She is board certified in pediatrics, pediatric cardiology (with advanced training in heart failure/transplantation), and clinical genetics. Her fellowship training in pediatric cardiology and heart failure/transplantation was supported by the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award. Her research experience includes genetic research studying both monogenic and complex genetic diseases. She has studied the genetics of atherosclerosis using a mouse model, identified single nucleotide polymorphisms as part of the Human Genome Project, and used gene expression microarrays to identify genes related to conotruncal lesions in mice.