury Service at The Veterans Administration Medical Center in Houston, Texas. That tenure was followed by 21 years at Craig Hospital in Denver, Colorado, and subsequently as Medical Directorship at Northern Colorado Rehabilitation Hospital in Johnstown, Colorado.