Dr. Michelle Azan-Backx, was born in Toronto, Ontario and graduated from Ontario Veterinary College in 1984. She joined the Willowdale group in 1994. Her areas of professional interest are, Small Animal Clinical Medicine and preventative medicine.

Dr. Azan-Backx wants owners to be able to enjoy their pet companions. With the proper care she believes vetrinarians can improve the quality of a pet’s life and increase the length of time that owners can share with their pets; it’s a win-win situation.

Her hobbies include: Reading, traveling, needle crafts, gardening (badly, but she tries), skiing, volleyball, tennis, aerobic training, Pilates.

She has been married since 1983, and has 4 children. Her pets include:
Zeus-my wonderful Boxer (10 years)
Oreo- our geriatric DLH ( 18 years)
Ming-soo- our finicky Siamese (15 years)
Franky-newest edition, white Cockatiel, he’s the adolescent brat (1 year)