I was born and raised in Michigan, completed my B.S. in Zoology at Michigan State University, then moved to Colorado where I attended and graduated Colorado State University with my D.V.M. in 1987.

I have been practicing small animal, small mammal and avian medicine and surgery since 1987.

I have practiced in California (where I met and married my husband during my first job out of school), Connecticut, Indiana and Reno. To stay current on medicine and surgery in all the species I work on, I attend continuing education courses yearly. In addition to general small animal, avian, and exotic species practice, my other areas of special interest are behavior, Bicom (an alternative medicine diagnostic and treatment modality), nutrition, and internal medicine.

My husband and I are owned by 4 dogs, 1 cat and 2 parrots. Sometimes I think my African Grey is smarter than I am! We have been in the Reno area since 2005 and we love it here!