Staff Veterinarian

Dr. Simms was born and raised on the sunny island of Singapore in Southeast Asia. She graduated from Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine in 2001. She did a small animal medicine and surgery internship in Santa Cruz Veterinary Hospital. Shian has been practicing emergency medicine in the Bay Area since 2002. Apart from trying to keep up with the constantly evolving aspects of emergency and critical care medicine, she also has special interests in feline medicine, surgery and cytology/hematology.

When not at work, Shian spends time with her husband and four cats. She currently lives in San Francisco.

Dr. Simms understands and speaks Mandarin; and understands Cantonese, Hokkien and Teochew.