Dr Yasmeen Prud'homme is currently an associate veterinarian for the Wildlife Conservation Society in New York. She earned her veterinary and Master's degrees from the University of Montreal after which she went on to complete an internship in farm animal medicine and surgery. She completed an ECZM and ACZM accredited residency at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. She became board-certified by the ACZM in 2023 and by the ECZM in 2024 in the Zoo Health Management specialty.