Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital

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• For dogs, cats and people, Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital is a very special place. This is why.\n\nWheat Ridge Animal Hospital is vibrant and alive with the energy of people who are renowned in their respective fields. Our general practitioners work together with our board-certified specialists to ensure that your pet receives the most advanced care available. Our support staff is a fundamental part of our team consisting of certified veterinary technicians, veterinary assistants, receptionists, and management personnel with extensive experience in veterinary health care services. \n\nCarefully designed, our facility allows our team to work efficiently, while the animals enjoy the highest level of comfort and care. We are proud to feature an impressive array of the latest technology and equipment including a helical spiral CT scanner and digital radiology. \n\nAmerican Animal Hospital Association accreditation validates that a veterinary practice is meeting the highest standards in the profession. In addition to the general American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) accreditation held since 1963, we recently became one of the first hospitals in the United States to be accredited through the new AAHA Referral Standards.

  

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    Lisa M. Mausbach, DVM\n\nDr. Mausbach was born in Omaha, Nebraska and moved to Casper, Wyoming at the age of two. She graduated from Kelly Walsh High School in Casper and continued her education at the University of Wyoming in Laramie where she received her bachelor's degree in molecular biology. Dr. Mausbach earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree at Colorado State University after whic...
    
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    Lori A. Wise, DVM, MS, DACVIM\n\nDr. Wise received her DVM with honors from the University of Florida in 1985. She completed an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Colorado State University, followed by a residency in small animal medicine and a master's degree program in 1989.\n\nShe achieved board certification in 1990, and then practiced at West Los Angeles Veterinary Medical G...
    
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    Maureen Finke, DVM \n\nDr. Finke was born in Dayton, Ohio but grew up in Germany. She received her veterinary degree from Texas A&M University in 2002. After completing an internship at the Ohio State University she worked as an emergency veterinarian in Detroit, Michigan. She completed her residency in Small Animal Internal Medicine in January 2007 and stayed on as a clinical instructor for six...
    
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    Shannon M. Jordan, DVM\n\nDr. Jordan was born and raised in Wadsworth, Ohio, a small town 40 miles south of Cleveland. After receiving her bachelor’s degree in biology from Ohio State University in June 2001, she attended veterinary school at Ohio State and earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in June 2006. She moved to Denver and accepted an internship at Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital. At the...
    
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    Tom Adducci, DVM\n\nDr. Tom Adducci is a Colorado native, born and raised in north Denver. He attended Mapleton High School, graduating in 1983. He then attended Colorado State University, receiving his Bachelor of Science degree and Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine, in 1991.\n\nDr. Adducci practiced in a mixed animal practice for 4 years, and then joined a small animal practice in west Denver, ...
    
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    Katherine Tucker-Mohl, VMD\n\nDr. Tucker-Mohl was born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Durham, New Hampshire. She attended Emory University where she received her bachelor's degree in biology and chemistry. Dr. Tucker-Mohl received her Veterinary Medical Doctor degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and upon graduation accepted an internship at Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital. During vet...
    
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    Don A. Ostwald Jr., DVM, DABVP \n\nA Colorado native, Dr. Ostwald was born and raised in Fort Morgan. He graduated from Fort Morgan High School and received a Boettcher Scholarship. Don earned his Bachelor of Science degree and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Colorado State University. Following a one-year internship in West Los Angeles, he practiced in Anaheim, California for five yea...
    
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    Leonard D. Jonas, DVM, MS, DACVIM\n\nDr. Jonas graduated from veterinary school at Iowa State University. Following an internship at the Animal Medical Center in New York City, he came to Colorado for a combined small animal internal medicine residency and master's degree program at Colorado State University. During his internal medicine training he also received extensive training in veterinary...
    
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    Laura L. McKeever, DVM\n\nDr. McKeever was born in Washington D.C. and grew up outside of the city in McLean, Virginia. After graduating from the University of Virginia with a BS in Biology, Dr. McKeever taught outdoor education to 5th and 6th graders in southern California and then moved to St. Louis, where she taught 7th grade science and 9th grade biology for three years. She earned her veter...
    
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    Elisa M. Mazzaferro, MS, DVM, PhD, DACVECC\n\nDr. Mazzaferro was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, along with her twin brother, Joseph. She received her bachelor's and master's degrees in animal and veterinary science from the University of Rhode Island, in 1991 and 1993, respectively. She then moved to Lansing, Michigan, where she received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Michigan State Uni...
    

• Customer Reviews

  

  WOW! I thought I was the only one that

  Reviewed by HeleneK212
  2/4/2012
  

  WOW! I thought I was the only one that had been taken advantage of at this clinic! Every single word that was said including about Dr. Jonas is true when it comes to what I experienced as well. He is arrogant and runs the clinic like a…

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  Leonard Jonas terrible Vet

  Reviewed by D Alquist
  10/26/2011
  

  This place has gone downhill! I have spent thousands of dollars over the years and won't spend another dime there! I made an appointment and was told that I needed to show up 10 minutes before to fill out their paperwork. I showed up 20…

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  Clean your wallet...and my even fix your animal while at it

  Reviewed by Hollbgood
  8/18/2011
  

  Come to this place if you are interested in over-paying and being taken advantage of!! Its great, they'll take you for all your worth, and in the end, your animal still does not get proper care. I have had a horrible taste in my mouth…

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