Dr. Julie O’Connell is the owner of Park Plaza Animal Hospital and a passionate advocate for progressive shelter medicine. She grew up on the West Side of Cincinnati, attended McAuley High School, then served in the United States Army for 3 years, before attending Colorado State University, where she graduated with a degree in Zoology. Dr. Julie then moved back to Ohio, to attend the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. She graduated with her degree in Veterinary Medicine in 1995 and moved back to Cincinnati to practice.