Dr. Brown grew up in Indianapolis and earned her undergraduate degree at Indiana University, where she played clarinet in the marching band.  She graduated with honors from the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine and then went to the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill for a Master’s of Public Health in infectious disease epidemiology.  Dr. Brown spent two years in the U.S. Public Health Service studying West Nile and other viruses at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Colorado.

Dr. Brown has been practicing at Caring Hands since July 2005.  Her interests include infectious diseases, public health, shelter medicine and endocrinology.  Dr. Brown is married and has a domestic shorthair cat, Bert.  Her beloved friend Radar (pictured) died on May 1, 2007.  Her hobbies include Middle Eastern dance, hiking, camping, canoeing, reading, knitting, traveling, photography, flying kites, and crosswords.  Her favorite thing about Caring Hands Animal Hospital is the commitment to providing a superior level of patient care.