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Katherine Ratliff - DVM Dr. Ratliff was born and raised in Bakersfield, where she attended Edison School and graduated from Foothill High School in 1970. She went on to Cal State Bakersfield and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a minor in Chemistry in 1974. From there she went to UC Davis from which she graduated in 1978 with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM). She came home and has been at Animal Emergency and Urgent Care ever since. She began as an associate in 1978 and purchased it in 1983. Dr. Ratliff is a member of the AVMA, CVMA, KCVMA and the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society. Her goal is to provide quality emergency, urgent and critical care to the pets that are presented to the hospital. In her spare time Dr. Ratliff likes to cook, hike, ride horses, read and snow ski. She has three dogs, two horses, a blue and gold macaw, and a green iguana named Godzilla. She has been married to the same all around Good Guy, Mark, for 20 years and they have a 16 year old son, Carl. |
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Allyson Hannan - DVM Dr. Hannan has been employed at Animal Emergency and Urgent Care for the past two years. Her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree was obtained from the University of California at Davis in 2002. Prior to that she obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from the University of California at Santa Cruz in 1997. Dr. Hannan is a member of The Veterinary Emergency And Critical Care Society, and the AVMA. She has a special interest in Ultasound and Radiology. She resides with her husband Scott, a devoted father who works in the human emergency medical field, and their 1-1/2 year-old son. The four legged family members includes cats: Isabelle, a 9 year-old gray and white DSH, Clover, a crazy 9 year-old tortie who was bottle fed, and Gracie, an 8 year-old white DSH. Dogs: Sweet ol' Charlie, an 8-9 year-old pomeranian mix that was adopted as a stray. Occasionally Charlie can be spotted around the hospital when he comes to visit. When Allyson is not working or chasing after her young son, she enjoys quilting, scrapbooking, and cooking. |
Cathy Osten - DVM Dr. Osten received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Wisconsin and recently relocated to Bakersfield to pursue her interest in emergency medicine and critical care. She resides with her husband, Chad and a menagerie of pets. She is an active member of AVMA, CVMA, WVMA, IVECCS and AVSAB. Her professional interests include emergency surgical procedures and animal behavior. |
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Bob Maruna - DVM Dr. Maruna graduated from The Ohio State University, College of Veterinary Medicine in 1996 and has spent the last 10 years of practice in emergency and critical care settings. He lives in Altadena with his wife, Diana, and three daughters, Katie, Jennie Rose, and baby Josephine. He is a member of AVMA, SCVMA, and VECCS. His professional interests include trauma surgery, nutritional management of critically ill patients and fluid therapy. next>>
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