ABOUT US
APPOINTMENTPreiser Animal Hospital Urgent Care & Wellness Appointments would like to take this opportunity to welcome you, your family, and your special family member to our website. As you continue to browse and explore our website, it is our hope that you will learn more about our dedication to your family and the quality veterinary medicine and service we provide.
Our goal here at Preiser Animal Hospital Urgent Care & Wellness Appointments has always been to assemble a veterinary health care team committed to providing exceptional client service and veterinary health care. Preiser Animal Hospital Urgent Care & Wellness Appointments displays an unrivaled commitment to our clients through continuing education, technological advances in veterinary medicine and service, and most importantly, administering compassionate care to all pets entrusted to us.


Fear Free Certified Professionals
Some of our staff are Fear Free Certified! This means that our mission is to prevent and alleviate fear, anxiety, and stress in pets by inspiring and educating the people who care for them.
Rest assured that when you bring your pets to Preiser Animal Hospital Urgent Care & Wellness Appointments, we will ensure a Fear Free experience.
YOUR PETS, OUR FAMILY.
Preiser Animal Hospital Urgent Care & Wellness Appointments is a full-service animal center whose mission is to provide the highest standard of veterinary care for pets. We provide friendly, informative, and supportive services for you and your pet, while maintaining a superior working environment for our employees.
MEET OUR TEAM!

Dr. Kristine Preiser
DVM
Dr. Preiser's Bio
In her free time, Kristine enjoys reading and painting, playing any sports and anything outdoors, especially soccer and golf, and backpacking, skiing, hiking, kayaking, and camping with her dogs Roux (Rhodesian Ridgeback), Bug (mini Schnauzer), and Zwieback (a Jack Rusell “potato” mix), Phoebe (geriatric old blind and deaf Shih Tzu), and Denali (German Shepherd). She loves her 3 cats Targa, Talisker (Tallie) and Keaton. When at home, her hobbies include organic gardening, raising her chickens, beekeeping (you can buy her honey at the hospital!), and reading and journaling. In 2019 she and Brett had their daughter Charlotte Elisabeth and they both can’t wait to teach her the wonders of nature and animals!! You may also meet her rescue cat Kenai when you come to the animal hospital. Her veterinary interests include surgery, geriatric medicine, wildlife, orthopedics and rehab, and reproduction.
Giving back to the community is important to Dr. Preiser; she has spent most of her career as medical director of multiple animal shelters, taking pride in treating every shelter animal as an individual. Dr. Preiser’s latest endeavor is to volunteer her skills in Alaska and be a volunteer vet each January for The Copper Basin dog sled race- known to be the toughest 300-mile race in North America. The athleticism and toughness of these little canine athletes are incredible, she says!

Dr. Silvana Beloiu
DVM
Dr. Beloiu' Bio
Dr. Beloiu was born in the capital city of Romania, Bucharest. She decided to become a veterinarian from an early age because she always felt compassion
every time she encountered a sick pet. In her childhood, she spent three weeks every summer in the Carpathian mountains of Romania camping with her whole family, hiking, and picking herbal medicine, mushrooms, and wild berries with her grandfather. Her grandfather taught her a lot about the forest and opened her heart to nature.
She graduated from the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine in Bucharest, Romania in 1997. During her study years, she volunteered almost every Saturday at the university clinic, helping with treatments, surgeries, and house calls. This experience in the formative years
constituted a great foundation for future clinical work as a veterinarian. After graduation, she worked in a small animal practice for 3 years in Bucharest. In
2000 she moved to the United States and started working as a veterinary assistant at Riser Animal Hospital and then at March Animal Hospital while
being enrolled in the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG) of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). She
completed the Evaluated Clinical Year (ECY) at Iowa State University, and finished the program in 2007, becoming a licensed veterinarian. Upon
completion of the program, she returned to March Animal Hospital where she practiced for 14 years all aspects of small animal veterinary medicine. Always
interested in gaining new skills she attended various training programs for laser surgery and also in Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM) becoming certified in acupuncture, herbal, and food therapy. Blending Western and Eastern medicine has been her passion, trying to get the best outcome for the patient. Other professional interests include all types of soft tissue surgery, geriatric medicine, and dentistry. She also received training in laparoscopic surgery at the Animal Medical Center of Skokie.
In her free time, she loves spending time with her family, husband Alex, daughter Melissa, and cat Emma Fuzzball, reading, cooking, bicycle riding, rollerblading, and listening to music.

Dr. Mary Lewis
DVM
Dr. Lewis' Bio
She had three dogs for most of her adult life , one always being a lab. Now she has a single dog home of her Papillon, Wilbur. Her pet naming criteria sourced from 50-60’s sitcom characters ( aka Wilbur Post from Mr Ed) . Ask her about her pets’ names! Outside of veterinary medicine, she love s her hobbies with her husband ( they just celebrated their 34 th anniversary !!) , her 3 lovely kids with terrific spouses and dogs, and her pride and joy grandchildren . She’s pretty addicted to her almost 3 year old grandson and 5 month old granddaughter . She and her husband love walking, bicycling, kayaking, disc golf, her new found hobby of pickleball, fishing,cross country ski ng, snowshoe ing, cooking, gardening, reading (especially historical fiction). Her newest adventures with her husband is to visit the National Parks! When you meet Dr. Lewis you’ll feel like you’ve found a friend.

