She earned her medical degree from Saint George's University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies, completed a general surgery residency at Albany Medical Center and a Society of Surgical Oncology Breast Disease Fellowship at Women & Infants. She operated a private practice in Florida before returning to Rhode Island. Her research interest focuses on breast cancer in young women and she is helping to develop support programs for this group of survivors. She also helps with breast exam training for the residency programs at Memorial Hospital and with the voluntary staff on evaluating and managing breast masses and breast density.