Dr. Engle obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biochemistry at Michigan State University, and her M.D. degree at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. She completed her general surgery training at Sinai Hospital in Detroit and at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Dr Engle completed her vascular surgery fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas under the direction of Michael E. DeBakey, M.D..