Teri Byrd, DVM

Dr. Teri Byrd's love of animals and interest in veterinary medicine stretches back to when she was just six years old and helped nurse birds and other small animals back to health. Since then, Dr. Byrd has worked as a volunteer veterinary assistant, helped rehabilitate cheetahs in a safari park and established the Endangered Species Research and Breeding Center in Spokane—all before she was awarded her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Washington State University in 1991.

As a veterinarian, Dr. Byrd has practiced medicine in a wide variety of clinics and hospitals, from providing rural housecall medicine and relief veterinary work to working with humane societies and providing holistic and alternative medicine. In 2007, Dr. Byrd took over as owner of Madison Park Veterinary Hospital and realized her goal of practicing in a one-doctor, community-oriented practice.

When she's not busy with her duties at the hospital, Dr. Byrd enjoys hiking, skiing, golf and spending time with her daughter, Alisa, a research coordinator at the University of Washington. Dr. Byrd's animal companions include Reina, a dog, and Reiki, a cat.