Julie received her veterinary degree from the University of Liverpool, in 2011. She initially worked in companion animal practice before undertaking a small animal rotating internship at the University of Liverpool from 2013-14. She completed her residency in small animal cardiology, also in Liverpool which she completed in 2018 before remaining as a lecturer in cardiology. She achieved specialist status in 2021. She also completed the RCVS certificate in advanced veterinary practice, small animal medicine, in 2018. Julie leads the cardiology service at Northern Ireland Veterinary Specialists. She is also a visiting lecturer in cardiology to University College Dublin and a module coordinator for the University of Liverpool’s postgraduate unit.