She received her B.A. and M.A. degrees from Case Western Reserve University in medical anthropology and international health. She received her medical degree from University of California - San Francisco and M.S. in Health and Medical Science from the School of Public Health at University of California – Berkeley. She completed her residency at University of Chicago and her maternal fetal medicine fellowship at University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. As a fellow, she received the Cefalo Bowes research award and the Golden Tarheel Award for excellence in medical student education.