Her interests involve evaluating the quality and safety of medical care and examining the relationship between health economics and strategies to improve quality and safety. She received her MD from the University of California, San Diego, trained in internal medicine and completed a National Research Service Award Fellowship at UCLA, and earned a master of science in health services from the UCLA School of Public Health. She was the recipient of a Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award (K08) from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.