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Ark Animal Hospital
2616 Mission St.
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
(831) 426-3399
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday
8:30AM - 6:00PM
Saturday
9:00AM - 3:00PM
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Ark Animal Hospital |
Ark Animal Hospital
2616 Mission St.
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
(831) 426-3399
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 Dr. Christina Hoefer:
Dr. Christina Hoefer is a 1997 graduate of the UC Davis
School of
Veterinary Medicine. She earned her undergraduate degree in biology, with honors, from UC
Santa Barbara in 1991.
A fifth generation Santa Cruz native, she is delighted to own a hometown veterinary practice and brings a decade of clinical experience in small animal medicine, surgery, nutrition, and behavior, to Ark Animal Hospital.
Dr. Hoefer is committed to providing excellent veterinary care with compassion. She belongs to the American Veterinary Medical Association and is an active member of the
Monterey
Bay chapter. She also has a fondness for felines and their finicky needs and has been part of the American Association of Feline Practitioners for the past nine years.
Her free time is spent enjoying her family; her husband, Darren, and their son, Benjamin. They share their home with a smattering of dogs and cats 8 at last count!
Dr. Hoefer also likes to take advantage of the
California lifestyle. She plays competitive beach and indoor volleyball, enjoys leisurely bike rides along the coast, and visits local museums for art and history.
 Dr. Liz Devitt:
Dr. Liz Devitt has two decades of experience practicing veterinary medicine and surgery for companion animals. A graduate of Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, (North Grafton,
Mass. ), she is passionate about promoting active, healthy lifestyles for pets and their people. In the early years of her career she worked with farm animals, polo ponies, marine mammal rescue groups in New England, and the
International
Bird
Rescue
Research
Center in
California . She also spent a decade working in feline-only veterinary hospitals. Dr. Devitt equally enjoys working with dogs; she has a special interest in canine athletes and working dogs and will soon be credentialed in canine physical therapy and rehabilitation medicine.
Dr. Devitt is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the Canine Sports Medicine Association, and a media liaison for the Veterinary News Network. She is also an award winning writer for Veterinary Economics and a contributing writer to Cat Fancy and Pet Age magazines. She volunteer teaches pet first aid & CPR for the American Red Cross, conducts free pet health seminars for the community through the Santa Cruz Animal Services Authority, and produces health classes for police K-9 units.
When she isn’t working, you can find Dr. Devitt training for her next marathon, directing races for All Star Dog Run (a West Coast series of 5k/10k races for dogs and people) or lounging around with her cat, Noodle.
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