I was born and raised in Tallahassee, Florida, and I attended Florida State University as a religion major. I then pursued a master’s degree in medical anthropology at the University of Oxford as a Frost Scholar. I moved to Washington, D.C., to complete a two-year research fellowship at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Department of Bioethics, researching ethical and policy issues for patients at the end of life. At NIH, I became interested in the intersection of ethics, public policy, and clinical medicine, especially for patients facing serious illness, which motivated me to pursue a career in medicine. I attended medical school at the University of Pennsylvania, where I explored these interests through projects relating to palliative radiotherapy, surrogate decision-making, and medical education. I completed my internship in internal medicine at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital in New York City before joining the Radiation Oncology Residency Program at MSK. During my free time, I enjoy lifting weights, skiing, playing piano, running a “Survivor” fantasy league, and hosting themed costume parties.