Dr. Sara Organist
Dr. Organist has practiced veterinarian medicine in the Philadelphia area for the past 14 years. She has a passion for providing high quality medical care that emphasizes each pet’s individual needs in a low stress setting. She also strongly believes in client education and will partner with you to make the best, most informed decisions for your pet’s health care and overall well-being. Dr. Organist has a background in emergency medicine and experience leading hospital teams, so she can offer extensive surgical and medical procedures not available in most general practices.
She maintains a welcoming bedside manner and treats every pet with compassion, courtesy, and professionalism.
Dr. Organist is a 2004 graduate from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Animal Bioscience from Penn State University in 2000. Dr. Organist shares her home in Fishtown with her husband and 4-legged family- Celia, Vegas, Benjamin, Diego, and Isabelle.
Dr. Eric Matkowski
Eric Matkowski grew up and has lived in Philadelphia for almost his entire life. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree from Clemson University and a Master’s degree from Drexel University. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 2004, where he and Dr Organist were classmates!
Dr. Matkowski has worked in general practice his whole career and returns to Philadelphia where he previously worked for nearly a decade. He has interests in all aspects of medicine and surgery in dogs and cats and especially values being able to educate and help pet parents care for their loved ones. He was also voted as “One of the Best” Vets in Bucks County in 2020.
Dr. Matkowski lives in Philadelphia with his (very active!) family. He loves training for triathlon races, especially Ironman events. He has two cats (Kitty and Cat) and a dog (Stanley a big ole Pittie/American Bulldog mix). Kitty and Cat were adopted from shelters. Stanley was found emaciated in a ditch in Fairmount Park by Dr. Matkowski and a group of friends out for a run in the spring of 2016. After great care and love, Stanley made a wonderful recovery – he quickly fell in love with his new family and became a ridiculously odd pup with many quirks! After caring for several older chihuahuas (Two, Linny Lou, and Marcel) over recent years, he and his family recently also took in a big ole silly dog named Hank who has heartworm disease – Stanley is super-happy to have another big pup to play with now!