Dr. AmicaTerra graduated magna cum laude from James Madison University in Virginia with a Bachelors degree in biology. She attended the Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine in North Chicago where she earned her doctorate with honors.

Dr. AmicaTerra then completed her residency in complex reconstructive foot and ankle surgery at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, WA.

Dr. AmicaTerra and her husband both grew up in northern New Jersey.