Dr. Elle Donnini is originally from Virginia and completed both her undergraduate studies and veterinary school at Virginia Tech. Following veterinary school she completed her rotating internship at VCA West Los Angeles, and then her small animal internal medicine residency at Iowa State University. She has been working in private practice in the Des Moines metropolitan area since completing her residency in 2020. She enjoys all aspects of internal medicine, however her special interests center around abdominal ultrasound, client education, and managing frustrating chronic enteropathy cases. Dr. Donnini maintains a strong desire to stay updated on current and emerging literature, both in veterinary and human medicine. Dr. Donnini and her family are happily settled in the Des Moines, Iowa area with their dog, 2 cats, and growing family.