[2] Roberts received her medical degree from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) in 1982.
After completing an intern year in obstetrics and gynecology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in 1983, she completed her residency in diagnostic radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital in 1986.
She then pursued a fellowship in vascular radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital from 1986 to 1987.
[4] Roberts' research has focused on the field of cardiovascular and interventional radiology.
Her work includes inferior vena cava filters,[5] bronchial artery embolization,[6] and the role of interventional radiology in pediatric liver transplant programs.