Meet Dr. Joanne L. Carlson
DVM & Medical Director
Dr. Joanne Carlson obtained her veterinary degree with honors from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine in 1993. She has completed an externship and fellowship at the Lincoln Park Zoo and her veterinary medicine interests lie within internal medicine, surgery and everything French Bulldogs.
She is the past president of the Chicago Veterinary Medical Association, the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association, and a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association within the ISVMA. Dr. Carlson currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association as past president.
Dr. Carlson has proudly owned Loving Care Animal Hospital in Palatine, Illinois since 1999. She and Loving Care AH sponsor and support several local groups and events, including working with local humane organizations.
In 2019, Dr. Carlson and her clinic were recognized in the top 150 veterinarians in the nation by Vet500. They have also been voted Top Pick & Best of the Best Veterinarian and Animal Hospital by the Daily Herald Reader’s Choice Poll for the past four years.
Dr. Carlson resides in Inverness, IL and has three children, a French bulldog, two cats, and a rabbit. In her free time, she is an avid runner and enjoys reading, spending time with her kids, and visiting the beach.
“My passion for providing the highest standard of veterinary care motivated me to take the leap into opening my own practice in 1999, as well as volunteering my time as the President Elect of the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association. I lead from the heart with compassionate care and focus on client education so that everyone who walks through the doors of our animal hospital knows their animal companion will get the best care possible.” ~ Dr. Joanne Carlson
- Loving Care because pets are family.
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