Best Veterinarians in Seattle, WA

Dr. Su-Chin Dean-Griffith is a veterinarian and co-owner of the Pet Care Center at Luna Park in West Seattle. She graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in zoology and worked as a research assistant in the Arctic before attending Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine.

Dr. Moore grew up in Kansas City and has lived in Colorado and Oregon before making her way to Seattle. She began working in veterinary hospitals in 2000 before eventually deciding to become a veterinarian, and graduated from Oregon State University in 2015. She has been practicing Small Animal medicine in Seattle since that time.

Dr. Christensen joined Northeast Veterinary Hospital in 1996, after working in mixed-animal practices in the Caribbean and Nebraska. His focus is communication and working with clients to keep their pets happy and healthy.

Dr. Bowden worked in GP and ER in the first 3 years of her career before deciding ER was her favorite flavor of veterinary medicine! She then took a position at a multispecialty clinic and worked under a 5-criticalist team for nearly two years before joining VEG in 2021. She loves medical emergencies and coaching other doctors in procedures and surgery. Her favorite part about VEG is keeping people and pets together, and firmly believes that pets do best and heal faster when their family is nearby. Dr. Bowden lives with her partner, 3 dogs, and a cat. She loves outdoor adventures, including backcountry skiing and mountaineering.

Dr. Irene Choi is a native Washingtonian who grew up in Southwest Washington’s Vancouver Metro area. She earned her doctoral of veterinary medicine from The Ohio State University in 2007 and has spent 10 years providing care in an urgent care/general practice with a focus on exotic animal medicine.

Dr. Shearer is now the owner of the practice, after taking it over from Dr. Carl Anderson in 2019. He grew up in Seattle, went to Roosevelt High School and received his undergraduate degree from Whitman College, followed by earning his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University.

Dr. Aimee Kimmel is a Washington native, growing up in the Spokane area. She attended Washington State University for her undergraduate studies and veterinary school. After graduating in 2002, she completed a one year rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at a specialty hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Dr. Laura Ahlgrim graduated from the College of Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis in 2011. She has 13 years of experience exclusively in veterinary emergency and critical care within the Seattle area. Her goals are to improve the availability of emergency care within the community, improve the pay/benefits of the veterinary support staff, and to keep emergency medicine fun and exciting for her team. Her favorite cases involve emergency surgery, toxicities, and geriatric patients.

Cheryl grew up with her parents and three brothers in Detroit and Traverse City, Michigan. On her way home from kindergarten she found a kitten, convinced her family to adopt it, then decided quite at once she was going to be a veterinarian. Her goals, dedication, and love for animals never wavered. Twenty-one years later she graduated from Michigan State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, considering it a privilege and a dream come true.

Dr. Erin Perotti-Orcutt is the owner and visionary of Four Paws Veterinary Center. She came to Seattle in 1994, after receiving her veterinary degree from the University of Tennessee. Erin has a special interest in integrative medicine, feline medicine, and end-of-life care.

Dr. Rivers is an East Coast transplant who went searching from an escape of the brutal winters of Vermont. She obtained her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 2023. Since then, she has worked as a mixed animal veterinarian working with cows, sheep, goats, chickens, rabbits, cats, dogs, and the occasional Kangaroo and as a small animal urgent care veterinarian. Dr. Rivers’ areas of interest include ophthalmology, infectious disease, and internal medicine.

Dr. Alycia Lamb graduated with dual veterinary degrees from Washington State University and Oregon State University in 2000. In 2005, she completed her CCRT (Canine Certified Rehabilitation Therapist) from The Canine Rehabilitation Institute. In the same year, Dr. Lamb opened Sunset Hill Veterinary & Rehabilitation Center. Dr. Lamb was the first veterinary rehabilitation specialist to practice in Seattle. Since 2015, Dr. Lamb has begun to focus primarily on rehabilitation, allowing her four veterinary colleagues to run the general practice. Under the tutelage of Drs. Sherman and Deb Canapp, Dr. Lamb is now offering advanced and minimally invasive diagnostic procedures like musculoskeletal ultrasound and needle arthroscopy. In addition, Dr. Lamb is a leader in veterinary regenerative medicine in the Seattle area, with the capability to obtain and process bone-marrow-derived Stem Cells and Platelet Rich Plasma for same-day injection into tendons, ligaments and/or joints. This treatment is used to heal partial cruciate ligament tears (non-surgical), treat tendinopathies, and improve arthritic joints. Dr. Lamb works with a variety of patients from young canine athletes to seniors with arthritis. Her goal is to accurately diagnose a patient, be minimally invasive, and choose the best treatment plan for that patient. In her spare time, she enjoys taking her daughter to horse shows, gardening and spending time with family and friends!

Dr. Melissa Walker is a dedicated veterinarian at Vitality Veterinary Care in Seattle, WA.

A 2003 graduate of Washington State University College of Veterinarian Medicine, Dr. Emery has been practicing medicine for over 20 years and opened Seatown in 2016. She grew up in Kirkland and currently resides in Edmonds with her Great Pyrenees Shiro, a senior tripod cat Mufasa, and son. Dr. Emery, widowed in 2020, has two college-aged children, enjoys skiing, traveling, and working out.

Dr. De is a Pacific Northwest native. She attended Washington State University for her undergraduate studies and for veterinary school. After graduating, she completed a one-year rotating internship at a private practice in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Dr. Marzullo knew she wanted to work with animals from a fairly young age. Her strong interest started with wildlife. Her inspiration for wildlife medicine really took off after reading a book written by Dr. William Karesh, “Appointments at the End of the World: Memoirs of a Wildlife Veterinarian”.

Dr. Jennifer Fligiel is a dedicated veterinarian at Cat Clinic of Seattle in Seattle, WA.

Dr. Lacey Dyckhoff joined West Seattle Animal Hospital in the summer of 2019. She attended the University of Washington for her undergraduate studies and earned her DVM from Washington State University in 2016. She enjoys the variety of general practice including preventative care, internal medicine, and pain management.

Dr. Colleen Beestman began her career in veterinary medicine practicing at a small animal practice in Phoenix, Arizona before moving to the Seattle area and joining our team at Rainier Veterinary Hospital.

Dr. Kate Fernald is a dedicated veterinarian at Seattle Natural Veterinary Center in Seattle, WA.