Satoko Nishimura was born and raised in Osaka, Japan. She earned her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine degree from Atlantic Veterinary College, Canada. This was followed by completion of a Small animal medical and surgical rotating internship at Veterinary Emergency Clinic in Toronto, Canada. Dr. Nishimura completed her three-year residency program in Veterinary Cardiology at The University of California, Davis in 2018. She was awarded the Best Resident Award by the UC Davis students in 2017 and 2018. Prior to founding her company, Hawaii Veterinary Cardiac Care in 2021, Dr. Nishimura practiced as a Veterinary Cardiologist in a specialty veterinary hospital in Honolulu, as well as assisting the Cardiology department for the University of Guelph and the University of California, Davis. She sees patients at Hawaii Kai Vet Clinic twice a month by referral. Dr. Nishimura is also a De Facto member of Asian College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (AiCVIM). Being fluent in the Japanese language, she has had the opportunity to present continuing education lectures in many conferences in Japan. During her spare time, Dr. Nishimura enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, and gardening. Dr. Nishimura and her husband are proud parents of a son, three cats, and four chickens. The whole family loves to take in the beautiful Hawaii nature and enjoy watching birds, lizards, and insects in their backyard. Dr. Nishimura is excited to work closely with referring veterinarians to provide the best cardiac care to their patients.