Born in Scotland, educated in England, received all medical training in Boston.

Undergraduate and graduate education: St. Anne's College, Oxford University, England.
- BA Biochemistry
- D.Phil. Cell Biology - Studies on cell membranes to analyze the genetics of malignancy (Henry Harris lab, Sir
  William Dunn School of Pathology)

Medical school: Harvard

Internal medicine residency: Massachusetts General Hospital

Hematology-Oncology fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital

Postgraduate research: Studies on tumor-host interactions (Jerome Gross lab - Developmental Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital)

Clinical research interests: Individualizing therapy for breast cancer patients