She went to MIT as an undergraduate with plans to get eventually get an PhD and work in academia, but decided to combine her passion for animals and science into a career in veterinary medicine. Other than two rats growing up, she never had house pets until after graduating college, when she got her first dog, a border collie.
Petra attended UC Davis for vet school. After graduating, she completed a one year small animal emergency and general practice internship. Since then, she has continued to practice in both areas and enjoys emergency & routine surgeries. She is devoted to being there for her patients, whether it’s for routine vaccines or middle of the night emergencies.
