Dr. Kimbo was born and raised in southern California. As it was not customary for her immigrant parents to have animals in the household, she was not allowed to have any pets growing up. However, she always had an unspoken affinity towards animals. After earning a degree in Animal Physiology and graduating with honors from UC San Diego, Dr Kimbo was inspired to pursue veterinary medicine.
Before and during her matriculation at Western University of Health Sciences, Dr Kimbo developed a strong interest in marine mammals. She pursued many unique experiences, including completion of an externship at the Navy Marine Mammal program, performance of volunteer work at the Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro, and even participation in research on elephant seals. From animal behavior to exotic animal medicine to USDA food safety inspection, her interests have always reached far and wide. Although Dr Kimbo has narrowed her current interests to maximizing the human-animal bond, she still enjoys dabbling in other areas of veterinary medicine, such as acupuncture and high volume spay/neuter.
When Dr. Kimbo is not working, she enjoys being outdoors, paddle boarding, tumbling and aerial silks. She also hopes to instill in her 3-year-old son the love and appreciation of all animals.