Born and raised in Atlanta Georgia. Translocated to London, England for 5 years as father served the American Embassy as an International Trade Specialist
Ohio Wesleyan U, BA in Microbiology with minor in Child Development
Research in Virology and Molecular Biology at Johns Hopkins. Declined full scholarship in Cellular and Molecular Biology PhD program to attend medical school
Internship at Duke University and Internal Medicine Residency at Stanford
Rheumatology Immunology Fellowship at University of California San Francisco and junior faculty
Private clinical practice for 27 years with evolving focus from autoimmunity (lupus), transplant immunology (liver, heart) to special expertise in Sjogren’s