Andrew Barker was born and raised in Toronto and attended the University of Guelph for an undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences. He graduated in 2009 from the DVM program with the Ontario Veterinary College. Hethen went on to complete a rotating medicine and surgery internship at the Atlantic Veterinary College in PEI followed by a neurology internship at Canada West Veterinary Specialists in Vancouver, BC. Following the completion of a neurology residency at Iowa State University, Andrew worked as an Assistant Professor (Neurology and Neurosurgery) at the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph. Andrew joined the TVEH team in October, 2015. He obtained board certification from the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Neurology) in 2017. His professional interests include spinal surgery, and non-infectious conditions of the canine central nervous system.