Education and Training:

• Fellowship, STD/HIV Prevention, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health (1998)
• MPH, Maternal and Child Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health (1997)
• Fellowship, Adolescent Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine (1996)
• Residency, Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (1993)
• Internship, Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (1991)
• MD, Medicine, University at Buffalo, Magna Cum Laude (1990)
• BS, Mathematics and Biology, Union College, Magna Cum Laude (1986)

Awards and Honors:

• Buffalo Spree Magazine: Top Doctors in Western New York (2019)
• Pharmacists Association of WNY: Charley Hartman Memorial Award (2017)
• Clarence, NY Chamber of Commerce: Businesswoman of the Year Award (2017)
• Buffalo Business First: Women of Influence for Public Policy Award (2016)
• Buffalo Prenatal-Perinatal Network: Caregiver Honoree Award (2016)
• New York State Department of Health: Commissioner's Special Recognition Award (2014)
• Erie County Accomplishment Award (2011)
• Merck Vaccination Service Award (2010)
• National Association of County and City Health Officials: Promising Practice Award (2009)
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Honor Student Accommodation (2004)
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Public Health Service Citation (2003)
• Society for Adolescent Medicine: New Investigator Award Finalist (1998)
• Baltimore Mayor's Citation for Community Service (1997)
• Catholic Organization for Emergency Relief and Refugee Scholarship (1988)
• Gibson Honorary Society (1988)
• Gatesman Society (1983)
• Delta Omega Honor Society
• American Academy of Pediatrics: Special Achievement Award (2008, 2012, 2015, 2017)
• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society