Dr. Youna Jeon was born in Seoul, South Korea and grew up in Chicago. She received her Bachelor’s in Animal Sciences from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and then attended University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. After receiving her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine, she completed an internship in emergency medicine and zoological medicine at LSU and Avian and Exotic Medicine and Surgery specialty internship at Red Bank Veterinary Hospital (Red Bank, NJ). Dr. Jeon is strongly interested in exotic companion animal medicine, feline medicine, and soft tissue surgery. She lives in Metairie with her boyfriend Brendan and her two cats, Howl and Louis. Dr. Jeon is a huge foodie and loves traveling, hiking, camping, kayaking, calligraphy, pottery, and soap-making.