Dr. Stacy Peterson graduated from Oklahoma State University in 2002 with her Bachelor of Science degree and then continued to earn her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 2005. Following completion of her DVM, she completed a one-year small animal rotating internship at Michigan Veterinary Specialists. She then moved to Arizona to complete a three-year residency in comparative ophthalmology at Eye Care for Animals.

In 2010, Dr. Peterson became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists.