She completed medical school at SUNY at Upstate Medical University, her residency at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, and her fellowship at the University of Chicago Medical Center. She is board certified in Cardiovascular Disease and has clinical expertise in aortic aneurysm, aortic diseases, bicuspid aortic valve, cardiac imaging, cardiovascular risk assessment and counseling, coronary artery disease, exercise and physical fitness, heart disease in women, heart disease prevention, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high triglyceride, and integrative cardiology.