A graduate of Duke University, she earned her degree in Biomedical and Electrical Engineering. She earned her MD at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and completed her Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at the University of Miami at Jackson Memorial Hospital. Dr. Giuffrida completed her Fellowship Training in Hand, Upper Extremity, and Microvascular Surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, and specializes in hand and elbow treatments.