Dr. Kobashigawa received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California, Los Angeles in General Biology. After graduation she worked in human medical research at UC San Francisco Department of Medicine. Then she received her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from the University of California, Davis.

After graduation from UC Davis, Dr. Kobashigawa obtained additional training as an intern at the California Animal Hospital, in the Department of Surgery and Emergency. She worked in emergency medicine for several years before entering general practice. Dr. Kobashigawa has special interests in Internal Medicine, General and Emergency Surgery, Feline and Geriatric Medicine.

Dr. Kobashigawa lives in the San Gabriel Valley with her husband (an ER Veterinarian) and 3 young daughters. They share their home with their beloved "Mousie" - a 3-legged, 1-eared beautiful tortoise shell cat originally from a farm in Indiana, "Squirt" - an untouchable semi-feral garage cat, and "Daisy" - an adorable old terrier.