A New York native, born in Queens to parents of Puerto Rican decent found her love of pets at a very young age. She followed that passion and attended John Bowne as an Agriculture student where she graduated as top student within the animal science focus. During her time in high school, she solidified her love of veterinary medicine by gaining work experience in the field starting as a kennel assistant and working her way up.

After graduation, she attended Cornell University where she attained a Bachelors in Animal Science. During her time at Cornell she gained leadership experience by partaking in multiple student groups but most significantly by joining her sorority, Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc.

After Cornell, she took a 3 year break to gain more experiences in the field. During this time she worked as a veterinary assistant at the ASPCA while completing prerequisites. This is where she met Dr. Barnes who was completing an internship as part of her Veterinary Technician education.

Camille Barnes is an integrative veterinary practitioner, combining Western medical knowledge with the principles and modalities of traditional Chinese veterinary medicine. She is a certified veterinary acupuncturist (CVA), enjoys internal medicine & dermatology cases, and loves expanding her knowledge of traditional Chinese veterinary medicine.

Dr. Barnes was born and raised in the Bronx, New York. She attended Wheaton College in Massachusetts, where she attained a bachelor’s degree in African Diaspora studies. During her junior year, she lived in Morocco for 6 months, where she studied stray cat populations and worked at the American Fondouk, a veterinary facility in the country’s capital.

Upon graduating from Wheaton, she attended Mercy University, where she attained her Bachelor of Science and trained for her licensure in veterinary technology. She met Dr. Sanabria during an internship at the ASPCA.