Her clinical practice is in general obstetrics and gynecology and she does surgery and deliveries at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. She completed medical school at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in 2000 and OB/GYN residency at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in 2004. She is active in resident education. She also has interests in HIV infection in pregnancy and prevention of HIV through testing. She is the chair of the Perinatal HIV Working Group at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University. She has a secondary appointment in the Pediatrics Department and works at The Spot, an adolescent center in the Central West End.