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Melinda Van Vechten, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology and Internal Medicine)
Dr. Van Vechten graduated from Chico State University with a B.A. in biology and an honors degree in English in 17th century metaphysical literature. She gained her DVM from UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. She entered the Oncology residency program at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine and completed residencies in both Internal Medicine and Oncology. She joined the Veterinary School faculty at UC Davis in 1990 and then began a private practice in Sacramento in 1992. Dr. Van Vechten became a Diplomat of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in Oncology in 1990, and in 1992 also was boarded in Internal Medicine. She is a member of a very select group of specialists that are boarded in two disciplines.
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Dave Griffin, DVM, DACVS
Dr. Griffin received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of California Davis while simultaneously obtaining a Master of Science in Physiology. Dr. Griffin completed his residency in Small Animal Surgery at UC Davis and is a Diplomat of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. Dr. Griffin has been practicing in the Sacramento area since 1985 and joined NCVS in 2005. As a Board Certified Veterinary Surgeon Dr. Griffin routinely performs general and oncology surgery, as well as orthopedic, neurologic, and reconstructive surgery. Dr Griffin's clinical interests focus on the repair and healing of injured tissues as well as advanced orthopedic techniques such as the Triple Pelvic Osteotomy (TPO) and Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy (TPLO).
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Terry Nagle BVSc MACVSc DACVD
Dr. Nagle was awarded his Bachelor of VeterinaryScience degree from the University of Queensland in Australia, and then worked in private practice in rural Australia for 3 years. He then worked in a number of practices in rural England, played cricket for Huntspill, and traveled throughout Europe and Africa over a three year period. Dr Nagle became a Member of the AustralianCollege of Veterinary Scientists in the discipline of Canine Medicine in 1994 while working in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care at the University of Melbourne, Australia and then worked in small animal practice in inner city Melbournefor 3 years. He did his residency in Comparative Dermatology at The University of Minnesota and is a Diplomat of the American College of Veterinary Dermatology. His professional interests include allergic dermatitis, otitis externa and feline dermatology. Outside of dermatology his interests include hiking, cooking, African history and cricket. He has two cats (rescued as kittens from a ledge in Minneapolis - St. Paul airport and a horse barn on the Wisconsin border, respectively) and a very energetic black Labrador. All of Dr. Nagle's pets are named after Australian chocolates.
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Cynthia Kerner, DVM
Dr. Kerner graduated from UCLA with dual Bachelors degrees in Kinesiology and Biology. After spending two years as a staff research associate at the UCLAMedicalSchool, she attended the UC Davis Veterinary School, graduating in 1999. She then completed a one year internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at Sacramento Veterinary Surgical Services. She spent the next five years with SVSS, where her focus turned to emergency and critical care. She joined Northern California Veterinary Specialists in November 2005, as part of our original emergency and critical care team. She has been a member of the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society since 2005. When not attending to our animal patients and their owners, she enjoys spending time with her family camping and off-roading in their 1973 Series III Land Rover.
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Daniel Kittel, DVM
Dr. Kittel spent his formative years in the exciting suburbia known as Hamden, Connecticut. At some point the epiphany of becoming a veterinarian hit him. He graduated from U.C. Davis with a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science. Four years of veterinary schooling at Oklahoma State University ensued. Originally Dr. Kittel worked towards becoming a mixed animal practitioner, but eventually decided that being stationed at the posterior end of bovines for hours on end was not as glamorous as he thought it would be. In 2001, Dr. Kittel moved back out to the Sacramento area and began working in private practice. In addition to saving lives, particular areas of professional interest include ultrasonography and rabbit medicine and surgery. When not at NCVS, Dr. Kittel enjoys spending quality time with his family, traveling by train, reading, and eating Fat Mike’s pizza.
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Anna Ziedins, DVM, MPH
Dr. Ziedins did her undergraduate work at UC Davis where she earned a B.S. degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation Biology. Her original intent was to pursue a career with California's fish and game department, but finding job prospects very bleak, she opted to return to graduate school. She first attended UC Berkeley's well-respected School of Public Health to earn her M.P.H degree in Infectious Diseases, and 4 years later, was awarded a D.V.M degree from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. After graduation, Dr. Ziedins completed a rigorous one-year internship were she acquired much of her emergency medicine and surgery skills. She currently shares a home with 3 cats (all rescue kitties) and 2 dogs (a Yorkie and a Wirehaired Pointing Griffon). When not working at NCVS, Dr. Ziedins enjoys spending time outdoors. Favorite pastimes include gardening, backpacking, outdoor photography, running, swimming and eating sushi at Mikuni' s restaurant.
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