Jaimie
Technician Team Leader
Jaimie's Bio

Elsie
Elsie's Bio
She attended Fox College Vet Tech Institute and is proud to be a Certified Vet Technician.
She enjoys living a very exciting life, always trying new food and going on adventures; but being a mom is her happiest journey yet, and her Son gives her an excuse to act silly! Lifting and running keeps her fit, but dancing is her favorite way to maintain good cardiovascular fitness!
Elsie’s Zoo features her funny Jack Russell Terrier Troy, her Pit Bull Petey, Alec the Bearded Dragon and Oscar the Leopard Gecko.
Elsie is blessed knowing she has a whole team of amazing people with the same passion and goals in their hearts as she does for the veterinary field. We are blessed to have Elsie on our team, come in and meet her and you will agree with us on how compassionate, caring, and will do anything to make your pet and you comfortable here at the hospital!!

Amy
Amy's Bio

Katie
Katie's Bio

Amanda
Veterinary Assistant
Amanda's Bio

Maribel
Veterinary Assistant
Maribel's Bio
As a kid she always knew she wanted to help and save a pet’s life and make a difference. She started off working at pet boarding facilities and kept growing her knowledge till she got hired on as a veterinarian assistant. She inspired her siblings to be animal lovers as well. As a kid she would read books and watch animal channels to learn more about pets and their behavior. At the age of 11 she convinced her parents to get her a dog, a miniature poodle named Smokey. After that her family only got bigger! She am a current owner of a miniature poodle (Smokey), miniature yorkie (Mia), three domestic Shorthair cats (Batman, Cleo and Apa), a huskie (Maze) and lastly a Cane Corso (Beast). What a farm, you can tell she loves animals! That doesn’t include her sister two horses Odyssey and Ruby and her mother’s miniature poodle/yorkie (Grouch). She intends to continue to grow in the animal medical field and save one pet at a time. Maribel brings a gentle compassion and calm to her team and her patients.

Jennine
Veterinary Assistant
Jennine's Bio
graduated from UC Davis with an animal science degree, and her love of animals is very evident. She has one crazy pup, Parsley, and loves reading, climbing, and enjoying company with friends when she’s not working.

Caroline
Veterinary Assistant
Caroline's Bio
Caroline recently found her passion of working with animals when she began volunteering at the municipal animal shelter in St. Louis during her first semester of college. After moving back home, she began working at Border Tails Rescue and later became a medical assistant. Through Border Tails, she met the amazing team at Preiser Animal Hospital! Caroline is excited to continue learning about veterinary medicine and is currently working towards becoming a CVT! When she’s not working with animals, she works as a coach teaching ice skating lessons.

Heather
Customer Service Representative Leader
Heather's Bio
Meet Heather! She is part of our client service representative. She loves working in the animal field because it’s always something different everyday. She has worked in the vet med field for 4 years now. She has a lab pointer mix at home named Lucky. In her spare time, she loves taking her on long walks with her fiancé on the weekends and exploring new places. Heather is very knowledgeable and compassionate and works hard to accommodate your every need.

Stacy
Customer Service Representative
Stacy's Bio

Sydney
Customer Service Representative
Sydney's Bio

Elizabeth
Kennel Lead
Elizabeth's Bio
She lives in Lake Bluff with her husband. She recently lost their beloved dog Ava. While they aren’t quite ready for a new adventure buddy just yet, she is hoping to get her dog fix with your pups! She currently has 2 kitties named StanLee and Loki. If you can’t tell by their names she is a Marvel fan! She was even able to meet the legend Stan Lee himself a few years ago.

Brad
Brad's Bio
If any of you use our boarding services, you know Brad! Brad has been loyal to Preiser Animal Hospital Urgent Care & Wellness Appointments for over 20 years!! He is a quiet and gentle person that is very in tune with our boarders – dogs and cats alike! He enjoys going to the gym and pizza. He rescued his cat Whitey almost 3 years ago now.

Kenai
Welcome Committee
Welcome Committee Bio
We have quite a welcome committee here at Preiser Animal Hospital Urgent Care & Wellness Appointments. Although rarely will you ever see all 3 of them in one room at one time there are 3 black cats that roam the halls of Preiser Animal Hospital Urgent Care & Wellness Appointments. Chugach (aka Chewie) and his sister, Kenai came to Preiser Animal Hospital Urgent Care & Wellness Appointments as strays once upon a time. Dr. Preiser took one look at their big orange eyes and fell in love instantly. Unfortunately, her German Shepherd had different aspirations for them. And for that reason, they came to call the hospital home. And it truly is their home. About a year later, along came a kitten named Priscilla, also a stray, and Chewie was instantly smitten. Shortly after her arrival, Priscilla injured her arm and required a little more TLC. Chewie nursed her back to health and they have been living happily ever after since. Chewie can usually be found either on the sign-in clipboard or laying in the outgoing mailbox. Kenai is the brains of the operation. She is also our interior decorator at times, using her nails to help re-design the upholstery. As for Miss Priss. She is less enthusiastic about dogs so she tends to take cover until things quiet down. But when no one is around you will find her stretched out on the waiting room floor with her belly waiting to be petted or begging for water at the faucet (she has us trained quite well).
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU.
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ADDRESS
2975 N. Milwaukee Ave
Northbrook, IL 60062
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Sat - Sun: Closed

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