VCA Animal Referral and Emergency Center of Arizona

Doctors

We invite you to explore the biographies of our doctors and learn more about them. Our doctors have a wide variety of backgrounds and interests.

  • Dennis Keith, DVM

    Medical Director
    Certifications: ACVR
    Colorado State University
    Departments: Diagnostic Imaging

    Dr. Keith, our Radiologist and Medical Director, has always been committed to delivering excellent veterinary care to families in his home state of Arizona. The opportunity to join the vet specialist ...
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  • Halise Diamond, DVM

    Veterinary Specialist
    Certifications: ACVR
    Colorado State University
    Departments: Diagnostic Imaging

    Dr. Halise Diamond, a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiology, comes to us from the University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine, where she completed a three-year residency ...
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  • Michael Jaffe, DVM

    Veterinary Specialist
    Certifications: ACVS
    University of Missouri
    Departments: Surgery

    Dr. Michael Jaffe is a 1991 graduate of the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine where he received the American College of Veterinary Surgeon's Award for Academic and Clinical ...
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  • Richard Scroggin, DVM

    Veterinary Specialist
    Certifications: ACVIM
    Louisiana State University
    Departments: Internal Medicine

    Dr. Scroggin is board-certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine.  He completed a small animal internal medicine residency at the University of Minnesota in 2005.  ...
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  • Melinda Wood, DVM

    Veterinary Specialist
    Certifications: ACVIM
    Ohio State University
    Departments: Internal Medicine

    Dr. Wood enjoys all areas of internal medicine, with special interests in endoscopy, gastrointestinal diseases and endocrine diseases. She won an award at the 2006 Society for Comparative Endocrinology ...
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  • Elizabeth Easley, DVM

    Associate Veterinarian
    University of Missouri
    Departments: Emergency/Critical Care

    Dr. Elizabeth Easley majored in animal science at the University of Missouri-Columbia prior to receiving her DVM from their College of Veterinary Medicine in 2003. During her senior year she received ...
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  • Andy Lenius, DVM

    Associate Veterinarian
    Iowa State University
    Departments: Emergency/Critical Care

    Dr. Lenius received his DVM degree from Iowa State University in 2004. After graduation, he began his career as an emergency vet at the Veterinary Specialty Center of Tucson, Arizona. In 2005, he ...
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  • Chris Monarski (Residency Trained), DVM

    Associate Veterinarian
    Texas A&M University
    Departments: Surgery

    Dr. Christopher Monarski completed his surgical residency in Arizona at VCA ARECA, and has been helping to advance veterinary medicine in our community through his residency-related teaching and ...
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  • Brian Sessink, DVM

    Associate Veterinarian
    Michigan State University
    Departments: Emergency/Critical Care

    Dr. Brian Sessink, graduated from Michigan State University, receiving a bachelor of science in 1994 and his DVM status in 1996. He completed a Small Animal Medicine, Surgery and Critical Care Internship ...
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General Practice

We have over 540 animal hospitals in 41 states that are staffed by more than 2,000 fully qualified, dedicated and compassionate veterinarians, with more than 200 being board-certified specialists. The nationwide VCA family of general practice hospitals give your pet the very best in medical care, providing a full range of general medical and surgical services as well as specialized treatments*: Wellness, Spay/neuter, Advanced diagnostic services (MRI/CT Scan), Internal medicine, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Dermatology, Cardiology, Neurology, Boarding, Grooming

*services may vary by location.

Our family of pet hospitals stands out by delivering the greatest resources in order provide the highest quality care available for your pets. By maintaining the highest standards of pet health care available anywhere, we emphasize prevention as well as healing. We provide continuing education programs to our doctors and staff and promote the open exchange of professional knowledge and expertise. And finally, we have established a consistent program of procedures and techniques, proven to be the most effective in keeping pets healthy.
 

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Emergency Care

We have emergency doctors and staff available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (including holidays)  to help you.

Common conditions we see on an emergency basis include (but are not limited to) vomiting and diarrhea, congestive heart failure, kidney failure, canine parvoviral enteritis (Parvo), complications from diabetes, pancreatitis, pneumonia, hepatic lipidosis, fatty/liver disease, anemia, coagulopathies (like Rodent Bait Poisoning), intervertebral disk disease/paralysis, rattlesnake envenomation, heat stroke, urinary obstruction, toxicities, and various types of trauma.

In case of emergency, please call us immediately at (480) 898-0001 or drive to our location at 1648 N. Country Club Dr., Mesa AZ 8201.  We are located on the West side of Country Club between Brown and McKellips, 1 mile south of the Red Mountain Loop 202.

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