A native of Natick, she attended Tufts University and graduated in 1994. She attended Tufts University School of Medicine, graduating in 2000, and had her first 2 years of residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, transferring her 3rd year to Baylor Texas Children's Hospital for family reasons. She moved to Northern California with the family and practiced there for 19 years before returning to the Bay State. Her passion is in preventative care, walking with families from babyhood into adulthood in the style that best fits them.