Staff

Dr. Shakuntala (Shak) Makhijani was born and raised in Maryland. She received her undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the University of California, Davis. She went on to complete an internship in shelter medicine at the University of Wisconsin, with emphases on surgery and access to affordable veterinary care….

Dr. Madison Tonic grew up in rural southern Maryland where she fostered her love for animals through horseback riding and volunteering at animal shelters. She then went on the earn her B.S. in Animal Science from the University of Florida. Following moving back up north, she graduated with her DVM from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College…

Dr. Hannah Warshawsky hails from Silver Spring, MD and completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Maryland in College Park (Go Terps!). She then attended University of Pennsylvania for vet school, graduating in 2022. After graduation, she completed a rotating internship in specialty and emergency at a hospital in the DC area. She is…

Dr. Chloe Raftery is a native of San Francisco, California who recently made the District of  Columbia her home. Dr. Raftery graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a  degree in Psychology. After college, she spent many years working in the veterinary field before  obtaining her DVM from Western University of Health Sciences…

Dr. Dani Walker joined the District Vet team in May of 2015. She attended The Ohio State University where she earned both a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology in 2008 and then her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 2012. Since graduation, she has spent time practicing in Virginia and Maryland. As a resident of Eckington, she…

Dr. London is no longer in the DC Metro area, but is still doing telemedicine consults for District Vet. Originally from Maryland, Dr. Julie London moved to Florida after receiving her undergraduate degree from Towson University. There, she worked in state government to protect Florida’s coastal environment before switching gears to pursue veterinary medicine. Dr….

Dr. Brant Hassell is a native Floridian. He received his Bachelor’s degree in biology and ethics from New College of Florida in 1998. He graduated from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 2004, and has been providing excellent medicine and client service to the pets and people of Washington DC since that…

Dr. Dan Teich received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from The Ohio State University in 2003. Since that time, he has been practicing medicine in the DC Metropolitan area where his practice has focused on serving the unique needs of pets and clients in an urban setting. He has also served as the medical…