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TAMARA KIMMEL, DVM - EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE
Emergency Clinician

Edu: B.S. from Oregon State University, graduated 2000. Oregon State University College of Veterinary Medicine/Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine, graduated 2006. Completed rotating internship at East Bay Veterinary Specialists and Emergency in 2007. Professional Interests: Emergency medicine, coagulopathy, managing liver disease. Personal Interests: Skiing, hiking, camping, rock climbing, mountain biking. Professional Org: AVMA, AAHA, CVMA, CCVMA, VECCS.

ROGER T. HELMERS, DVM - EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE
Emergency Clinician

Edu: Graduated from Comenius College, Germany, in 1979, majoring in English. Graduated from the Veterinary School of the University of Berlin in 1987 with a ECFVG certificate (DVM equivalent). Obtained a California Veterinary License in 1991. Practicing in California for 16 years. Professional Interests: Critical care, pain management. Personal Interests: Rock climbing, cycling, reading, and enjoying his life with 3 dogs, 8 cats, 8 ducks, 1 goose, 2 horses, 1 pony, 1 donkey, 4 parrots, 25 chickens, and about a dozen goldfish and koi. Professional Org: AVMA, CCVMA, VECCS, IVAPM, AACN, and SCCM.

BLYTHE JUREWICZ, DVM - EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE
Emergency Clinician

Edu: BS in Biological Sciences from University of California, Davis, graduated 2000. University of California of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, graduated 2005. Completed rotating internship at East Bay Veterinary Specialists in 2006. Professional Interests: Emergency medicine, dermatology, internal medicine. Personal Interests: Hiking, biking, boating, cooking, reading, spending time with family and friends. Professional Org: AVMA, CVMA, SVMA, AAFP.

CARL KOEHLER, DVM - SURGERY
Diplomate, ACVS

Edu: Graduated from University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine in 1998. Completed rotating internship in 1999 at the California Animal Hospital in West Los Angeles. Completed a surgical internship in 2001 from Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists in Houston, TX. Completed a small animal surgical residency at University of California, Davis, and became board certified in 2004. Personal Interests: Biking, hiking, most outdoor activities. Professional Org: AVMA, VOS, ACVS.

JOHN J. HABURJAK, DVM - SURGERY
Diplomate, ACVS

Edu: U.C. Davis Veterinary School, graduated in 1993. Completed a combined surgical residency program in San Diego and University of Illinois. Professional Interests: Surgical oncologic procedures of the face, head and neck; corrective orthopedic procedures; and neurosurgery. Personal Interests: Scuba diving, Oakland A's, road cycling, cooking. Professional Org: ACVS, AVMA, AAHA, ACVMA, CCCVMA, VOS (Veterinary Orthopedic Society), VCS (Veterinary Cancer Society), AVORE.

KIMBERLY R. CARLSON, DVM - SURGERY
Staff Surgeon

Edu: University of Illinois, School of Veterinary Medicine, graduated in 2001. Completed rotating internship at The Animal Center in New York, and a surgical internship at The Dallas Veterinary Surgical Center in Texas. Completed her surgical residency at Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in New England. Professional Interests: Orthopedic surgery such as the tibial tuberosity advancement (TTA), tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO), triple pelvis osteotomy (TPO), and total hip replacement (THR), as well as neurosurgery and urogenital surgery. Personal Interests: Scuba diving, running, weight training, and collecting antique and vintage posters (especially film noir and science fiction).
Professional Org
: AVMA, ACVMA.

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