Dr.
Shirley Chen
DVM
Veterinarian, DVM
Education
Ontario Veterinary College
I always knew growing up that I wanted to be a veterinarian; I love animals and science, and often got in trouble for trying to rescue wildlife in distress. My parents were not happy when I cut open the dryer-vent to rescue orphaned baby birds.
I went to the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) between 2007-2011, during this time I worked as a kennel attendant with Chicopee Hills Animal Hospital. After graduation, I went back home to Toronto and practiced at a small animal clinic for 4.5 years.
I moved to Kitchener in 2015, to be with my husband, Mickey, and also to start a job as an Animal Health Veterinary Inspector with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). I was exposed to a lot of regulatory veterinary medicine involving diseases of international concern, like, Avian Influenza, Tuberculosis, Rabies etc. While I loved regulatory medicine with large animals, I really missed having the connection with pet owners and their fur babies.
I am glad to be back with the clinic I worked at as a student and to find all the wonderful veterinarians and staff still here. I look forward to practicing clinical medicine again and further developing my interests in dentistry and internal medicine.
I currently have two middle-aged cats Smoke and Teka who spend their time sleeping, sunning themselves and eating.