Dr. MacDonald is a Board-Certified Small Animal Surgeon originally from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Dr. MacDonald grew up in the Halifax area. After earning both Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Biology and Physiology, she received her DVM from the Ontario Veterinary College in 2004. Following graduation, she completed an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the OVC in 2005, and then relocated to western Canada to practice general and emergency / critical care medicine in British Columbia for several years.

Dr. MacDonald completed a surgical internship in Vancouver, BC, followed by a three-year small animal surgery residency in Kansas in 2012, before successfully completing all qualifications to become an ACVS board certified Small Animal Surgeon.  Since that time, Dr. MacDonald has practiced small animal surgery in private practice specialty hospitals as well as university referral hospitals in the US and Canada.

Dr. MacDonald is extensively trained in orthopedic, soft tissue and neurosurgery. She holds special interests in complex orthopedic surgery, including joint replacement surgery and minimally invasive orthopedic procedures and is one of a limited number of surgeons performing joint replacement surgery in Canada.

After running a surgical practice in Alberta for the past several years, Dr. MacDonald, along with her husband and their menagerie of dogs and cats, is very excited to be returning home to Nova Scotia to be close to family, friends and the culture she adores so much!