Sonja Ing
Specialty Intern, Ophthalmology, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, WCVM

• Program: ophthalmology specialty intern
• Supervisor: Dr. Lynne Sandmeyer and Dr. Marina Leis, WCVM Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
• Home community: Toronto, Ontario

Dr. Sonja Ing completed a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree and a Master of Applied Science degree in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Toronto. Next, she earned a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) in 2022 and then stayed on to complete a one-year small animal rotating internship. 

Dr. Ing gained an interest in veterinary ophthalmology during her graduate studies when she investigated the use of a novel hydrogel as a vitreous substitute as part of her research. Dr. Ing is excited to join the WCVM team and hopes to pursue a residency in veterinary ophthalmology following her specialty ophthalmology internship.

• BSc (Hon), University of Toronto, 2015
• MASc, University of Toronto, 2018
• DVM, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, 2022