I graduated from Brown University in 1986 with an A.B. degree in Biology. In 1991, I received my medical degree from The Medical College of Pennsylvania. Subsequently, I completed both a year long internship in Internal Medicine and a four year residency in Diagnostic Radiology at The Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital. I am board certified in Diagnostic Radiology as well as in Integrative Holistic Medicine and I am licensed to practice medicine in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

From 1996 to 2010, I worked as a hospital based radiologist in the Philadelphia area and, in 2008, I received an Excellence in Teaching Award from the graduating residents in the Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program at Cooper University Hospital. During that time, I also studied nutrition and mind/body medicine, specifically focusing on how they relate to cancer, and did writing, public speaking and made radio and television appearances about cancer and other health related topics.  

In 1999, I published a non-profit book, Courage To Conquer:Breast Cancer Survivors Share Their Personal Stories, a Bronze Award winner in the 2000 Health Information Awards. From 2001-2003, I was a weekly health and wellness columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News and, in 2002, I was an executive producer for Expecting A Miracle, a half hour documentary that aired on CN8- The Comcast Network, about a young woman who triumphs over breast cancer and goes on to become a wife and mother of a healthy baby boy. From 2004-2006, I was a contributing editor for Ask An Expert, a continuing series of patient information interviews with experts in pancreatic cancer research and treatment produced by the Lustgarten Foundation For Pancreatic Cancer Research.

In 2010, I completed a year long clinical internship concentrating on integrative medical management of patients with cancer and chronic disease with Anthony Bazzan, M.D. at the Functional and Wellness Sciences Institute. Subsequently, I began my own practice in Integrative and Lifestyle Medicine. In June 2011, I completed the Professional Training Program at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. In addition, I received a Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Foundation in July 2011. I completed a clinical preceptorship in Bio-identical Hormone Replacement Therapy with Erika Schwartz, M.D. in 2011 and another clinical preceptorship with Dr. Schwartz in The hCG Diet in 2013. I am a professional member of The Institute for Functional Medicine.