Dr. Chase graduated Magna Cum Laude from Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, with a BA in Biology/Chemistry (joint major). She received her medical degree from Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, in 1997, where she went on to AP/CP residency for one year. She finished AP/CP residency and a surgical pathology fellowship at UC San Diego Medical Center, where she also served one year as Chief Resident. She received an MBA in Healthcare Management from Regis University, Denver. She has served as a College of American Pathologists Spokesperson, American Pathology Foundation board member and programming committee chairperson, and serves as a CAP laboratory inspector and team leader. Her professional memberships include College of American Pathologists, American Society of Clinical Pathologists, American Pathology Foundation, and California Society of Pathologists. She is board certified in Anatomic Pathology since 2002. She is currently the laboratory medical director for St Helena Napa Valley, St. Helena Clearlake, Ukiah Valley Medical Center, and Howard Memorial Hospital.