Staff

Dr. Shakuntala (Shak) Makhijani was born and raised in Maryland. She received her undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the University of California, Davis. She went on to complete an internship in shelter medicine at the University of Wisconsin, with emphases on surgery and access to affordable veterinary care….

Dr. Linsey Jordan has lived in Tennessee for most of her life. She recieved a degree in Biology with minors in Chemistry and Communications from Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, and is a graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine. She has a passion for shelter medicine and rescue work, and regularly…

Dr. Connie Lin joined the District Vet team in July of 2019. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin – Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. Prior to joining the team at District Vet, Dr. Lin completed an internship at an emergency and specialty hospital in the DMV area. Dr. Lin enjoys all aspects…

Dr. Chloe Raftery is a native of San Francisco, California who recently made the District of  Columbia her home. Dr. Raftery graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a  degree in Psychology. After college, she spent many years working in the veterinary field before  obtaining her DVM from Western University of Health Sciences…

Dr. Walker is no longer seeing routine appointments at District Vet, but will from time-to-time be on the appointment schedule. Dr. Dani Walker joined the District Vet team in May of 2015. She attended The Ohio State University where she earned both a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology in 2008 and then her Doctorate of Veterinary…

Dr. London is no longer in the DC Metro area, but is still doing telemedicine consults for District Vet. Originally from Maryland, Dr. Julie London moved to Florida after receiving her undergraduate degree from Towson University. There, she worked in state government to protect Florida’s coastal environment before switching gears to pursue veterinary medicine. Dr….

Dr. Brant Hassell is a native Floridian. He received his Bachelor’s degree in biology and ethics from New College of Florida in 1998. He graduated from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 2004, and has been providing excellent medicine and client service to the pets and people of Washington DC since that…

Dr. Dan Teich received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from The Ohio State University in 2003. Since that time, he has been practicing medicine in the DC Metropolitan area where his practice has focused on serving the unique needs of pets and clients in an urban setting. He has also served as the medical…