Dr. Staveren attended Bryn Mawr College and graduated with a degree in chemistry. She obtained her medical degree from the Howard University College of Medicine Her pediatric residency and allergy-immunology fellowship were completed at University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine. She is currently Senior Faculty at the Kasiser Permanente Center for Medical Education and the physician Asthma Champion at the Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles Medical Center. Dr. Staveren has served as the Chair of the Allergy-Immunology section of the National Medical Association. Her fields of interest are asthma and atopic dermatitis.