Monika Kaelble, DVM, MS, DACVECC
Medical Director
Board Certified Emergency & Critical Care Specialist

Dr. Kaelble (pronounced “cable”) attended veterinary school at U.C. Davis. After graduating from Davis, she was selected for an internship program at Purdue University. Upon completion of her internship program she relocated to San Diego and joined the Pet Emergency & Specialty Center (PESC) in 1993. Monika completed a residency program to become board-certified in emergency and critical care medicine in 2000 and currently serves as medical director of the emergency service.

Ira Feinswog, DVM
Emergency Clinician

Dr. Feinswog grew up in San Diego and attended San Diego State before transferring to U.C. Davis to complete his undergraduate education. After completing veterinary school at U.C. Davis in 1986, Ira worked in several small animal and emergency practices before opening his own small animal practice in Vista. In 1993, he sold this practice and co-founded the PESC. His special interests include emergency medicine, surgery, and practice management.

Trevor Garb, DVM
Emergency Clinician

While attending veterinary school at Texas A&M University, Dr. Garb completed a summer externship program here at the PESC. Upon graduating with his DVM degree he sought advanced training and was selected for a prestigious internship in emergency and critical care medicine at Dove Lewis Emergency Animal Hospital in Oregon. Trevor joined our team at the PESC in 2000. His interests include emergency medicine, critical care, surgery, and management. 

Nirit Rosenberg, VMD
Emergency Clinician

Dr. Rosenberg completed veterinary school at the University of Pennsylvania in 1997. She then relocated to San Diego and worked in general practice for one year before joining the PESC in 1998. Nirit has served as a staff clinician on our emergency service since this time. Her interests include emergency medicine, critical care, and surgery.

Elena Vassilev, DVM, DACVECC
Board Certified Emergency & Critical Care Specialist

Dr. Vassilev earned her DVM degree at the University of Illinois. Upon graduating she sought advanced training through a one-year private practice internship in Ventura, California. She then successfully completed a residency in emergency and critical care medicine at the Animal Medical Center in Texas. Elena joined the PESC in 2002 and became board certified in emergency and critical care medicine in 2005. She is passionate about providing excellence in state-of-the-art patient care.

Solene Moreton, DVM
Emergency Clinician

Dr. Moreton is originally from France but grew up in San Jose, California. She pursued her undergraduate degree at UC Davis in Physiology and completed vet school at Kansas State University. Solene finished a rigorous 1 year internship in emergency and critical care medicine at the PESC in 2004. She decided to join our staff of progressive doctors and remain part of a team providing state-of-the-art medicine. Solene's medical interests include trauma, sepsis and critical care.

Alison Foucault, DVM
Emergency Clinician

After spending most of her childhood in France, Dr Foucault returned to Canada and earned her veterinary degree at the University of Montreal. Upon graduation in 2006, she was accepted into a one year emergency and critical care medicine internship offered to select veterinary graduates at the Pet Emergency & Specialty Center. She then joined the PESC as a staff emergency and critical care clinician. Alison works primarily in our South County hospital. Her interests include the management of acute metabolic conditions, toxicities and many other aspects of emergency care. Alison is committed to serving pets and their owners with compassion, communication and excellent medical care.

Michael Mansfield, DVM

Dr. Mansfield graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 2001. After practicing emergency medicine in Pennsylvania for five years, he relocated to San Diego. Michael joined the PESC staff in 2006 as an emergency clinician. Dr. Mansfield is committed to excellence in veterinary medicine — his special interests include emergency medicine and surgery.