Dr. Kaori Hora was born in Tokyo, Japan and grew up in Hong Kong before moving to CA for college. Dr. Hora studied at UC Berkeley (BA Psychology) and UC Davis (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine). In her spare time, Dr. Hora enjoys cooking, traveling, concerts, snowboarding/skiing, camping, hiking, reading and Netflix. She owns two domestic medium haired cats named Scout and Atticus (foster fails through the Orphan Kitten Project at UC Davis). Dr. Hora's favorite thing about working in veterinary medicine is working with the animals. It was always her dream to be a veterinarian, so it is amazing to her that she is able to do this every day. Each day is different and brings new challenges, and Dr. Hora loves that she gets to keep learning. She is interested in various aspects of veterinary medicine including soft tissue surgery, emergency medicine, internal medicine and preventative care.