Graduated from Cornell University in 2001 with a BA in Biological Sciences, followed by a 1 year research position on Angiogenesis in Dr. Judah Folkman's lab at Children's Hospital Boston. Completed doctorate at Tufts University School of Medicine in 2006, and currently in the PGY-3 year of Ophthalmology Residency at the San Antonio Military Medical Consortium through the USAF. Interests include cataract and refractive surgery and retina.