Dr. Linda Schilkowsky
Veterinarian
Dr. Linda Schilkowsky earned her Bachelor of Science in Agriculture at the University of Georgia in 1981, and is a 1985 graduate of the University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine. A lifelong “farm girl”, she spent most of her childhood in horse and dairy country in western New York state and north Georgia. She began her career in mixed practice, working with dairy cattle, horses, pigs, dogs, and cats, in Elberton, Georgia. From there she decided to make the jump to full time small animal medicine, working in practices in Charlotte, NC and Rome, Georgia, before launching a career as a relief veterinarian. As a relief vet she specialized in filling in at practices that needed temporary or part time help, serving over 100 different practices in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
The Schilkowsky family moved to Morganton in 2003, and Dr. Linda focused her relief service closer to home. She worked part time at Burke Animal Clinic from 2004 until 2013, doing most of the surgery and getting to know the patients and clients, while traveling the region to provide relief for other practices on her “days off.” In 2013 she made a shift to emergency medicine, staying and working most weekends at an emergency and critical care service. While she loved the challenge of emergency medicine, she missed her family and pets on the weekends. When Dr. McMahon offered to sell her this practice, she jumped at the chance. Dr . Schilkowsky has been privileged to work in some of the finest animal hospitals in the country, and brings a wealth of experience and new ideas to Burke Animal Clinic.
Dr. Schilkowsky married her best friend and college sweetheart, Carl, a teacher at Hallyburton Academy and coach at Patton High School, in 1984. They have three children: John, of Providence, Rhode Island, is a 2014 graduate of Cornell University, and works in the biotechnology research industry as a regulatory specialist. Ellen is a 2017 graduate of NC State and is in graduate school studying dairy reproductive physiology at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Jonathan Hall, who joined their family in early 2016, is a 2017 graduate of Patton High School and a pre-med biochemistry major at East Carolina University. They also share their lives with 6 cats, 3 dogs, and 3 horses. In her free time, she enjoys reading, riding horses, canoeing local lakes and rivers, hiking, traveling, and fine dining.