Giulia Lanza-Billetta, DVM

Dr. Giulia Lanza-Billetta's passion for veterinary medicine stems from a lifelong love of animals and a desire to be their voice. As an emergency veterinarian at The PARC, she values the state-of-the-art facility and the warm, supportive staff that make it feel like home.

With six years in the field, Dr. Lanza-Billetta has worked at the Veterinary Emergency Hospital of Mansfield, VCA Brookline, the Sam Simon Charitable Foundation and Companion Pet Care. Her expertise spans small animal preventative care, shelter medicine, emergency treatment and soft tissue surgery. Dr. Lanza-Billetta earned her Bachelor of Science in physiology and neuroscience from the University of California at San Diego before obtaining her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from UC Davis.

A San Diego native now residing in Arlington, Texas, Dr. Lanza-Billetta shares her home with partner, Cameron, and two rescue dogs: Trouble, a border collie saved from the Mojave Desert, and Rigby, a German shepherd/husky mix from a local shelter. Outside the clinic, she embraces an active lifestyle through yoga and hiking, nurtures her creative side with painting and baking, and gives back to the community through low-cost vaccination clinics.

What "job title" would be on your pets' name tags?Trouble the Bread Bandit. Rigby the Bodyguard.

Advice for pet owners:Get pet insurance and spay/neuter them!