About Us
Worth Street Veterinary Center is not your typical corporate owned veterinary practice.
Since 2010 we have been privately owned and operated and have maintained the same goal: to provide the best veterinary experience for you and your pet with a focus on individualized care in a warm and friendly environment. We are passionate about the human-animal bond and are proud to be the only AAHA accredited practice in lower Manhattan.
To learn more about what this important achievement means, please visit AAHA.org
Our Staff
Francisco DiPolo
DVM, CVA, CCRT, USDA Accredited
For over 20 years I have been blessed with the opportunity to practice doing what I love. As a veterinarian at Worth Street Veterinary Center, I am honored to help make a difference in the lives of pets and their human companions. During my training rotations at Tufts University, which concluded in 2000, I became aware of the concept of integrative veterinary medicine: the combination of conventional medicine with holistic treatments to promote optimal health. This philosophy fits perfectly with my professional…
Sarah Schoenhut
VMD, USDA Accredited
My love for animals was well established early on in life, as I grew up with everything from dogs, cats, and hamsters, to lizards, birds, and horses. It wasn’t until I took a class in ornithology that I realized I wanted to pursue a career in veterinary medicine. Yes, the 5 am bird-watching field trips were something I looked forward to; I even still have some of the 100 or so birds…
Mitchell Green
VMD, USDA Accredited
Chelsea Stern
DVM
I’ve always been passionate about pets and science, so going into veterinary medicine seemed the perfect combination of my interests. After continuously begging my parents for a pet, they let me adopt a sickly kitten we affectionately named Marlin. Marlin would go on to live for an impressive 18 years and see me through many life stages including adolescence, college, and vet school until, sadly, I had to say goodbye to him this past year. Caring for this sweet creature firmly cemented the idea that I should pursue a career in the veterinary field…
Caitlin Hering
VMD
Following my older sister’s footsteps into a career in science, I found the role of a veterinarian to match my compassion for animals, meticulous attention to detail, and general enjoyment of working with people. In pursuit of this goal, I earned my undergraduate degree in Biology from the University of Southern California and went on to attend veterinary school at the University of Pennsylvania…
Liz Anillionis
VMD
My career in animal science was precipitated by a genuine love and compassion for all living creatures that harkens back to my teenage years when I became active in companion animal sheltering. What started out as training small animals and cleaning kennels in shelters eventually evolved into a career in veterinary medicine that I’ve proudly practiced for nearly 10 years…