Dr. Elizabeth Hyde is originally from Huntersville, NC. She started her path to veterinary medicine through work at a local bird of prey rehabilitation center. Dr. Hyde attended North Carolina State University, where she graduated in 2013 with a degree in Animal Sciences with minors in zoology and nutrition. She earned her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 2017 from North Carolina State University's College of Veterinary Medicine. She completed a small animal rotating internship with a focus in exotics at Kansas State University's College of Veterinary Medicine and an exotics-focused internship with Arizona Exotic Animal Hospital in Phoenix, AZ. She maintains active memberships in multiple veterinary organizations (AAV, ARAV, AEMV, WAVMA, AAZV, and AVMA). She is a certified Fear Free™ veterinarian. She is currently pursuing her certification in aquatic animal medicine through the World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association and board certification in zoological companion animal medicine through the American College of Zoological Medicine. She currently shares her home with her cat, Kirby, and 2 leopard geckos, Peggy and Pepper.