VCA Hood View Animal Hospital

Bios

• Mary Reynolds, DVM

  DVM

  Mary was born and raised in Cassville, Wisconsin with nine siblings. Her undergraduate degree is in Business Administration-Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. She attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison for her veterinary degree. Mary moved to the northwest after graduating from vet school due to the weather and great outdoor recreation. Mary has two golden retrievers named Foster and Idgie and two cats named Dexter and Liberty. Her hobbies include playing the piano, snowboarding, and watching football. Go Badgers! Go Seahawks!

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• Julie Kennedy, DVM

  DVM

  Julie was born in Everett, Washington but has lived in Oregon most of her life and has been in Portland since 1995. She earned her Bachelor's Degree from Oregon State University in 1990 and her Veterinary Degree in 1994. She has a beautiful daughter named Katie, two dogs named Zelda and Sugar Pop Pugalicious and three cats named Pokey, Sparkle and Oreo. In her free time Julie likes to go camping, hiking and waterskiing. She also loves to read and spend time studing oenology.

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• Lea Sheldahl, DVM

  DVM

  A native of Oregon, Dr. Sheldahl grew up in the Portland area and attended college at the University of Oregon, where she majored in biology. She then stayed in Eugene to pursue a Master's degree in animal behavior. After finishing her Master's she took some time to travel, and ultimately settled in New England for 12 years before moving back to Oregon!. Dr. Sheldahl graduated from Tufts Veterinary School in 2008 where she received the Jeff Proulx Memorial Award for outstanding achievement in veterinary studies. She completed her internship at the New England Animal Medical Center. She then spent two years as an emergency veterinarian at a high volume emergency and referral center before transitioning into general practice. Lea's hobbies include hiking, baking, gardening, photography, and spending time with her border collie mix, Lilah.

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