She completed her clinical training in pediatrics in the Boston Combined Residency Program in Pediatrics at both Boston Medical Center and Boston Children’s Hospital, and stayed on as a Pediatric Global Health Research Fellow for two additional years. She holds a medical degree from The University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biological Sciences and African Studies from Mount Holyoke College. Her areas of interest are improving prevention of maternal-to-child transmission of HIV and improving care for HIV-infected and -exposed children. She has worked extensively in Ghana, Botswana, Zambia, and Uganda.