Sonya Karchemskiy, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)

Sonya Karchemskiy, DVM, Diplomate, ACVIM (Small Animal) is a Board-Certified Small Animal Internal Medicine Specialist at MedVet Mountain View.

Dr. Karchemskiy earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in chemistry from Princeton University in Princeton, NJ, and her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in Davis, CA.

She then completed a yearlong rotating medicine and surgery internship at The Schwarzman Animal Medical Center in New York City, NY. She went on to complete her residency in Internal Medicine at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in North Grafton, MA.

She has authored and co-authored multiple publications on topics including immune-mediated disease, extracorporeal therapy, and feline medicine. Her research has focused on the use of extracorporeal therapy to treat patients who have immune-mediated disease, kidney disease, or toxicosis. She has a special interest in treating immune-mediated, hepatobiliary, and acute and chronic kidney conditions.

Dr. Karchemskiy has received several honors, including the Residency Award for Excellence in Research from Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, the ACVIM Resident Research Abstract Award at the ACVIM Forum, recognition in Phi Zeta, the national honor society of veterinary medicine, and High Honors in Chemistry from Princeton University.

Helping a patient and their family persevere through a challenging illness and heal is why she loves her work. Whenever her own family’s pets needed medical care, the team at MedVet was there for them, and the excellent and compassionate care they received is what inspired her to pursue a career at MedVet.

Dr. Karchemskiy speaks Russian and Hebrew. When not caring for patients, she enjoys hiking, swing dancing, baking, and spending time with family.