Dr. Dania Shirk earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Science at UC Santa Barbara. While earning her DVM at Western University in Pomona, she worked across the state, landing several externships that gave her exposure to shelter medicine, radiology, oncology, neurology, internal medicine, and emergency and critical care. She interned at the Veterinary Specialty Hospital in San Diego and then returned to the Bay Area to work in emergency and critical care. She joined the VCA San Martin team in November 2021.

Dr. Shirk currently resides in Prunedale and in her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and three children, doing outdoor activities, gardening, traveling and playing board games with family and friends. She has one dog, a Pomeranian mix named Kaya, and over 25 chickens.