Dr. Lauren Pratt

Dr. Lauren Pratt was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. She grew up dancing at Towson University with the Children’s Dance Division and performed in the Nutcracker with the Moscow Ballet at the Hippodrome theatre for 5 consecutive years. She went to Roland Park Country School for high school where she continued to dance, found her love for science, and rowed with the Roland Park crew team winning Baltimore championships for two consecutive years.

She went to University of Tampa for her undergraduate degree and in 2012, she graduated with her major in biology and minor in chemistry. Upon graduation, she started working as a veterinary nurse at a general practice in Maryland. In 2013, she was accepted to veterinary school at the University of Illinois in which during her summer and holiday breaks, she worked at an emergency clinic in Maryland. In May of 2017, she graduated with her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree. She was practicing small animal veterinary medicine in Baltimore, MD prior to moving to Charleston.

She lives in James Island, SC with her husband, two cats and two dogs. Her interests outside of veterinary medicine include spending time with her family, boating, hiking, fishing, camping, and hunting for shark teeth on folly beach.