Prior to joining Adventist HealthCare, Dr. Tropiano was an active duty Air Force psychologist at Joint Base Andrews. While there, she led a drug prevention and treatment program, oversaw operations for an intensive outpatient treatment program and provided individual and group therapy services. Dr. Tropiano also practiced at a post-acute rehabilitation center in Nebraska, Quality Living, Inc., here she cared for individuals with traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries and neurodegenerative diseases.