Dr. Brookshire grew up in northern Michigan and obtained her undergraduate degree (BS, Biology with Honors) at the University of Michigan in 2002 before moving west to Colorado, where she completed her general veterinary training at Colorado State University. After receiving her doctorate of veterinary medicine (DVM, Cum Laude) in 2008, she completed a rotating medicine and surgery internship at North Carolina State University. Following a 6-month ophthalmic internship, she completed a 3-year combined residency program in comparative veterinary ophthalmology with Animal Eye Care Associates and North Carolina State University. She became a Board Certified Veterinary Ophthalmologist after passing the national American College of Veterinary Ophthalmology (ACVO) board examination in 2013.