She attended medical school at West Virginia University School of Medicine in Morgantown, West Virginia, where she also did her residency in general surgery with specialization in urology. Her areas of interest include minimally invasive urologic surgery including robotics, laparoscopy, endoscopic stone treatment, percutaneous stone treatment; erectile dysfunction including penile prosthesis; male, female genital reconstructive surgery; and urologic oncology. She also performs research in simulation training in robotic surgery.