Veterinarian Overview
Dr. O'Donnell is a proud graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, earning her Veterinary Medical Degree in 2009. She grew up in the rainy city of Seattle, WA, but moved to the East Coast to pursue her education. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College with a major in Biology, and when she was not studying, she was at the barn competing on the Varsity Intercollegiate Riding Team. After a stint as a Research Assistant in a neuroscience lab and working as a Marketing Assistant for an emerging horse pharmaceutical company, Dr. O'Donnell went on to follow her true passion of veterinary medicine. Returning to the West coast and trading in rain for sunny Southern California, Dr. O'Donnell focused on equine medicine, first in a rotating surgical and medical Equine Internship and then in Equine practice for two years. Realizing that smaller animals continued to call to her, she completed an additional rotating surgical and medical internship at the Animal Specialty and Emergency Center (ASEC), and then on to general practice in the Los Angeles area for the past several years. In her current practice, Dr. O'Donnell is particularly interested in forming long lasting relationships with clients, preventative medicine, dentistry, and surgery, among other areas of interest. Dr. O'Donnell lives with her dog Nora (rescued in 2013) and Fred, a Chinese Box Turtle that has been with her since the age of 12. In her free time, she enjoys practicing yoga, walking Nora, cooking, quilting and exploring LA.
