I grew up in Bethesda, Maryland and received a Bachelor of Science in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental from Yale University. I did Immunology Work at Guy's Hospital in London for a year following graduation. I attended University of California, San Francisco for Medical School where I graduated with an MD with Thesis for clinical research in Santiago, Chile. I completed my residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of California, San Franciso. After graduation, I joined Sutter in 2010 in the ambulatory setting. I moved to my current role as the OB-CNM Hospitalist Director in February of 2025.