Meet the Vet  Tae S. Kwon, DVM

Dr. Kwon was raised in a small town in South Korea with his parents and siblings. He went to veterinarian college in Seoul, Korea, and graduated from Seoul National University in 1977. He went on to work for a pharmaceutical company and did research in pharmacology and toxicology for drug safety and efficacy.

In 1983, Dr. Kwon moved his wife and daughters from Korea to California to expand his education in advanced veterinary medicine. When he first came to California, he worked for a computer company in order to support his family.
Dr. Kwon then did a six month internship at Agoura Animal Clinic, followed by six months at Humphrey, Giacopuzzi, and Associates Equine Hospital.

Dr. Kwon had to go through extensive testing for foreign graduates and received a certificate by the educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates. Dr. Kwon received his veterinarian license in Florida in 1988, and then in California in 1989. He continued to work in various veterinarian hospitals in Orange County before opening up his own practice. Dr. Kwon wanted to open a small animal practice that could serve all of Santa Clarita. He opened up Valley Lyons Pet Hospital in 1992.

Dr. Kwon was awarded the "Best Veterinarian" by the Daily News of Los Angeles in 2003. He was on the board of trustees for the Southern California Veterinary Medical Association, and a member of the California Veterinary Medicine Association. He is also a member and previous president of the Korean Veterinary Society of America, and a member of the Korean Veterinary Association of Southern California.

Dr. Kwon currently lives with his beautiful wife, Sylvia, and their happy shih-tzu "Mikey". They have three grown daughters who live on their own.  Dr. Kwon and his wife enjoy hiking in the mountains and running marathons. They have completed many marathons and hiked to the top of Mount Whitney. Dr. Kwon climbed Gillman Point (18,500 ft.), Mount Kilimanjaro on July 4, 2008.