Dr. Clauss completed her undergraduate training in Chemistry at the University of California, Santa Barbara and received her medical degree from Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine. She completed her residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Texas, Southwestern in Dallas at Parkland Hospital where she also served as Chief Resident during her final year of training.

Dr. Clauss enjoys practicing general obstetrics and gynecology, with a special interest in high-risk obstetrics and gynecologic laparoscopic surgery.
In her free time, Dr. Clauss enjoys swimming, wakeboarding, snowboarding, and hiking. She and her husband Jeff recently celebrated the arrival of their first son and are loving parenthood. Together they enjoy over-seas travel, scuba-diving, and involvement in church ministry.