She was a recipient of the NKF grant award by National Kidney Foundation and National Research Service Award by NIH in 2000 for doing research in podocyte biology.
She has a special interest in diabetic and other proteinuric kidney diseases, as well as management of obesity-related kidney disease and fluid overload.
She is affiliated with UMass Memorial Marlborough Hospital, MetroWest Medical Center, Milford Regional Medical Center and 5 dialysis facilities in the area.