Leah is originally a University of Sydney graduate, who pursued her residency training in anaesthesia, analgesia and critical care at the University of Liverpool. In 2005 she was awarded the Royal College Certificate in Veterinary Anaesthesia and in 2008 became a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia. On her return to Australia, Leah worked at the University of Melbourne Veterinary Hospital and also the Small Animal Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Charles Stuart University, teaching and running clinical anaesthesia services. Leah remains an adjunct professor at CSU and also provides specialist consultancy and education to veterinarians and nurses via the business she founded in 2015,Veterinary Anaesthesia Specialists.