Leejoan Ma, DVM - When Dr. Ma decided to move to San Diego a year ago, she was looking for a change in her professional and personal life. Professionally, she had been in general practice for 14 years at the same clinic since graduating from Kansas State in 2005. She felt ready to make a change and switched to relief work with a combination of general and emergency work. Dr. Ma also wanted to take a more active role by contributing to the veterinary community in a different capacity, and that is why she looked to joining SDCVMA. When the opportunity to become a CVMA delegate opened up, Dr. Ma was instantly drawn to the position. After receiving a law degree in 2012 from Santa Clara University, she has been looking for a way to utilize her legal background without leaving veterinary medicine. Dr. Ma believes this position provides the opportunity to use both of her professional degrees in an advocacy role.
On a personal note, Dr. Ma enjoys traveling. Prior to 2020, she would travel overseas once a year. Since being a flight attendant before going to veterinary school, world discovery has always been one of the most important goals in her life.
