Dr. Pelosi attended the College of Veterinary Medicine at Universita’ di Pisa and the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (Erasmus program) and earned her DVM degree from the Universita’ di Pisa.

Upon moving to the US in 2001, she obtained the ECFVG certification. Dr. Pelosi completed a small animal rotating internship at the Cumming’s School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. She has continued her education with a surgery and cardiology residency at Michigan State University where she remained as a professor in cardiology until 2016. She is boarded in both surgery and cardiology.

Dr. Pelosi created and directed the Michigan State University - Open Heart Team. In South Florida, she founded the Veterinary Heart Institute. She is part of the telemedicine team at Idexx Laboratories. She is also an adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota - Department of Surgery.

She has taught veterinary students, interns and residents for over 20 years, she has contributed to research advancement in human and veterinary cardiac surgery and has been actively involved in several leadership positions.

She has authored several publications and book chapters. She has been promoting the concept of One Health and scientific knowledge for years through publications and as a speaker at international conferences in cardiology, veterinary surgery and prevention of hospital-acquired and antibiotic-resistant infections.

Outside of work, she is a certified yoga teacher, she enjoys spending time with her kids and friends, golfing, travelling, cooking, and learning languages.