Veterinarian Overview
Dr. Erika Carrillo is a California native, born and raised in Hacienda Heights, in Southern California. She started at Center-Sinai Animal Hospital in July 2010, where she says, I have loved every minute of it! Enjoying the strong veterinarian-client-patient relationships she has formed at CSAH working together with clients as a team to make all her patients healthier and happier, and hearing back from clients about how their pets are doing is very fulfilling, she says, and adds, I can honestly say I look forward to going to work every day! Dr. Carrillos enthusiasm for becoming a veterinarian began when she started volunteering at a veterinary hospital for her senior project in high school. She began as a kennel attendant, moved up to receptionist, and eventually to veterinary technician. Continuing to work these areas of veterinary medicine helped Dr. Carrillo pay for her undergraduate and graduate school education. She obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of La Verne in La Verne, CA., then went on to earn her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the Veterinary School at Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, CA. Medicine and surgery have always been Dr. Carrillos major interest and forte. The mystery of having to figure out what is the problem without the patient being able to tell me directly is a very gratifying experience, she says. When Dr. Carrillo isnt busy practicing veterinary medicine at CSAH, she loves to spend time with family, friends, and her pets, Daisy and Nikky, who are the best pit bulls in the world!
