Opera singing veterinarian

Julia Miller, DVM, DACVD, has always had both an innate passion and knack for singing. In fact, before veterinary school, she pursued vocal performance (opera) as an undergraduate student at Indiana University.

In this dvm360® interview, Miller divulges what inspired her to follow through with veterinary medicine. She also describes the most rewarding aspect of performing opera, offers a sneak peek of her gifted vocals, and more.

View the video below for the entire discussion. The following is a partial transcript.

Julia Miller, DVM, DACVD: I love people's reaction. I fully admit that I sing for people, right? So I love to see people really enjoy themselves. I like to see people have that moment where they're like, 'Oh, man, that note was so pretty,' or whatever it may be. So I really enjoy seeing people's reactions and getting the crowd interested. And I also really like singing opera because I think it's kind of misunderstood. There's so many beautiful operas out there, so I'd like to share it whenever I can.