• Earned Doctorate in College Veterinarian Medicine from Washington State University in 1974.
• Extensive experience in small animal medicine.
• Has worked in both the private and corporate sectors with ownership and management of many veterinary hospitals.
• Current owner of YVH with special interest in the human/animal bond and the importance of pets to human health and well-being.

Jerry Brown, DVM

• Doctorate from Washington State University.
• Co-Founder of Yelm Veterinary Hospital.
• Currently focuses primarily on small animal orthopedic surgery, soft tissue surgery and critical care.

• Opened Yelm Veterinary Hospital in 1976.
• Doctorate from Washington State University.
• Extensive work in the dairy industry with emphasis in bovine reproductive work.
• Currently, special interest in small animal internal medicine and soft tissue surgery.

Charles Kegley, DVM

• Doctorate from Washington State University.
• Years of emphasis on equine medicine.
• Current emphasis on small animal internal medicine and ultrasonography.

Irene Choi, DVM

• Bachelor's in Zoology from University of Washington, Seattle.
• Doctorate from Ohio State University.
• Joined our Hospital in 2007.
• Currently focused on companion animal medicine, with an interest in exotic animal medicine.

Claire Griffin, DVM

• Doctorate from University of Tennessee.
• Joined our Hospital in 2007.
• Special interest in small animal medicine and ultrasound.

Relief Veterinarians

Sylvia Nolan, DVM

• Doctorate from Oregon State University.
• Full time clinical experience in all aspects of general feline and canine practice.
• Special emphasis on emergency medicine and canine reproduction.