Dr. Joyce Ashamalla was born and raised in the western suburbs of Chicago.  She is the managing partner at Hinsdale Animal Hospital. She has been with Hinsdale Animal Hospital since 2008. She received her BS in Animal Sciences from the University of Illinois-Champaign Urbana, where she stayed to complete her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine in 2007.

She has a background in toxicology, and as she does enjoy all aspects of medicine, she has a strong interest in surgery and internal medicine. She is AO certified, USDA-APHIS accredited and is a member of the CVMA, ISVMA and AVMA.

In her spare time, she enjoys rooting for Chicago sports teams, sampling Chicagoland's culinary world, traveling and spending time with her husband and three children.