Also trained as a physician, Meyerhoffer focuses her practice on medical-malpractice defense and medical and nursing board defense. Meyerhoffer began her professional life as an optometrist, graduating valedictorian from the University of Houston in 1990. She went on to receive her M.D. from the University of South Florida College of Medicine and, after nearly 10 years of active practice, decided to pursue a law degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law.