About Dre Melissa

Melissa Choucroun, DVM

 

From a young age, Dr. Melissa knew she wanted to be a veterinarian. Although originally from Montreal, she completed both the Pre-Veterinary program and obtained her degree in Veterinary Medicine at the University of Prince Edward Island.

 

Dr. Melissa then moved to California, where she further developed her diagnostic and technical skills at a busy referral and emergency practice. Seeking ethical solutions for surgical patients, Dr. Melissa traveled to the United Kingdom to complete a surgical internship under Professor Noel Fitzpatrick. During her time abroad, Dr. Melissa began research into developmental orthopedic disorders, with the hope of reducing the prevalence of elbow disease in our canine friends.

Since returning home, in addition to working with a mobile veterinary service, supporting local DMV hospitals’ emergency departments, and providing surgical services to several veterinary clinics in the greater Montreal area, Dr. Melissa continues to advance her research in the pursuit of a surgical specialty certification. 

Medical Qualifications

  • Practiced primary care in Northern-California followed by working as a regional traveling surgeon
  • Trained as a surgical intern at three busy referral hospitals
  • Extensive training and experience in emergency care
  • Mobile care for greater Montreal area since 2020

Care Philosophy

Dr Melissa cares deeply for her patients and always strives to provide the highest quality of veterinary medicine for both her patients and their families. She understands the importance of the human-animal bond, and is empathetic towards the emotional weight of making the hard choices for our furry family members. It is this desire to provide compassionate care that lead Dr. Melissa’s to begin providing peaceful and respectful at-home humane euthanasia procedures for her clients.