The friendly, professional staff at VCA Animal Hospitals is made up of dedicated individuals who have made it their mission to help pets live long, healthy lives. To be true to the mission, the hospital team relies on several individuals, each equally important in helping us deliver the best patient and client experience for both you and your pet. And if things get complicated, we are fortunate to have access to the nation's largest network of VCA veterinarians and board-certified specialists.
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Get to know us. Explore our staff biographies and learn about the people who make our facility an excellent choice for your pet care needs.
Team Spotlight
Dr. Tanaka was born in Kobe, Japan. She earned a BA degree from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and a MBA degree from the Chaminade University of Honolulu. She worked as a Marketing Director at an advertisement firm in Hawaii, facilitating companies with an interest in doing business with Japanese citizens. She decided to change her career when she began volunteering at the animal hospital where she had been taking her cat. She received a DVM degree from Washington State University in 2001. Since then, she has been with VCA Silver Lake Animal Hospital. Dr. Tanaka loves internal medicine, especially geriatric m...
Originally from California, Deanna has worked in the veterinary field for 30 years. She began her career at a VCA hosptial in California as an emergency and surgical technician and became an LVT after starting work at the VCA Silver Lake Animal Hospital. She has been working for Silver Lake for 12years and was promoted to the Lead LVT postiion a few years ago.
