260: Taking pride in ourselves and workplace

The Vet Blast Podcast presented by dvm360

Josh Sanabria, DVM, is proudly from Puerto Rico and he came to the continental United States in 2008 to pursue his lifelong goal of becoming a veterinarian. In 2012, he graduated from the University of Missouri’s College of Veterinary Medicine. After completing his degree, Sanabria moved to Las Vegas to practice general and emergency veterinary medicine. In 2016, he moved to San Diego, where he joined the corporate veterinary medicine field, allowing him to transfer to Dallas, Texas. In 2019, he pursued his vision of practicing boutique veterinary medicine and he opened his very own office called Isla Veterinary Boutique Hospital in Addison, TX. In less than 5 years, Isla Vet has earned 9 awards for Best Veterinarian in Dallas. He is also a regular columnist for Dallas Voice, the most important LGBT magazine in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and he has also joined different TV networks for veterinary medicine related interviews, including Univision, Telemundo, NBC, and Fox News. Sanabria was also featured in a national TV commercial for Bank of America, where he shared part of his journey, from his humble beginnings to owning his veterinary hospital. Sanabria is openly gay and a proud advocate for the LGBTIA+ and Latinx communities.