Dr. Slawienski is a native of Buffalo, New York. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University and his DVM degree from Iowa State University. He completed an internship at West Los Angeles Animal Hospital, and trained as a resident in veterinary surgery at the prestigious Animal Medical Center in New York City. He became a diplomat of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1999. He also practiced at Associated Veterinary Specialists in St. Louis before moving to Ohio with his family in 2004. He has provided soft tissue, neurologic, and orthopedic specialty surgeries for patients of veterinary hospitals in northeast Ohio and the surrounding areas since that time.