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Veterinarian Spotlight #13:

Dr. Jenshawn Wang, Our Featured Veterinarian

We are delighted to introduce Dr. Jenshawn Wang as this month’s featured veterinarian. He grew up in the suburbs of Southern Taiwan and moved to the north at the age of 18. In 2003, he graduated from the Department of Veterinary Medicine at National Taiwan University. In 2006, he was awarded the Japan Exchange Association Scholarship to pursue further studies at Hokkaido University in Japan. After spending five years in the snowy and freezing Hokkaido, he returned to Taiwan in 2010 upon learning of his father’s illness. Just a few months later, Japan was struck by the devastating Great East Japan Earthquake on Mar 11, which he was fortunate to avoid. In June 2011, he established Wang’s Animal Hospital on Jinhua Street in Taipei’s Da’an District, where he has now been practicing for 14 years.

Bio:

• Graduated from the Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University (2003)
• Received the Japan Exchange Association Scholarship; pursued further studies at Hokkaido University, Japan (2006)
• Returned to Taiwan to practice (2010)
• Founded “Wang’s Animal Hospital” on Jinhua Street, Da’an District, Taipei (June 2011)
• Wang’s Animal Hospital, practicing for 14 years (to present)

 

 

Q1 :  How would you introduce yourself in 3 words?

A : Adventurous, lucky, and passionate.

Q2 : At what age, did you decide to become a vet?

A : I can’t recall exactly, but I remember that the little yellow dog I raised during junior high school had a big influence on me.

Q3 : What do you like the most for being a vet?

A : The sense of accomplishment when seeing an animal recover from illness — that moment when the pet, the owner, and the veterinarian look at each other with joy — is one of the biggest motivators to continue in this profession.

 

 

Q4 : One sentence that describes your value as a vet.

A : Identify the cause of illness and help the animal recover, so that owners are willing to pay for care, and veterinarians can maintain their livelihood with both physical and emotional satisfaction.

Q5 : Can you share one memorable moment in your career as a vet?

A : I once focused on cancer treatment, which was emotionally challenging because patients often grew weaker over time. Unless a tumor could be fully removed, most treatments aimed to coexist with the disease and extend life — but ultimately, the cancer would overtake the patient. Often, the first consultation was the patient’s best condition, and it was downhill from there.

One day, I heard laughter from the next consultation room. A few weeks earlier, a paralyzed dog had come in for treatment; now, it was walking freely around the room. The owner’s face, once filled with sadness, now shone with joy, and the atmosphere uplifted everyone, including the attending veterinarian.

Cancer and paralysis treatments follow opposite curves — one downward, one upward. Watching an animal regain health through my treatment is one of the greatest inspirations for any veterinarian.

Q6 : What is your expertise (pursuing focus)?

A : Paralysis treatment and spinal surgery.

 

 

Q7 : What do you like the most about CardioBird?

A : Its convenience, real-time results and ability to quickly provide essential cardiac information.

 

 

Q8: Surely you have a dream. What do you hope to accomplish through your career or in life?

A : To provide timely, accurate treatment to increase recovery rates for paralysis, and to reduce the number of paralyzed dogs through genetic screening. I also hope to help my team find balance between work, achievement, and life, travel the world to see how other veterinarians practice, and explore different fields to broaden my horizons.