Dr. Gilbert is originally from Houston, Texas and completed veterinary school at St. George University with her clinical year at the University of Illinois. She completed a small animal rotating internship at the Angell Animal Medical Center and an Avian and Exotics Specialty Internship at Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists and a wildlife specialty internship with the National Wildlife Centre of Canada. She completed her exotic companion mammal residency at the Avian and Exotic Animal Clinic of Indianapolis in 2024.