Dina K. Raichel, MS, DVM

Born and raised just outside of New York City, Dr. Raichel completed a Biology degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1994. She then received her Master's degree in Anatomy in 1999 and her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 2003 from Colorado State University. There Dr. Raichel graduated with honors and earned multiple awards including several American Kennel Club scholarships and the J.R. Puckett Memorial Scholarship, awarded by the CSU faculty to “the most inspirational, loving & caring student”. She remained at CSU to complete an internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery.

Dr. Raichel then worked as an emergency doctor at several specialty veterinary hospitals in Colorado and the San Diego area. She brings her experience from some of the country's top veterinary hospitals to La Jolla and is honored to continue the tradition of excellence at Windan' Sea Veterinary Clinic.

In her free time, Dr. Raichel enjoys spending time with her family, participating in ocean sports, skiing, biking, and healthy cooking. She and her daughter are also integrally involved in local youth theatre. A standard poodle, cat, and bird allow Dr. Raichel to share their home.

Daniel Frankel, DVM, MS, DACVS

Born and raised in the Washington, DC area, Dr. Frankel graduated from Amherst College in Massachusetts in 1993. He then spent a year training horses and teaching skiing in Jackson Hole, Wyoming prior to attending the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. There he earned numerous academic awards including the Scholarship for Highest Academic Achievement in Veterinary Medicine.

Upon graduation in 1998, Dr. Frankel returned to Wyoming for two years of general mixed-animal veterinary practice before venturing north of the border to complete a 1-year Internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at the Ontario Veterinary College. His training culminated in a 3-year Small Animal Surgical Residency and Masters of Science program at Colorado State University. Six months later, Dr. Frankel was accepted as a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgery.

He has authored several scientific articles on topics including total hip replacement and surgical treatment of liver shunts. He has also completed advanced training in TPLO, TTA, Total Hip Replacement, Minimally Invasive Surgery, and Regenerative Medicine.

Dr. Frankel has been providing mobile surgical services and practicing at specialty referral hospitals in the San Diego since 2004. Once an avid skier and soccer-player, he now gets out on his surfboard at every opportunity.