John Kelly was born in Seattle, but has lived in Europe, the Near East and Central America as a boy. John Kelly obtained his B.S. and D.V.M. degrees at Washington State University. He joined Dr. Coe in 1975, first as an employee, then as full partner in 1983. Dr. Kelly finds that practice continues to be a welcome challenge due to constant improvement of the diagnostic and treatment modalities that are utilized to improve the quality of health care for the beloved pets that EBAH is privileged to service.

Sherrie Crow has worked as a veterinarian at EBAH since 1998, with her entire career being in private practice. Originally from Western Washington, she received her degree from Washington State University of Veterinary Medicine in 1993. Sherrie enjoys working to keep pets health and happy, while the medical and surgical cases provide a new challenge each day. When not working, Sherrie likes hiking, cooking and plays in a local marimba band. Of course, her three cats prefer Sherrie to stay at home and snuggle with them.

Heather Weihl graduated from Tufts University in 1988, fulfilling her lifelong dream of becoming a veterinarian. Although she has worked with all kinds of animals from sloths to snow leopards, she most loves caring for your four legged family members from their pediatric through senior years. She spends time volunteering, playing trombone and accordion, and has three exceptionally talented and beautiful cats.

Deborah Tegarden is out of our office on maternity leave. She gave birth to Olin Thomas Tegarden on March 11th at 2:16 a.m. 7 lbs 14 oz 20 1/2 inches! She will return 3 days a week beginning early June.

Karen Myhre grew up on a small farm in Indiana where her earliest patients represented a wide menagerie of different species. After veterinary school at Purdue University she limited her practice to dogs and cats, first practicing in San Jose, and then moving to Seattle. A little known fact is that she has been associated with Elliott Bay Animal Hospital since 1990. In the later 1990's she took some years to practice limitedly and spend time with her then young children (now in middle school). As she returns to three-quarter time practice, Karen looks forward to renewing old relationships as well as forming new ones with the clients (and pets!) of Elliott Bay Animal Hospital. In her time off, she enjoys the task of raising her two girls; they keep Karen and her husband busy with soccer and a myriad of other activities. Her family is rounded out by a pair of hand-me-down pets: a hospital phobic cat named Major, and an Elliott Bay Animal Hospital spa-loving dog named Jake.

Dr. Aimee Smith grew up in the Seattle area and has a great love for the Pacific Northwest. She studied biology and chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Washington, and lived in New York City, working as a Marketing and PR coordinator before returning to the Northwest to attend Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Smith has volunteered with the ASPCA in New York City, the Doney Veterinary Clinic for disadvantaged owners in Seattle, and the King County Humane Society. She has loved animals all her life and gets special enjoyment out of discovering new parks with her squirrel-obsessed Beagle named Flash Gordon. She also has an elderly Persian cat named Sam whose "lion cut" amuses friends and family. Aimee seeks new adventures through her cooking, involvement in sailboat racing, and through travel to far-flung places.

Kari M. Johnson has served as a relief veterinarian here at EBAH for the past 5 years, filling in and seeing patients when the other EBAH doctors go to conferences, attend meetings, get married, etc. She is a 1993 graduate of Washington State University. Dr. Johnson grew up in Idaho, milking cows and showing pigs in the FFA. Her interests are in small animal (not too small) emergency medicine, surgery, cytology, and ultrasound. When not seeing cats and dogs, Dr. J snowboards every chance she can get and rows for a local rowing club 3 mornings a week.