She trained at Brown University for General Surgery and was the first woman to graduate from the University of Miami Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery program.

After her General Surgery training at Cornell University Teaching Hospital, she completed her Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency at the University of Illinois Hospital at Chicago.

A board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon like Dr. Steven Schuster has had years of additional training in the form of internships and residency, not only in cosmetic procedures, but in important areas such as face and body