Dr. MacFarlane received her Bachelors Degree in Animal Science from the University of California, Davis in 2001. She graduated from the University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in 2005. Having grown up in Stow, she moved back to Massachusetts after graduation. She was an associate veterinarian at Abbott Animal Hospital in Worcester for the past 4 1/2 years. Her interests in veterinary medicine are Internal Medicine and preventative wellness care. She is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Massachusetts Veterinary Medical Association and the California Veterinary Medical Association. She has 3 dogs, all adopted from the shelter, and 4 cats.