She is a pediatric anesthesiologist and pain physician with the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at Seattle Children’s Hospital. She received her medical degree in Sydney, Australia, in 2001. She completed her anesthesiology residency at the State University of New York (Syracuse) and subsequent pediatric anesthesiology fellowship at Seattle Children’s Hospital. She went on to pursue post-doctoral research training in Dr. Tonya Palermo’s lab. Her research interest lies in identifying the mechanisms underlying the relationship between pain and sleep in pediatric populations, and in functional outcomes in children with pain conditions.