Dr. Amanda Schnitker

Dr. Amanda Schnitker graduated with honors from Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine
in 2004. After graduation, she completed a rotating small animal internship at University of Illinois
College of Veterinary Medicine. She then went on to complete a surgical internship at Veterinary Surgical
Associates in San Francisco, California (now known as Sage Centers). She returned to the Midwest and
settled in Chicago in 2006. She has worked in a variety of small animal practices in Chicago, deepening
her knowledge of small animal veterinary medicine. Dr. Schnitker founded Companion Animal Hospital
River North in 2018 and remains their medical director. In 2022, Dr. Schnitker also started as the medical
director at Uptown Animal Hospital. Her special interests include surgery, mentoring, and client
communication. In her free time, Dr. Schnitker can be found reading or gardening with her pets by her
side. She has a cat named Lily and a dog named Bungee.