She is a graduate of Iona College, received her Bachelors of Science in Biology in 1996. She worked from 1993 to 1996 in Molecular Genetics where she did an intership at Yeshiva University Medical School. She went on to attend a Physician Assistant Program from 1996 to 1998. She began working in early 1999 in General Surgery and part time in Family Practice. In 2000 she attained a job in Psychiatry followed by, in 2003, a position in Emergency Medicine. She went on to complete a Masters in Physician Assistant Studies in Emergency Medicine from the University of Nebraska in 2006. In mid-2006 she started working in OBGYN where she is currently employed today.