Dr. Chih is a Board Certified Emergency and Critical Care Specialist. Born and raised in Queens, New York, her first job was as a veterinary assistant. 

She received her veterinary degree from the University of Missouri in 2011 and saw the diversity of emergency/critical cases as personal challenges. Her inspiration comes from her mother who taught her to have a strong work ethic and to have compassion for all beings. 

In 2012, Dr. Chih completed a small animal medicine and surgery internship at Michigan Veterinary Specialists. She then completed an emergency/critical care internship and a residency in emergency/critical care, both at Lakeshore Veterinary Specialists in Glendale, Wisconsin. 

Her specialty interests include fluid therapy, CPR, transfusion medicine, polytrauma, nutrition, ultrasonography, and the value of the human-animal bond. Dr. Chih is a certified CPR rescuer in basic life support and advanced life support through the RECOVER (Reassessment Campaign on Veterinary Resuscitation) initiative, which is endorsed by the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care and the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society. Dr. Chih is also a certified hospice and palliative care (CHPV) veterinarian through the IAAHPC (International Association of Animal Hospice and Palliative Care) program. This extra training/certification helps to increase awareness and promote the education of animal hospice, palliative, and end-of-life care to better support pets and their families during their end-of-life journey. She incorporates this knowledge into her everyday practice when managing critical cases. 

Dr. Chih enjoys being outdoors and going to music, food and film festivals. She lives with her husband and their tabby cat and beagle mix, both of which have taught them “to be the type of person my dog (or cat) thinks I am” and to “wag more and bark less.”