Dr Joanna grew up in Hong Kong and travelled to UK for her college and veterinary education. She graduated from the Royal Veterinary College, University of London in 2008. As a student, she had the honour of presenting her research paper on immunology at the prestigious conference of the British Small Animal VeterinaryAssociation.

Dr Joanna has a strong interest in surgery, both soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery. She attained the status of Advanced Practitioner in Small Animal Surgery and the Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice of Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, UK. She is a member of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in Small Animal Surgery. She has practiced in HK, the Uk and the Australia. She worked in the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals , SPCA (HK) and East Island Animal Hospital in the position of head surgeon. She had spent 6 months, in various surgical externships, shadowing specialists from the UK, USA and Australia. In addition, she is a certified veterinary acupuncturist and has published an article on veterinary acupuncture in the Veterinary Times,UK. She had further her studies in dermatology and feline medicine.