Meet Our Doctors

Dr. Morgan Cavanaugh
A native Californian, Dr. Morgan Thomas Cavanaugh graduated with honors from the University of California at Santa Cruz in 1993 with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology. He was accepted into the Ivy League Veterinary program at University of Pennsylvania and graduated cum laude in 1998. After graduation he returned to California to complete a one year Surgery internship at California Animal Hospital with emphasis on Emergency Medicine and Critical Care.

In 1999, Dr. Cavanaugh began working as a fulltime associate with the Animal Emergency Centre. After falling in love with the patients and practice, he became an owner of the rapidly growing emergency hospital in 2001. Under his leadership the Animal Emergency Centre has continued to expand and grow. In 2005 the hospital was relocated to a brand new modern facility which offers the latest in cutting edge technology for emergency and critical care.

His hobbies include surfing, scuba diving and travel.

Dr. Juli White
Dr. Juli White earned her Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1992. She graduated from the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis in 1997. After graduation she completed a one year formal internship at Alameda East Veterinary Hospital in Denver, Colorado. This internship included additional training in Internal Medicine, Surgery and Radiology with a special emphasis on Emergency Medicine and Critical Care.

For two years after her internship, Dr. White practiced Emergency Medicine full time at Veterinary Specialists of Kansas City in Overland Park, Kansas. These two years of practice allowed her to continue her training in an informal setting by working side by side with board-certified specialists in Internal Medicine. Surgery, Dermatology, Opthalmology, and Radiology.

Since July of 2000, Dr. White has been a full time associate with the Animal Emergency Centre. In 2004 she expanded her involvement in the practice by becoming Staff Manager. She loves the excitement of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine and the pets and people that she gets to interact with on a nightly basis.

Dr. Amanda Gillen
Dr. Amanda Gillen graduated from UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in 2006, having focused and spent most of her time during her senior clinical year with the Emergency and Critical Care Service. On admission to veterinary school, she was awarded the Chancellor’s Grant for undergraduate scholastic achievement. Dr. Gillen’s experience prior to being admitted to veterinary school included 10+ years as an experienced veterinary technician in various practices throughout the Los Angeles area, including a brief period as a technician at Animal Emergency Centre, working with Drs. Cavanaugh and White.

After graduation, Dr. Gillen took a position as an associate at an emergency practice in the Central Coast of California (way too far to travel, as she is a Southern California resident) before returning to Southern California and taking a position as a staff veterinarian at All Creatures Emergency Center in Santa Clarita (much closer to home!).

Dr.Gillen took the opportunity to return to Animal Emergency Centre in 2008, and work with Dr. Cavanaugh and Dr. White again, when a staff veterinarian position became available. She has enjoyed her “return” to the practice in her new role since then.

She enjoys being a new mother to a wonderful baby boy, and loves chocolate, spending time working in the garden, reading, and swimming.