Veterinarians

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.

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  Howie Baker
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    Howie Baker

  Howie Baker

  Medical Director
  Veterinary School: Colorado State University
  
  

  Dr. Baker is our Co-Medical Director at VCA TLC Animal Hospital, which he founded in partnership with Matthew Krieger in June of 1999. Dr. Baker realized he wanted to become a veterinarian in the ...
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  Mark Hiebert
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    Mark Hiebert

  Mark Hiebert

  Medical Director
  Veterinary School: Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatoon, Canada
  
  

  Dr. Hiebert's family had a menagerie of pets and farm animals in northern Canada. After the first time their veterinarian came to their farm to examine one of the cows, Dr. Heibert decided that he ...
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  Ed Hsu
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    Ed Hsu

  Ed Hsu

  Associate Veterinarian
  Veterinary School: University of Pennsylvania
  
  

  Dr. Hsu has always loved animals and decided veterinary medicine was the choice for him after his first visit to an animal hospital with a bunny. That decision landed him at the University of Pennsylvania ...
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  Dr. Miller and her dog "Missy"
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    Dr. Miller and her dog "Missy"

  Tara Miller

  Associate Veterinarian
  Veterinary School: Kansas State University
  
  

  Dr. Miller was born and raised in the Northeast.   From a very young age she knew she wanted to be a veterinarian, which led to her obtaining her undergraduate  degree in animal science ...
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  Carol Shih
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    Carol Shih

  Carol Shih

  Associate Veterinarian
  Veterinary School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  
  

  Dr. Shih became an Associate Veterinarian at VCA TLC Animal Hospital in 2003 after finishing her internship at VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital. She received her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine ...
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