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.
 
       
  Jill Williamson, DVM, DACVECC
Board Certified Emergency & Critical Care Specialist
Dr. Williamson earned her veterinary degree at Iowa State University School of Veterinary Medicine. Following her graduation she worked in several emergency practices in the San Francisco Bay Area before joining the PESC in 2001 as a part-time emergency clinician. Jill is currently completing a residency in emergency and critical care medicine at the PESC. She has a strong interest in all aspects of emergency medicine, but especially in the management of DIC and sepsis. 
 
       
  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.
 
       
  Jill Tessler, DVM
Emergency Clinician
Dr. Tessler completed the veterinary program at UC Davis in 2002. After 2 years in private practice, she decided to continue her education by joining the internship program at the PESC. After completing her internship, she joined our hospital as an emergency clinician. This year, Jill has also completed a course offered by the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society and is working to become certified as a veterinary acupuncturist. She is interested in Western as well as Eastern medical practices and how the two complement each other.
 
       
  Monica Gabourel , DVM
Emergency Clinician
Dr. Gabourel grew up in San  Diego, California. She completed her undergraduate education at San Diego State University and then went on to U.C. Davis to complete veterinary school. After veterinary school, Dr. Gabourel completed a 1 year small animal emergency internship with the PESC in 2004; Monica is now part of our team of emergency veterinarians. Monica’s medical interests include trauma and surgery.
 
       
  image Karen Soares, DVM
Dr Soares grew up in Miami, Florida. She earned both her undergraduate and her veterinary degrees at the University of Florida. Karen then pursued further training and completed a small animal internship in surgery, internal medicine and emergency medicine. Dr Soares joined the PESC in 2006 to continue to pursue her passion for emergency medicine. She brings a dedication to compassionate care to her interaction with patients and their owners.
 
       
  image 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.