Dr. Russell, attended Rutgers Medical School, N.J., and did her medical residency at Cornell University Medical School, N.Y., a research fellowship in biophysics at Cornell University, and a clinical fellowship in rheumatology at U. North Carolina at Chapel Hill, N.C. Dr. Russell is a fellow of both the American College of Physicians and the American College of Rheumatology and Board-Certified in both Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.

 Dr. Russell has been affiliated with the Medical College of Wis. for over 20 years and has had particular interest in EDS/heritable diseases of connective tissue and in another rare disorder called RS3PE Syndrome. Dr. Russell states that her contributions have been somewhat limited by  family obligations which have recently become more challenging.  She decided last year to commute less (was 2-3 hours a day!) and to begin a private practice in rheumatology near home for the near future.

She has published primarily on the RS3PE Syndrome but is presently assisting the Med. College of Wis. in developing an interdepartmental clinic for patients with aortic diseases. This will assist patients with connective tissue diseases that affect blood vessels to obtain coordinated care. Dr. Russell still teaches and has taught extensively at the undergraduate and graduate level at the Medical College of Wisconsin, at the bedside and in the lecture hall, both of which she greatly enjoys.