She obtained undergraduate degrees in Chemical Engineering and Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Master’s degree in Epidemiology at Cambridge University, and M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Bergom’s primary focus of treatment and research is breast cancer. Dr. Bergom treats breast cancer patients and also leads a translational and basic breast cancer research laboratory at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She also conducts clinical trials in breast cancer. She has held a CTSI Mentored Career Development Award, and her breast cancer research is supported by local, state, and national grants. Dr. Bergom cares for patients at the Froedtert and Medical College Breast Cancer Center.