Dr. Ana Avellaneda was born and raised in Barcelona (Spain). Dreaming of becoming a veterinarian since the age of 12, she graduated from the Veterinary School in Barcelona (UAB) in 1994. She worked for 15 years at a Referral Small Animal Hospital in Barcelona, always related to emergency medicine and surgery. After spending almost 4 years in France with her family, she moved to Guelph in 2015 and completed an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) in 2016. She has been working at OVC as part of the Smith Lane Animal Hospital team and as seasonal lecturer. Following her passion for emergency medicine, she joined the TVEH Emergency team wishing to keep providing the best care to emergency patients.

In her spare time, she loves to hike, enjoy nature, read and spend time with her family and pets.