Dr. Paula Aycock was born and raised in Southern California near Rancho Palos Verdes. The niece of a neurosurgeon and ophthalmologist, Dr. Aycock showed an interest in medicine at a very early age, absorbing the stories her uncle and aunt would tell when she was a child. When the family cat had kittens on her brother’s bed, she could not be pried away from the miracle. As a six year old, her favorite toy was a PlaySkool doctor’s bag which she once used to diagnose an ear infection in the family’s golden retriever.