Maria Ivanoudi was born in Thessaloniki. She graduated from the School of Veterinary Medicine at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, graduating first in her class.

She has worked in a second-opinion small animal veterinary clinic in Thessaloniki. Since January 2023, she has been working at the Small Animal Veterinary Clinic of Evangelia Kontostoli, focusing on small animal internal medicine with a particular interest in oncology and cytology. She has attended numerous practical seminars and conferences in these fields. Since March 2024, she has been attending the postgraduate program in canine and feline oncology at ESAVS (European School for Advanced Veterinary Studies), as well as the institution’s program for obtaining a Certificate in Diagnostic Hematology and Cytology of Small Animals.