Dr. Stayboldt graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in Bacteriology in 1978. She has a strong background in clinical laboratory medicine, completing her internship in Medical Technology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles in 1979. She graduated from Oral Roberts University School of Medicine in 1983. She completed her anatomic and clinical pathology residency at UCSD in 1987. She is boarded in anatomic and clinical pathology with an interest in blood banking and microbiology. Dr. Stayboldt joined Palmer Laboratory Medical Group in 1987, which merged with San Diego Pathology in 1998. Dr. Stayboldt is President of San Diego Pathologists Medical Group.