After receiving her Masters degree in physical therapy, she then went to medical school at Michigan State University and graduated in 2001. After graduating Internal Medicine residency in 2004, she continued on with Hematology/oncology fellowship at Ingham Regional Medical Center in Lansing Michigan and afterwards became dual board certified in both oncology and Hematology. She has also been involved in plasma collection services and was the medical director for a plasma center. She has worked as an oncologist Hematologist at a local hospital and have years of experience providing quality patient care. She also has been a clinical researcher/investigator for many research groups including NSABP, GOG, CALGB and others.