Meet the Team at East Sacramento Veterinary Center

Dr. Lauren Poon was born and raised in Sacramento (Go Kings!). She attended UC Davis for her undergraduate degree, where she graduated with honors before moving to Fort Collins, CO with her partner.

 In Colorado, she worked as a veterinary technician and found her love for the field. In 2023, she graduated from UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. While in school, she was president of the Integrative Medicine Club, fostered with the Orphan Kitten Project, and volunteered with the Mercer Veterinary Clinic for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness. Her main interests lie in internal medicine, surgery, dermatology, and behavior. 

Dr. Poon is excited to be practicing in her hometown and creating relationships within her community— furry and not! When she isn’t in the hospital, she enjoys tending to her plants, traveling with her partner, skiing, trying new foods, and spending time with her fur babies (Astro, Nori, and Maki). 

Dr. Katie Castillo grew up in the small town of Los Lunas, New Mexico. For her undergraduate studies, she attended the University of Arizona where she earned her BS in Veterinary Science in 2014. She then attended UC Davis for veterinary school where she graduated in 2018. Dr. Castillo’s first year of practice was in urgent care and general practice in Fairfield, California. She then moved to Austin, Texas where she joined a general practice for the next 3 years before moving back to Sacramento in 2022 to join the team at East Sacramento Vet Center.

Her specific areas of interest are Internal Medicine and Surgery.  What Dr. Castillo loves most about ESVC is the ability to focus on both of those specialties while also forming long-term bonds with her patients and their families. As Dr. Castillo’s own fur baby, a German Shepherd named Zona, has entered her senior years, she has also gained a specialist interest and passion for geriatric medicine and pain management.

Dr. Castillo and her husband, Alex, enjoy travelling, trying new restaurants, spending time in the outdoors, and hanging with their pup Zona.