Staff

An 11th generation native Los Angelean, Dr. Sandy Ullman was born and raised here in Southern California, so she knows our own unique SoCal way of life. To fulfill her dream, she ventured to Kansas where she earned her veterinary degree from Kansas State University in 1985. For the past 30 years she has honed her skills in General Practice. 

She has owned Encinitas Animal Hospital for 10 years and loves the connections she makes with the families and pets in our beautiful coastal community. She loves what she does so much that, while the hospital was under construction, Dr. Ullman moved operations to her home in Olivenhain! While there she continued to see patients out of her garage and, via house calls with her staff, either stationed at the computer command post on the dining room table, assisting with procedures on the kitchen island, out by the pool, and on the green grass under her canary palm.   

Dr. Ullman prides herself on her ability to offer conservative medicine and surgery at a fair price.  She is an excellent communicator who makes sure owners understand their options, helps them navigate through those alternatives, and to make the best health care choice for their pets. Encinitas Animal Hospital, under her leadership, maintains that coastal small-town feel; even as North County’s population booms and most all other privately owned practices in the area have been purchased by corporations. She loves being part of a single doctor practice, which allows her to follow every pet that enters our practice from start to finish. The ability for an owner to see the same vet every time they schedule an appointment is also a plus.  

When not at work, Dr Ullman loves to horse camp along the California coast with her Quarter Horse, Piper, ski in Mammoth with her kids, Jack 22 and Samantha 19, or play on the beach with her Springers, Daisy and Hazel.  Other passions are good books, jigsaw puzzles, crafting, and sitting in a beach chair facing the sun.