Emergency Veterinarian
Overview/Clinical Interests:
After performing a successful C-section on a dying garter snake at age 5 (using a steak knife (with assistance) and a popsicle stick), Dr. Kelly White was hooked on veterinary medicine. Before starting relief ER work 3 years ago, she had many years of experience in both primary care and emergency medicine. Dr. White enjoys all aspects of emergency veterinary medicine, but finds soft tissue emergency surgeries especially rewarding, particularly GI surgeries (GDV, foreign body obstructions), C-sections, pyometra/emergency ovariohysterectomies, splenectomies, and wound repairs.
Off Duty:
Dr. White enjoys volunteer veterinary work and has participated in spay/neuter campaigns in Guam, Palau, the Cook Islands, and Bora Bora. Away from the ER, she and her family enjoy skiing, biking, hiking, and traveling. They have an Italian greyhound named Zoey, whom they rescued through Italian Greyhound Northwest.
Education:
- Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, Dove Lewis Emergency Animal Hospital, Portland, OR
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University
- Bachelor of Science, Zoology, Washington State University
Publications:
- Cope RB, Bildfell RJ, Valentine BA, White KS, Cooper BJ, Oncken A. Fatal paraquat poisoning in seven Portland, Oregon, dogs. Veterinary and Human Toxicology, 46 (5): 258-264, 2004.
- White KS, Fuji RN, Valentine BA, Bildfell RJ. Equine congenital papilloma: pathologic findings and results of papillomavirus immunohistochemistry in 5 cases. Veterinary Dermatology 2004; 15: 240-4.
Career:
Length of Employment at SVC/SVH: Relief ER clinician since 2020
Total years practicing veterinary medicine: Nearly 18 years