She graduated from Pepperdine University in 2007 in the top 10% of her class with a degree in sports medicine. With a neurosurgeon as a father and an artist as a mother, she decided to pursue her medical degree at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. After graduating in 2011, she stayed at Wake Forest Baptist Health for a 6 year integrated plastic and reconstructive surgery residency. Having performed and assisted on over 5200 cosmetic and reconstructive procedures, she obtained a diverse experience in advanced and cutting edge plastic surgery procedures. She hopes to specialize in breast, cosmetic, body contouring, cancer reconstruction, hand/face trauma, and skin cancer surgeries. Also during her time at Wake Forest, she published 13 scientific papers in the plastic and general surgery literature and presented at 10 meetings.