Dr. Thomas-Goering graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2004 from Kansas City University of Biosciences with her medical degree and an MBA in Healthcare Leadership for Rockhurst University in Kansas City. She completed her residency training at The University of Michigan in Anesthesiology in 2008. She is a board certified anesthesiologist that is on faculty at the University of Michigan and works at VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. She is also Director of Preoperative Care, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care Service, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. Dr. Thomas-Goering has her own medical spa in Ann Arbor, MI for the last 10 years and is a national aesthetic instructor.