Chloe Park
Dr. Chloe Park is an associate veterinarian at Park Animal Hospital. She was born in Seoul, South Korea, and she also lived briefly in Japan. She studied psychobiology at UCLA, then moved to Ohio to earn her doctorate in veterinary medicine at The Ohio State University (Go Bucks!). After graduating, she moved back to California to be closer to her family. Dr. Park is a trilingual fluent in English, Korean, and Japanese.
Dr. Park’s professional interests include emergency medicine, internal medicine, and soft tissue surgery. She lives in Simi Valley with her two cats, Fruitcake and Violet. In her free time, she enjoys playing music (keyboard and drums), hiking, and wine tasting. She is excited to take care of all of your pets!
Dr. Joanne Kang
Dr. Joanne Kang was born and raised in Los Angeles and started her career in high school working at a local animal clinic to learn how to better take care of her own dogs. While pursuing her bachelor’s degree at Occidental College, she gained more experience working as a veterinary assistant. During her final year of college, she studied abroad in Australia, where she further studied the relationship between humans, animals, and the environment.
Her love for international perspectives and experiences led her to attend veterinary school at St. George’s University in the Caribbean island of Grenada. She completed her clinical rotations at Oregon State University, where she developed a particular interest for internal medicine and cardiology.
After school, she came back home to sunny California and has since worked in general practice to promote the human-animal relationship one pet at a time. Her current fur family consists of her two cats, Blackie and Khaleesi.
Dr. Katherine Gerster
Growing up with two veterinarians for parents, and a love for animals, Dr. Katherine Gerster always knew that this was her dream career. Dr. Gerster grew up in a small town outside of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and has been working in the veterinary field since she was 16. After attending Michigan State University for undergrad, she moved away from home to attend veterinary school. Dr. Gerster received her veterinary degree from Midwestern University in Arizona and moved to California to be with her fiancé.
Dr. Gerster’s professional interests include urgent care, internal medicine and exotic animal medicine. She shares her home with a dog, cat and multiple reptiles. In her free time she enjoys exploring Simi Valley and its neighboring cities. Dr. Katherine Gerster is so excited to be a part of Park Animal Hospital and looks forward to meeting all of your pets.
Lorena Garcia Menendez
Dr. Sara Vigue
svigue@pahsimivalley.com
Dr. Sara Vigue was born and raised in Merritt Island, Florida and knew she wanted to be a veterinarian since she was five years old. After high school, Dr. Vigue went to Berry College in Georgia on a softball scholarship. In undergrad, Dr. Vigue also worked at the Dairy farm on campus and this is where her love for cows began. After college, Dr. Vigue earned her doctorate in veterinary medicine at Auburn University in Alabama (War Eagle!). Dr. Vigue moved to rural Kentucky after veterinary school and worked at a mixed animal practice until moving to California with her husband.
Dr. Vigue’s professional interests include soft tissue surgery, dermatology, large animal theriogenology, and veterinary missions. In her free time Dr. Vigue enjoys sports, traveling, hiking, mountain biking, and spending time with her husband and Border Collie, Kaizer.
