Pet Hospital in Chicago, IL - Lincoln Park South

Dr. Anna Jaramillo

Dr. Anna Jaramillo attended University of Illinois Urbana Champaign for her undergraduate degree and then received her DVM at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. She was born and raised in Crystal Lake, a far northwest suburb of Chicago. She is from a large Colombian family with six older sisters and one younger brother who are all very tight-knit. She loves her large family and her roots! She enjoys playing tennis, reading books, watching movies and shows, and doing puzzles. She doesn’t have any pets at the moment- she puts all her care and love into her patients at work! Dr. Anna's favorite thing about being a veterinarian is working with owners to understand their goals and to help them keep their pets happy, healthy, and to live their best lives. More Details >>

Dr. Megan Javorski

Dr. Megan Javorski grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area where she began her career with Banfield as a veterinary assistant and fell in love with pet care. She attended veterinary school at Ross University in St. Kitts with her clinical year at Kansas State, graduating with honors in 2013. She moved with her husband to Chicago and started practicing as a veterinarian at Banfield in April of 2013. Her professional passion is in client education and in her free time, Dr. Javorksi likes to go to the movies, take long walks in the city with her dog, Tiger, travel, and eat at new restaurants. More Details >>

Michelle was born in Los Angeles, California. Since leaving home for college in New York, she has also been able to explore areas of the Philippines, Rome, Spain, France, Belgium, and Greece. She lived in California until 2011 and then lived in New York for 6 years, where she met her boyfriend. After that, she lived in Texas for one year, then moved out here to Chicago in August 2018. About once every year or two, she and her boyfriend find a week or two to road trip or fly to one or more states that they have not yet explored. When she is not working, she likes to try new places to eat or cook something at home. She does not have any pets at home, but gets to spread all that love to our patients that come in! More Details >>

Katie graduated from Fox College in 2013, from there she joined the Banfield team. In October 2020, she became Practice Manager at the Lincoln Park South location. She loves to spend her spare time with her daughter reading, singing and cooking. She also loves binge watching The Office and working out. She has 2 fur babies- a pitbull named Oliver and a cat named Ali, who both love to cuddle all day More Details >>

Jose Navarrete

Jose was born and raised in Chicago and is a graduate of Fox College VTI. He has been in practice since 2015 and has worked all over the Chicagoland area and has had the opportunity to meet many great pet owners and furry friends. His favorite part of the job includes anything from preforming diagnostics such as x-rays, bloodwork or microscopic diagnostics to taking care of technician appointments. He has always taken pride in serving the community and working as a team with those who share the same passion. Jose owns 2 American Quarter Horses a 10 year old mare and her first born 10 month old filly. He also owns 2 adorable pups, a 5 year old shepherd mix (Cinnamon) and a 5 year old Jack Russell mix named Happy. Jose enjoys working with dogs and cats but his goal is to one day work in the equine veterinary field to help our larger 4 legged friends as well! More Details >>

Jennifer Castro

Jennifer Castro is a Certified Veterinary Technician at Banfield Lincoln Park South. She Graduated from Fox College in 2017 and has been with Banfield since. She loves making strong connections with the patients that come in and also educating clients on preventative care. At home she has a 2 year old German Shepherd which she loves to take to the park on long walks. When not at work Jennifer likes to go to the movies and explore the city of Chicago. More Details >>