Dr. Lisa moved to San Antonio, Texas with her family when she was a junior in high school. Since then, she has loved and made San Antonio area her home. She attended Tom C. Clark high school from 1999 to 2001. She then attended University of Texas at San Antonio where she received the Bachelors of Science degree in Biology. Between 2004 and 2008, she attended the University of Texas Health Science center at San Antonio Dental School and received her doctoral degree in Dental Surgery. In the following three years, Dr. Lisa practiced in local dental offices as a general dentist treating mostly children, which helped her discover her passion for working with children. In 2013, Dr. Lisa completed a two-year residency program in Pediatric Dentistry at University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.