Dr. Li-Cavallo grew up in the lower east side of Manhattan. She graduated in the top 10 of her high school class, and went on to Hamilton College, where she was a Mathematics major and Comparative Literature minor. From her teen years she suffered from severe gum pain, but in her second year of college two local dentists guided her to good oral health and taught her how to care for her mouth in wa
y that eliminated her pain. She was struck by their generous care and the dramatic impact of their expertise, and the experience inspired her to consider dentistry for herself as a career. She attended Stony Brook Dental School and got her DDS degree in 2003. She then went on to a residency program at Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, where her work received high praise (she was called "the best resident" by the general residency director). Dr. Li-Cavallo enjoys hiking, white water rafting, jetskiing, reading, and bikram yoga. She is fluent in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese, and also speaks some Spanish. Dr. Li-Cavallo is very proud to be a New Yorker, and her ties to the neighborhood run deep: besides going to high school just a couple blocks away, she got married across the street from her practice at Transfiguration Church!
