Ursula graduated from the Veterinary College at the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich, Germany and completed an ACVO/ECVO residency programme at the Vetsuisse Faculty in Zurich, Switzerland in 2000. She became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists in 2001 and a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists in 2003. Ursula is also a RVCS Recognized Specialist in Veterinary Ophthalmology.
From 2000 to 2009 Ursula was faculty member at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Georgia in America and became Associated Professor with tenure in 2005. From 2009 to 2010 she worked as a staff Ophthalmologist at the New York City Veterinary Specialists in Manhattan and at North Downs Specialists Referrals, Bletchingley, UK from 2011-2017. In July 2017 Ursula joined the Royal Veterinary College, Queen Mother Hospital for Animals as a Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Ophthalmology
