She grew up in Menlo Park, CA and attended the University of California at Davis for her B.S. in Biological Sciences with an emphasis in Molecular and Cellular Biology. Her Degree of Dental Surgery is from the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry where she graduated in 2007 and completed a postdoc in Advanced Education in General Dentistry in 2008. Her time in residency included treating complex restorative cases, periodontal surgery, and implant placement with bone grafting and restoration.