Diane is originally from Delaware and received her B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Penn State University. She went on to earn an M.Phil. in Biological
Sciences from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, followed by her medical degree from the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. She completed her Anatomic and Clinical Pathology residency at Stanford University, where she served as a chief resident, followed by fellowships in Cytopathology and Gynecologic Pathology. She is board certified in Anatomic and
Clinical Pathology and Cytopathology.

Diane’s clinical interests include gynecologic pathology and cytopathology. Her research has focused on endometrial carcinoma staging, biomarkers, and therapeutic targets, as well as improving the detection and characterization of rare tumor cells in cytologic specimens. She has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and received several awards recognizing her research, including the Roddy MacSween Prize and the Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology Physician-in-Training Award. Outside of work, Diane enjoys spending time with her husband and young son and running whenever she can, although keeping up with a toddler has become its own form of exercise.