Dr. Elizabeth Yi earned her DVM at Western University of Health Sciences in 2013. Following graduation, she completed a rotating small animal medical surgery internship at VCA Emergency Animal Hospital and Referral Center in San Diego, CA. She was accepted to the VCA Emergency Animal Hospital and Referral Center’s Emergency and Critical Care Residency Program and completed her training in July 2017. She became board certified in Emergency and Critical Care in September 2017.

Her focus is emergency and critical care medicine and enjoys the fast pace and challenging cases that come into the ER. Dr Yi’s primary goal is to provide the best care possible for her patients, while providing compassionate care and service during stressful and difficult situations to her clients.

Dr. Daniel Avenick was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Avenick obtained his undergraduate degree from the Pennsylvania State University and then his Veterinary Medicine Degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 2014. Following graduation from veterinary school, Dr. Avenick stayed on and completed his rotating internship at UPENN. He then went on to complete an emergency and critical care residency at the Veterinary Specialty Hospital of San Diego. Dr. Avenick served as a critical care specialist in Santa Barbara, CA prior to joining MASH in November 2020. Dr. Avenick’s clinical interests include transfusion medicine, trauma, respiratory emergencies, and mechanical ventilation.

Dr. Wong graduated from UC Davis in 2014, after which she did a rotating internship at VCA West Los Angeles. During her internship, she developed an interest in Emergency and Critical Care, and thus pursued an Emergency Critical Care residency at the University of Georgia. With a passion for pathophysiology, Dr. Wong is particularly interested in pulmonary physiology, mechanical ventilation, acid/base physiology, and electrolyte disorders. Dr. Wong has a tri-pawed pittie named Tater and two cats, Watson and Cricket. In her spare time, she enjoys painting, cooking, and of course, eating all the tasty cuisine that LA has to offer.

Dr. Ahn Wong is a Los Angeles native. She attended Western University of Health Sciences and obtained her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine. She did a small animal 1-year rotating internship through Animal Specialty Group, where she stayed on to be an emergency veterinarian. Dr. Ahn joined MASH’s emergency team in April 2017. She has three dogs and one crested gecko. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, hiking, cooking, and spending time with her family and friends.

Dr. Kotelko attended UC Davis for both undergrad and veterinary school, attaining her degree in Veterinary Medicine in 2009. She practiced as a general practitioner in the CA Central Coast for the first two years out of vet school, then moved back to the Los Angeles area, where she grew up, to take on the challenge of overnight emergency medicine. Her interests include trauma and surgery and she loves the diversity of cases seen with emergency medicine. During her time off, she loves to hang out with her 3 cats (Neville and Stevie), watch Hockey (Go Kings!!), play video games, go to concerts, and enjoy the outdoors.

Dr. Natalie Fording was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. She received her B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Saint Louis University in 2008 and her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Missouri in 2012. After graduation, she moved to Brooklyn, NY and completed a year-long small animal rotating internship at Veterinary Emergency and Referral Group. Following her internship, Dr. Fording moved to Los Angeles and has focused solely on emergency medicine. She joined the MASH emergency and critical care team in October 2018.

Dr. Fording enjoys hiking, traveling, any Pittsburgh sports team, and spending time with her husband, two dogs, Tucker and Panda, and cat, Izzy.

Dr. Jacinto is a Los Angeles native. She has a Master’s in Biology with a marine biology focus. She attended Western University of Health Sciences and obtained her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine. She did a small animal rotating internship at VCA West LA. Dr. Jacinto joined MASH’s emergency team in August 2019. Dr. Jacinto has a one-eyed cat named Donut. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, tending to her house plants, and hanging out with her cat.

Dr. Jasmine Amini grew up in the Boston area and graduated with a BA in International Relations from Tufts University. After a brief stint in finance she went back to school to pursue her dream of becoming a veterinarian.

Dr. Amini graduated from Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine in 2006. She competed two internships in Emergency/Critical Care medicine and moved to California in 2009. She returned to Los Angeles after living in the Bay Area and is gladly trading the fog for the sunshine.

Outside of work, she loves trying new activities and eating unique foods. Dr. Amini and her husband live with two small fluffy dogs and three fluffy cats.

Dr. Kirk was born in Philadelphia, PA but was raised in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Kirk earned a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from Florida State University and earned his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from Western University of Health Sciences in 2013. He did a rotating internship with VCA California Veterinary Specialists prior to staying on as an emergency veterinarian for the past 7 years. In his spare time, he enjoys playing sports, spending time with his wife, Elizabeth, his dog Wylie and his cat Dot.