She is board certified in General Internal Medicine and General Preventive Medicine and Public Health. Her work interests have focused on the health and protection of vulnerable populations, including humans and nonhuman animals. Internationally, she has served medically in various countries in sub-Saharan Africa and the Federated States of Micronesia. She is a volunteer physician for Physicians for Human Rights and HealthRight International. Domestically, she has worked with non-profit organizations providing health care for individuals who are homeless. Previously she worked as Director of Clinical Research at Washington Center for Clinical Research and Director of Research Policy at Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.