VCA Animal Care Center of Sonoma County

Doctors Overview

The staff members at VCA Animal Care Center are more than just professionals, they are real people with a passion for animals. Our staff is dedicated to ensuring your pet is comfortable and your experience is a positive one. After all, it isn't by chance that we have been caring for special family members for more than over 30 years. We like what we do.

VCA Animal Care Center is a community resource that provides state of the art solutions to animal health care problems in a compassionate environment. Our doors are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

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  • Constance De Haan

    Medical Director
    DVM, University of California, Davis
    Certifications: DACVR

    Connie received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in 1986. After two years in private practice she attended Washington State University completing ...
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  • Lisa Alexander

    Veterinary Specialist
    DVM, University of California, Davis
    Certifications: DACVS
    Departments: Surgery

    Lisa received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in 1983 and moved south to complete a one-year rotating internship in small animal medicine ...
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  • Melanie Campbell

    Veterinary Specialist
    DVM, University of California, Davis
    Certifications: DACVIM/Neurology

    Dr. Campbell earned her DVM degree from the University of California at Davis in 2001. After completing a rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at VCA Emergency Animal Hospital ...
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  • James Farese

    Veterinary Specialist
    DVM, University of Florida
    Certifications: DACVS
    Departments: Surgery

    Jim received his veterinary degree from the University of Florida in 1994. After completing an internship and surgical residency at Cornell University in 1998, he joined the faculty at the University ...
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  • James Lavely

    Veterinary Specialist
    DVM, Ohio State University
    Certifications: DACVIM/Neurology

    James Lavely, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM, Neurology Dr. Lavely received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from The Ohio State University School of Veterinary Medicine in 1999. He then completed ...
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  • Kristin MacDonald

    Veterinary Specialist
    DVM, Auburn University
    Certifications: DACVIM/Cardiology
    PhD, UC Davis

    Kristin MacDonald, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVIM
    Dr. MacDonald is a board certified veterinary cardiologist in the College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, and has worked at ...
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  • Michael Magne

    Veterinary Specialist
    DVM, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Certifications: ACVIM
    MS, CSU
    Departments: Internal Medicine

    Michael received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 1981 from the University of Illinois where he also fulfilled his internship. In 1985 he completed a residency and master's degree ...
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  • Sara Schachter

    Veterinary Specialist
    DVM, University of California, Davis
    Certifications: ACVIM

    Dr. Schachter received her DVM from the University of California-Davis in 1997 and completed an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the prestigious Animal Medical Center in New York ...
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  • Lisa Tieber

    Veterinary Specialist
    DVM, Iowa State University
    Certifications: DACVIM/Neurology
    Departments: Rehabilitation

    Dr. Tieber obtained a bachelors and masters degree in psychology early in her academic career. As a part of this training she spent several years working with adults and children with brain injuries ...
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  • Diccon Westworth

    Veterinary Specialist
    Certifications: DACVIM/Neurology
    Departments: Neurology

    Dr. Westworth received a BVSc with Honors (DVM) in 1995 from the University of Melbourne, Australia. He completed a surgical internship in Sydney, Australia in 2002. In 2006 he completed a Neurology/Neurosurgery ...
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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

VCA Animal Care Center provides round-the-clock emergency services to care for your pet when your family veterinarian is not available. We have six veterinarians and many technicians on staff that specialize in emergency services and critical care to attend to any type of small animal emergency including trauma, toxin exposure, surgical and medical crises, just to name a few. Our experienced staff continually receives advanced training specific to emergency practices and procedures to insure your pet gets the best care possible.

In addition to emergency services, we are able to provide intensive care for critically ill pets that have been referred by family veterinarians. Our clinicians are on staff 24 hours a day, every day of the year, including weekends and holidays, allowing us to monitor and provide continuous care.

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