She is board eligible by the AmericanBoard of Surgery in General Surgery.She has certifications in advanced trauma life support, surgical skills for exposure in trauma, fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery, and endoscopy. Dr. Northcutt received her Doctorate of Medicine from Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterSchool of Medicine in Lubbock and Amarillo,Texas. She completed her residency in general surgery at Louisiana State University HealthSciences Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. She also completed a fellowship in surgical critical care atUniversity of Florida Health Sciences Center inJacksonville, Florida.