Dr. Thuy-Vi Nguyen was born and raised in Northern California. She earned her BS in Health Sciences from University of California, Santa Cruz. She earned her DVM from Ross University of Veterinary Medicine and completed her clinical studies at the University of Illinois, College of Veterinary Medicine in 2012. She continued on to and completed a small animal rotating surgery and medicine internship at Advanced Veterinary Care Center, after which she entered into general practice. After a few years, she realized she missed the energy and teamwork of emergency medicine and decided to return to AVCC. Dr. Nguyen resides in Orange County with her fur-babies, Lorenzo, a pitbull/island dog mix, Deandra, a partially housebroken Brussels Griffon, and several other small mammals. She enjoys spending time outdoors with her dogs, and traveling with her best friend and significant other, Rob.