Dr. Pellegrini attended Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and graduated magna cum laude with distinction in research in 2001. She graduated from the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2005. She joined Abbott Animal Hospital in 2005 and became medical director in 2010. Dr. Pellegrini's special interests include surgery and dentistry. Dr. Pellegrini shares her home with her husband, three children, a chocolate lab named Emma, and a cat named Lynx.