Born in Pennsylvania, May 3, 1959. Attended Wilde Lake Senior High School, Columbia, Maryland; Harvard University, A.B. (bioelectric engineering), 1981. Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, M.D., 1985. Residency in plastic and reconstructive surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 1988-90. Fellowship in craniofacial surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, 1991. Board-certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1994. Solo medical practice, 1991-. Medical Director and Owner, Visage Rejuvenation Spa, L.L.C., 2006-. Member, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons; National Medical Association; American Medical Association; American Medical Women's Association; Maryland State Medical Society (MedChi); Anne Arundel County Medical Society; Monumental City Medical Society; Howard County Medical Society; John Stage Davis Society; Webster Society. Board of Directors, American Red Cross of Central Maryland, 1997-2003. Mission surgeon, Operation Smile (Baltimore, 1996-99; Barinas, Venezuela, 1995, 1998; Zhongshan, China, 2004). Founding member, Howard County Chapter, National Congress of Black Women. Founding member, Thurgood Marshall Democratic Club, 2011-. Member, Columbia Democratic Club; Southwest Baltimore County Democratic Club; Howard County League of Women Voters; National Organization for Women; Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, 2003-. Member, St. Bernadine Roman Catholic Church, Baltimore. Distinguished Black Marylander, Towson University, 2001. Tribute to Excellence Award, Baltimore Black Women's Leadership Conference, 2003. Outstanding Professional Achievement Spirit Award, Columbia, Maryland Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, 2004. Community Service Award, Columbia, Maryland Chapter, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., 2009. Mother Mary Lange Leadership Award, Archdiocese of Baltimore, 2012. Corporator, Lector, and Bible Study Leader, St. Bernadine Roman Catholic Church, Baltimore, Maryland.
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