Dr. Frost is a 1979 graduate of Colorado State University.  She completed an internship and residency in small animal surgery and dentistry at the University of Illinois in 1982.  From there she was in private practice doing both referral surgery and dentistry in California.  She became a Diplomate of the American Veterinary Dental College in 1989 and was Treasurer of the AVDC and on the board of directors from 1995-2001. She started her own business in 1995, Veterinary Dental Consulting, based out of her home in La Center, WA. 

As a mobile veterinary dental specialist she often goes into other practices to do more difficult dentistry cases as well as specialty type procedures like root canals, periodontal surgery and occasionally orthodontics.  This includes a trip to Fresno, CA every other month for a week. 

With all of her experiences over the years she has become an expert in the field and enjoy teaching basic as well as advanced dentistry.  She truly loves veterinary dentistry and the knowledge that paying attention to what is going on in the mouth can be hugely beneficial to pet’s overall health and well being.  This is something she is passionate about passing on to others interested in learning.

Dr. Reed graduated from UC Davis in 1977. After graduating, Dr. Reed completed his internship at Washington State in 1978. During the years of 1978 – 1980 he worked on his cardiology residency at UC Davis. In 1982 he became board certified in Cardiology through ACVIM. Since 2000, Dr. Reed has been an adjunct professor in the UC Davis Department of Surgery and Radiology.

Dr. Stepnik graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with a BS in Biology in 2000. He is a 2004 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. Following graduation he completed a year-long rotating internship at the University of North Carolina State Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital. Dr. Stepnik spent the following 3 years in a small animal surgery residency at the University of California-Davis completing it in 2008. Dr. Stepnik and his wife, a veterinarian who is currently in a dermatology residency at UC-Davis, share their home with 1 dog and 2 cats.

Dr. Vida received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of California - Davis in 2001. He then completed a rotating small animal medical and surgical internship at the Veterinary Specialty Hospital in San Diego, California. Following his internship, Dr. Vida returned to Davis to complete a residency in small animal surgery (2005) attaining board certification with the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2006. He then became a clinical instructor in both orthopedics and surgical oncology at University of California Davis until 2007.

Dr. Walsh is a 1994 graduate of Colorado State University's School of Veterinary Medicine. He also has a Masters in Veterinary Science. He completed an internship in small animal surgery and medicine and a surgical residency at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Dr. Walsh joined the faculty at the University of California - Davis where he rotated coverage for all three of the small animal surgical services and ultimately was instrumental in developing and running the small animal surgical oncology service. He is now in private practice and started Veterinary Specialists Group (VSG) which provides both orthopedic and soft tissue surgical service in the Northern California area. Dr. Walsh is board certified with the American College of Veterinary Surgeons and has a particular interest in surgical oncology and reconstructive surgery. He is considered one of the leading authorities on limb spare procedures in dogs with bone tumors.