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Dr. Doug
McInnis
earned his D.V.M. in 1987 from Oregon
and Washington State Universities College of Veterinary Medicine.
He is a past-President of the Oregon Veterinary Medical Association of
which he has been a member since receiving his doctorate. Locally,
Dr. McInnis is very active in the community as a member and past
president of both the Klamath-Lake Veterinary Medical Association and the
Animal Emergency Service. He also served on the Board of Directors
and was Vice President of the Klamath Humane Society. Dr. McInnis
continues to donate many services including free spays and neuters of
dogs and cats waiting for adoption at the Humane Society. In the
business arena Dr. McInnis is a member of the Rotary Club
of Klamath County where he has served as President, Treasurer and on
the Board of Directors. Dr. McInnis is very dedicated to his
profession and often fosters that dedication for local high school
students interested in the veterinary field, encourages staff to pursue
continuing education & career advancement and provide preceptorships
and mentorship to veterinary students.
Dr. Rebecca
Fujishin
(Dr. Becky for short) earned her D.V.M. in 1985 from Oregon
and Washington State Universities College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr.
Becky has been in practice in the Klamath
Basin for over 15
years. She joined the West Ridge team in 1999 and generally works
at our East Ridge
office. Dr. Becky is an active member of Klamath-Lake Veterinary
Medical Association, The Oregon Veterinary Medical Association and the
American Veterinary Medical Association. She is a past member of the
Humane Society Board of Directors. Currently Dr. Becky is an active
member and volunteer with numerous 4-H programs, the Henley High School
Equestrian Team and the High Desert Trail Riders.
Dr. Carolyn
Whitaker earned
her D.V.M. in 2002 from the University
of California, Davis
College of Veterinary Medicine with an interest in large animal medicine.
She has been in Klamath County
since graduation and joined East
Ridge in October of 2006. When she is not working
she is busy with her husband and two young daughters at their home in
Bonanza, where they have a variety of animals including horses, cats and
a dog. They also keep very busy with their herd of Boer meat goats. She
is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association and American
Association of Bovine Practioners. She welcomes any high school students
interested in large animal veterinary medicine to ride along.
Dr. Allison
Rogers
joined the staff of West Ridge on June 10, 2007. Dr. Rogers grew up on a
small “hobby farm” outside of Dayton,
OH, where she developed a
love for animals and rural life. She received her B.S. in Biology from Denison
University in 2003
and her DVM from The Ohio State University in 2007. (Go Bucks!) Her
husband Scott is a physician in the family medicine residency program at Sky
Lakes Medical
Center. Allison
enjoys traveling, reading, hiking geocaching and being ignored by her two
black cats. Since arriving in town she has become involved with the
Klamath Basin Habitat for Humanity and organized a residents and spouses
book club. She is thoroughly enjoying her new profession, and especially
values the many new relationships she has…
Deana Chambers joined our staff in September
of 2002. She is a licensed veterinary technician and serves as our
head technician and office manager. She has worked in the veterinary
field for over 15 years. Deana is an active member of the KBHA and
volunteers time for a local horse 4-H group.
Kim Pratt grew up in Southern
Oregon, and has always been an avid animal lover. Her family
always had a few horses, a couple of dogs and they fed all the cats in
the neighborhood. She started her veterinary technician career in 1999,
when she began working for a practice in Grants
Pass. After four
years of on the job training she challenged the Oregon Veterinary Board
and took the test to become a licensed Vet Tech. After long hours of
studying she passed and then made a life changing decision to go back to
school. She moved to Klamath
Falls to pursue a career as a dental hygienist,
and obtain a bachelor's degree from OIT. She was blessed to find a job
working at East Ridge
and West Ridge Animal Clinics. She hopes that her dental hygiene career
will improve her skills as a Vet Tech, and is looking forward to the
future.
Jaclyn Schock joined the West Ridge staff in
the fall of 2003. She earned her Veterinary Technician license in March
2008. She received her certification in radiology in September of 2007.
She is also taking numerous classes to help sharpen her knowledge of
veterinary medicine. She is an active member of KBHA and involved in 4-H
functions. She spends her spare time studying and helping her kids learn
how to ride horses and dirtbikes. She also looks forward to bow-hunting
deer and elk every year. Her goal is to be an asset to the doctors and
staff here at West Ridge Animal Clinic.
Amy Swindler joined our staff in 2002. She
is working towards her veterinary technician certification and is a
certified radiology technician. She currently works primarily at our East
Ridge office. She is a coach for the Klamath
County 4-H horse
judging and hippology teams as well as a horse resource leader.
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