Born in Chicago and raised in a small suburb about 15 minutes outside of Chicago, Victoria spent most of her childhood debating if being one of six children was the best or worst thing that could have happened to her (definitely the best)! She then moved to the cornfields of Illinois to attend undergrad at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. There, she studied integrative biology with a minor in chemistry and first developed her love for country music and cowboy boots while dancing in barns. After college, she returned to Chicago and took two years off working as a medical assistant in an ophthalmology office and falling in love with traveling, visiting eight different countries during that time. For medical school, Victoria attended Rush Medical College where she solidified her passion for pediatrics and health equity.

Outside of medicine, she can be found walking her two crazy dogs with her fiancé, eating a lot of pizza, and spending time with family.