Hometown:

Kansas City

Pets:

Horses: Blue, Godot and Nessie and Dogs: Moses and Broxi

Education:

• Undergraduate: Southern Methodist University, 1987-1991
• Veterinary School: Kansas State, School of Veterinary Medicine, 1995-1999
• Externship: Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, Veterinary Referral Center of Colorado, Denver CO, 1999-2000

Experience:

• Crosslake Veterinary Hospital, Crosslake MN, 1999-2011
• Aspen Animal Hospital, Aspen CO, 2011-present
• Valley Emergency Pet Care, Basalt CO 2011-2014

Personal Interests:

Dressage Training and competition, Skiing, Hiking, Bicycling, Running, Traveling.

Hometown:

Padova, Italy

Pets:

Buddy (the happy dog), Mushroom (Siamese Mix), Kitty (the crazy black cat)

Education:

• Dottore in Medicina Veterinaria, Summa Cum Laude, University of Padova, Italy, 1997
• Master of Science, Ohio State University, 2007
• Diplomate in Large Animal Internal Medicine, 2008

Experience:

• Associate Veterinarian, Amigo Animal Clinic, Grand Junction CO 2011 – 2017
• Preque Isle Animal Hospital, Preque Isle, ME 2008-2011
• Residency in Equine Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University 2004-2007
• Internship in Equine Orthopedics, Univ of Cambridge, UK 2000-2001
• Internship in Equine Medicine and Surgery, Chino Valley Equine Hospital 2001-2002
• Research Grant, JD Wheat Veterinary Orthopedic Laboratory, UC Davis, CA 1998

Personal Interests:

Skiing, hiking and being outdoors, family time.

Hometown:

Jackson Hole, WY

Pets:

Monty (red lab) and Oakley (great pyrenees)

Education:

• Undergraduate: CU Boulder; degrees in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and Neuroscience
• Veterinary school: CSU

Experience:

• Technician’s assistant for several years at Spring Creek Animal hospital (Jackson) and Arapahoe Animal Hospital (Boulder) during undergraduate school
• Small animal internship 2021-2022, WestVet in Boise, ID

Personal Interests:

Hometown:

Walpole, MA

Pets:

Lil Miss Sassy Squeakers – who enjoys sitting on the windowsill watching birds, being vacuumed and playing soccer with a golf ball up and down the hallway.

Education:

CMC Veterinary Technology

Interests:

Golfing, hiking, ATV riding and camping.

Kathy is our Lead Technician. She is a specialist in venipuncture/phlebotomy and has a passionate love for feline’s! Kathy has been with our hospital since 1999! Kathy has been a Certified Veterinary Technician since 1999.

Hometown:

South Bend, Indiana

Pets:

Mia and Pushkin

Education:

B.A. from Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH

Experience:

13 years as Operations Manager at Aspen Youth Center & 3 years as Client Advocate – Advocate Safehouse

Interests:

Hiking with her dog, Mia, and traveling.

Hometown:

Keystone, CO

Pets:

Scout & Lola

Education:

Summit High School, Cosmetology & CMC for Certified Nurse Aid

Experience:

Hairstylist, Nurse’s Aid & Customer Service

Interests:

Paddleboarding, long walks with Scout & Lola, hiking, going to brunch with friends, loving all creatures big n small!