Purple and gold logo of a heart shaped paw print surrounding a cat and dog.
Dr. Nicoleta Popescu, a tall, slim female veterinarian with short light brown hair smiles at the viewer in a white lab coat.
  • Dr. Nicoleta Popescu, DVM

  • Medical Director, Veterinarian

Dr. Nicoleta Popescu
was born in Romania into a family of teachers. She inherited her great love of animals from her father who taught veterinary medicine for 50 years and the love of teaching from her mother who taught children to read and write for 40 years. So very naturally, after completing veterinary school, Dr. Popescu continued to work in the same University teaching veterinary students microscopic anatomy.

In 1997, Dr. Popescu met her husband Sorin and settled permanently in the United States. She worked as a veterinary technician, completed an additional year of veterinary school at University of Columbia Missouri, and then furthered her knowledge and skills through an internship at Animal Specialty Group in Glendale. Following the veterinary internship, Dr. Popescu worked relief at 15 different hospitals around Los Angeles and volunteered at multiple spay and neuter clinics. Finally, she settled into a long-term position in La Crescenta at a prestigious animal hospital where she worked for 9 years as a dedicated full-time veterinarian.

It has always been Dr. Popescu's dream to have her own practice and when Dr. Duane Erickson decided to retire in April 2011, she got just that opportunity here at Nordhoff. Dr. Popescu brings more than a mastery of modern veterinary medicine to Chatsworth and the surrounding communities; she cares for the residents and their furry families a great deal! She is a compassionate communicator and a consummate animal lover.

When not taking care of our pets, Dr. Popescu likes to spend time with family, their tuxedo cat Sam, and standard poodle Daisy. She also greatly enjoys cooking and loves to work outdoors around the garden at her home nearby.