Working at the intersection of medicine and investigation, she is a board-certified forensic pathologist with more than 25 years of experience in anatomic, clinical, and forensic pathology, focused on determining cause and manner of death through medicolegal autopsies and post-mortem analysis. She earned a Bachelor of Arts through an honors program before completing her Doctor of Medicine degree. She subsequently completed residency training in anatomic and clinical pathology, followed by fellowships in anatomic pathology and forensic pathology. Her casework spans natural, accidental, and violent deaths, supported by a career in medical examiner offices and independent forensic practice.

Her professional path includes service as an Assistant Medical Examiner, Associate Chief Medical Examiner, and consulting forensic pathologist across multiple jurisdictions, often in locum tenens roles. In these positions, she has conducted autopsies, evaluated forensic evidence, and contributed to complex death investigations, while also maintaining responsibilities in clinical pathology as a laboratory medical director.

She has also participated in academic teaching and disaster response efforts as a member of the National Disaster Medical System's Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team (DMORT). In addition to her clinical and investigative work, she provides expert witness services, offering consultation, deposition, and testimony in cases involving cause of death determinations and forensic pathology standards.