In 1986, she graduated from Howard University College of Dentistry and was awarded the American Associate of Women Dentist Award and elected to Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Society. In 1993, she received the Academy of General Dentistry's prestigious Fellowship Award. Previously, Dr. Burgess-Fongsam owned private practices in Wheaton and College Park.
She lived in Ashton, Maryland for sixteen years with her husband and two children. When not in the office, her free time is spent swimming, reading, traveling and playing 'words with friends' on her Kindle.
