Dr. Upham received her BS in Molecular Biology from Grove City College, Pennsylvania. She went on to receive her MD from University of Turku in Finland, her native country. She completed General Surgery internship at Huron Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, and then Family Medicine residency at University of Missouri, Kansas City. She stayed at University of Missouri to complete a fellowship in Sports Medicine.

Dr. Upham believes in educating her patients so that they can be a part of making decisions for their care. Her goal is to provide good, evidence-based care and to be an approachable provider. She has been interested and involved in sports all of her life and wants to help her patients live a healthy, active lifestyle.

Dr. Upham is married and has a dog. She enjoys horseback riding, yoga, running, hiking, and snow skiing.