Animal Care Clinic San Luis Obispo Veterinary Hospital
Dr. Bonnie Markoff, DVM, ABVP
Dr. Bonnie Markoff is the owner and founder of Animal Care Clinic, beginning in November 1989. She is almost a San Luis Obispo native, attending elementary and high school here in SLO. Dr. Markoff graduated from Cal Poly with a degree in Animal Science and went directly to UC Davis for veterinary school, earning her DVM in 1988. She is a Board Certified specialist in Canine and Feline Practice, a Diplomat of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners. In 2001 she had the special honor of being named a Fellow at UC Davis in small animal abdominal ultrasonography. Dr. Markoff’s special interests include internal medicine, oncology, dentistry, and pain control, diagnostic imaging and figuring out the “tricky” cases.
Bonnie lives with her Border Collie, Pete and Australian Shepherd, Zeke, and enjoys photography, landscaping, hiking, traveling, kayaking, singing in the church choir and playing percussion in her church band. She sits on the advisory board for the Animal Science Department at Cal Poly. Bonnie also works often on short-term missions for Christian Veterinary Mission and other faith based groups to bring veterinary care and leadership skills to people in need throughout the world. She most frequently visits Mongolia on these trips.
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Dr. Jennifer Evans, DVMDr. Jennifer Evans joined Animal Care Clinic in July 1997. She is a Santa Barbara native who earned a degree in Biology from Cal Poly. Dr. Evans earned her DVM from UC Davis in 1997. Her special interests include pocket pets (rodents and rabbits), behavior and internal medicine. Jennifer brings a special compassion and empathy to our practice. Jennifer enjoys all outdoor activities including camping, SCUBA diving and horseback riding, along with church and family activities. She has two dogs, Bailey a golden retriever, and Ventana a career changed Guide Dog Labrador retriever whom she enjoys as her hiking buddy. |
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Dr. Richard Tao, DVMDr. Richard Tao is yet another graduate of the UC Davis veterinary program. Dr. Tao also received his B.S. in physiology from Davis. He spent one year practicing at the Animal Specialty Group in Los Angeles before joining Animal Care Clinic in November 2001. Rich’s special interests include surgery, orthopedics, oncology and ultrasonography/medical imaging. In his free time, Dr. Tao enjoys cycling, backpacking, and traveling. Richard is a volunteer firefighter with the Santa Margarita fire department. He and his wife have 3 cats and a Golden Retriever/Border Collie cross, Sephora. |
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Dr. Marissa Greenberg, DVMMarissa Greenberg joined our doctor team in June 2006. Marissa grew up in Whittier, CA. She then graduated from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo with a degree in Animal Science and worked at Animal Care Clinic as a veterinary nurse during her undergraduate studies. She earned her DVM from Washington State University in 2006 and plans on becoming an ABVP diplomat. Marissa’s special interests include oncology, pain management/prevention, leadership and communication. She has been a very active participant in many forms of community service, such as Relay For Life, both on the Central Coast and in Washington state. She enjoys riding, training and showing her cow horse. She also enjoys spending time with family and friends, camping, hiking, cooking and baking. Most of all Marissa loves spending time with her dogs Slink and Mico. |
