Meet Our Team

Dr. April Finan is the owner of Finan Animal Hospital. Dr. Finan is a 2005 graduate of the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Finan spent 10 years in emergency practice before transitioning to general practice. She finally realizes her dream as the owner of Finan Animal Hospital. Dr. Finan strives to create a fun, diverse, positive, and supportive work environment for her staff. We hope our love for our jobs shows in our care for your pet.

Dr. Finan enjoys lifting weights in her spare time, competing in triathlons, cooking healthy meals, and spending time outdoors with her family.

Dr. Finan is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association, The Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society, and the Chicago Veterinary Medical Association.

Dr. Amanda Testolin is originally from northern Indiana and has always had a love of animals. She first came to Illinois to attend Monmouth College, where she received a Bachelor’s degree in Biology. Dr. Testolin is a graduate of Lincoln Memorial University College of Veterinary Medicine. Her medical interests include preventative care, internal medicine, ophthalmology, diagnostic imaging, and surgery. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, swimming, and watching Chicago sports with her husband, Joe and her baby girl, Eleanor.

Dr. Leasure graduated in 2015 from the University of Illinois. At her home,  Dr. Leasure shares her home with 5 cats, 2 dogs, a turtle named Flow, her husband, and her most adorably perfect sons, Gryffin and Julian. Dr. Leasure is slightly obsessed with Harry Potter so of course, she named her son Gryffin after her favorite Hogwarts house, Gryffindor. As a veterinarian, Dr. Leasure enjoys studying animal behavior and performing soft tissue surgery.

Jenn has been in the veterinary field since 2008. She is a certified veterinary technician who has a special interest in fear free veterinary care. Jenn lives with her husband and two kitties, Cooper a munchkin cat and Izzy a manx cat. In her spare time she enjoys reading and attending comic conventions.

She shares her home with her two dogs Mazie (a Blue Heeler) and Zeus (an Australian Shepherd), and her fiance. She is a huge lover of Blue Merle’s. In her spare time, Jordan can be found either in nature or in the kitchen. She enjoys kayaking, hiking, and baking.

Katie is a certified veterinary technician that graduated in 2013 from the Veterinary Technology program at Joliet Junior College. She has always been a pet lover but has a special place in her heart for all the kitty cats. Katie has a special interest in dentistry and the nursing care of sick animals.

Treating all of her patients as if they were her own, providing care with patience and TLC is her true passion. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and three kids and baking sweets. She has three kitties, Peanut, Fluffle Sprout, and Marmalade that are her fluffy babies.

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In her downtime, she enjoys checking out the latest flicks with her husband, being a magician in the kitchen, playing volleyball, and daily games of fetch with her best buddy, Jengo.