Board-Certified
Veterinary Behaviorist
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Dr. Sueda is a graduate of the University of California, Davis veterinary school and went on to complete a one-year internship at the Veterinary Medical and Surgical Group in Ventura, CA. She returned to UC Davis and completed a three-year residency in Clinical Animal Behavior in 2005. Dr. Sueda taught veterinary students and served as a UC Davis behavior clinician for an additional year before founding the behavior service at VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital.

In 2007, Dr. Sueda became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists. She currently sees both in-office and housecall behavior cases throughout southern California. Dr. Sueda’s special interests include feline behavior, anxiety-related disorders and the human-animal bond. She was born and raised in Hawaii where her family continues to reside.

Board-Certified
Feline/Canine Practitioner

Dr. Richard Goldstein is a graduate of the New York State College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University. Following graduation, he completed an internship in small animal medicine and surgery, and went on to further develop his interest in emergency, trauma, and critical care medicine and surgery. He has served as Medical Director for a small animal hospital, and currently practices in New York and New Jersey. As a Diplomate of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners, Dr. Goldstein is certified as a specialist in canine and feline medicine and surgery, one of only 400 in the country. He traveled to Borneo to study the Proboscis Monkey, and co-authored two papers on his findings. Following September 11, 2001, he volunteered as a veterinarian at Ground Zero. Dr. Goldstein was also an adjunct instructor at the Central Park Zoo, and has appeared on weekly “Healthy Pet” television news segments in New York.