Veterinarian Overview
His humble beginnings started when he would follow his dad (Dr. Alex) at one of his veterinary practices in the 1980?s alongside his siblings in the family run business. One particular event he recalled was finding outside by a trash bin a wild newborn kitten still wrapped around its fetal membrane barely gasping to breathe. By mirroring his father?s helping hands to save a helpless creature, he was able to breathe life back into the newborn. He named the kitten ?Emanon? which backwards meant ?No name?. The true significance of that event was not only because he got to keep this cat for 12 more years but it sparked a passion that would forever shape him into the practicing vet he would become. Education helped formalize this interest starting at private schools in Orange Co- St. Joseph (Placentia) and Servite HS (Anaheim). His following years at the University of Cal- Irvine introduced undergrad research with a strong interest in biological sciences and medicine. This culminated to his formal veterinary training when he was admitted into Cornell University ? School of Veterinary Medicine, class of 1995.
