Dr. Tsai received a Bachelor of Biology and Agriculture from the University of Georgia in Athens and a Master of Science in Biotechnology from the University of California in Irvine. She spent a few years in pharmaceutical research for ocular diseases before going back to school and obtaining a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from Colorado State University. She completed a rotating small animal medicine and surgery internship with BluePearl Veterinary Partners in Chicago, IL, where she stayed on as Emergency and Critical Care Veterinarian for two years. After that she completed a specialty internship in ophthalmology with Animal Eye Guys in Miami, FL. She joined the Eye Care for Animals residency program in 2018, completed her residency in 2021, and became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists in 2022.