I am originally from the Philadelphia area.  I graduated from Lafayette College and then earned an M.D. from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  I completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at The George Washington University, serving as Chief Administrative Resident in my final year.  After residency, I completed a Medical Education fellowship and subsequently earned a Masters in Education.  I am board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and have been active in leadership roles and committees in the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO).

I practiced at The George Washington University from 2011-2015, starting a clinic specializing in female sexual health and serving as the Associate Clerkship Director for Obstetrics and Gynecology.  I then relocated to Texas with my military husband, working as an OB/GYN hospitalist before joining the faculty at University of Texas Health San Antonio.  I joined Dr. Andrew Goldstein in 2019, serving as an Associate Director at The Centers for Vulvovaginal Disorders in Washington, D.C. and devoting my practice to the diagnosis and treatment of vulvar pain.  I relocated to Tampa, Florida in 2023 and started my own practice, Center for Vulvovaginal Disorders Florida.

I am active in research and have published chapters and peer-reviewed articles on vulvodynia, vulvar dermatoses, and hypoactive sexual desire disorder.  I am an Associate Editor for the Journal of Sexual Medicine Online Access, as well as for the textbook Female Sexual Pain Disorders, 2^nd Edition, and co-author of the book “When Sex Hurts: Understanding and Healing Pelvic Pain.”  I am a Fellow of the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease (ISSVD) and the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH), serving as the Chair of the Social Media Committee.