Dr. Sanchez is a professor and large animal internal medicine specialist and has been a member of the University of Florida faculty since 2003. Additionally, since January 2020, she has served as Interim Associate Dean for Clinical Services.

She received both her DVM in 1995 and PhD in 2003 from the University of Florida and has been a longtime member of the college’s Alumni Council. She completed her residency in large animal internal medicine in 1999 and obtained her board certification that same year.
In addition to her clinical and didactic teaching experience in large animal medicine, Dr. Sanchez has played a key role in various aspects of communication instruction to veterinary house officers, staff and students.

Her research focuses on three main areas: equine gastric ulcer syndrome, pain management in the horse and critical care of equine neonates. Her laboratory has evaluated the effectiveness of various drugs for the treatment of gastric ulcers in foals and adult horses and for pain management in adult horses.