Welcome to University Veterinary Hospital, an Animal Hospital in Berkeley

Dr. Mattu grew up in a farming family with a special love and compassion for animals. He graduated with his Veterinary degree from Punjab Veterinary College in North India and then finished his internship at Iowa State University. To serve his patients better, Dr. Mattu has attended and continues to attend various educational courses to enhance his skills in advance medical modalities like ultrasound, endoscopy, dentistry, Internal Medicine and chronic skin and ear problems.

Dr. Laura Fosbender grew up just outside Chicago and earned a BA in History from Carleton College. In 1998, she moved to San Francisco, where she spent several years working in various software and analytical roles for startups and the University of California system while she volunteered with dogs and cats in her free time.

Mike Sozanski DVM, Dip. ABVP did his undergraduate and veterinary education at Cornell University. He has practiced in the Bay Area since 1980 and has been board certified by the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP) in small animal practice since 1988.

From as far back as she could remember, Lisa always found refuge and friendship in what she affectionately refers to as the 'triangular-eared creatures.' Countless cats, dogs, fish, a guinea pig, a newt, and a frog all have been a part of her life. She's fostered cats and kittens for many years, plus volunteered with Fix Our Ferals, Hopalong Animal Rescue, and the Oakland Animal Shelter.

Holly grew up in Turlock, California with many adopted feathered and four-legged friends that she had found on farms, on the streets, in pounds and through the rescue groups that she and her parents worked with.  She grew up wanting to be a veterinarian and spent one exchange year in New Zealand during high school living on a sheep farm and volunteering for a mixed-practice veterinarian there.

Mirna's love for animals started very young, after an 8-week-old Chow Chow named Lassie came into her life and helped her overcome her fears of dogs. Ever since her furry friend entered her life, she has commited her life to helping and loving animals.

With a mom for a veterinarian, Sierra literally grew up in a veterinary hospital in Fresno.

Come meet Leslie, one of our newest veterinary assistants!

Nicole grew up in the Bay Area and has yet to leave it, except for a rare vacation out of state.  She has had some sort of pet since first grade, and her family has had an Australian Shepherd, a Netherland Dwarf rabbit, goldfish, mice, rats, and hamsters at various points in her life.  Her most recent pets are a past beloved rat named Snuggles (not very snuggly, but had lots of sass) and one current 10 yr old Australian Shepherd named Booboo.

Madeline was born in Berkeley and raised in El Cerrito and Albany. She is the second oldest in a family of 10 (5 boys and 5 girls -- her dad said he wanted to get it even!)

Karin Adams grew up in a working class family in Sonoma County and has been establishing roots in Oakland for the past five years. Karin has a long and fond history of working with marginalized communities and their pets. Having worked most recently with homeless youth in the Haight-Ashbury District of San Francisco she prioritized both meeting the myriad of complex needs the youth self-identified and celebrating in the profound relationships they had with their pets.

Born on a sunny April afternoon, Natalie came out the womb an animal lover. Every generation in her family has had a soft spot for animals. Her grandfather, great grandfather, and so on -- all had farms in the Swedish countryside where they would spend lots of time with their animals.

Dr. Sean Wells is a board-certified veterinary surgeon who comes to our practice for specialty procedures; most commonly, knee surgery. 

Dr. Mark Matteucci owns Bay Area Veterinary Imaging. He and his associate Dr. David Detweiler are board-certified veterinary radiologists who provide ultrasound services for our patients. Dr. Matteucci, Dr. Detweiler and their associates also provide online consultations, ensuring that every x-ray we take has an advanced specialist interpreting the film.

Many of our clients have already had the pleasure of meeting the newest addition to the UVH family, Maui. In July 2009 Maui came to us with a severely fractured leg which would require extensive surgical repair. After much consideration, Maui's previous owners found that the surgery and aftercare were beyond their means and made the difficult decision to euthanize him. This, however, didn't happen. Instead of euthanizing Maui, his owners agreed to let us adopt him as our newest house cat. We, in turn, would give him the treatment and care that he required.