Emergency and Critical Care
Bio coming soon!
Bio coming soon!
Dr. Jennifer Bronk is an associate emergency veterinarian at Pet Emergency Clinic. She earned her DVM at University of California at Davis, then moved to Snohomish, Washington for an equine internship. She practiced equine medicine for two years, then realized that her true interest lay with small animal emergency and critical medicine, where she has been for over a decade.
She thrives in the busy, fast-paced environment and appreciates the quality of medicine and dedication to patient care she finds at PEC. She believes that collaboration and support between colleagues are an essential component to a fulfilling work environment. Both professional and fun-loving, she strives to provide respectful and compassionate care while being both flexible and practical in her medical approach.
While not caring for patients at PEC, Dr. Bronk enjoys running, and exploring the outdoors with her Australian Shepherd, daughter, and twin boys.
Jen Earnest, DVM received her undergraduate degree in Animal Sciences from the University of Arizona. She graduated from Colorado State University School of Veterinary Medicine in 2016. After graduation, she completed equine internship and worked primarily in equine and mixed animal practice for the first 3 years of her career.
In 2018, she started working part time at an afterhours emergency clinic in Visalia, CA and discovered her love of emergency medicine. She enjoys the opportunity to care for clients and their pets when they most need it.
Dr. Earnest joined the Pet Emergency Clinic Team in February 2020. She is excited about being able to provide the community with high quality veterinary care that allows clients to best care for their pets in their given situation.
In her spare time, Dr. Earnest enjoys horseback riding, kayaking, running, and hiking with her two dogs (Lu and Oakley), and anything else that allows her to be outside.
Internal Medicine
Whitney Nelson, DVM, DACVIM is a Native of Washington State. She is originally from Richland, WA and pursued her undergraduate degree in Biology at Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA. Dr. Nelson attended Veterinary School at Washington State University where she graduated with her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 2008.
After graduation, Dr. Nelson completed a Small Animal Internship at Cornell University. In 2012, Dr. Nelson completed her residency in Small Animal Internal Medicine at Texas A&M. After earning her specialty in Small Animal Internal Medicine, she worked for 2 years at Pieper Memorial Veterinary Center, an emergency and specialty hospital in Connecticut, before returning to Texas A&M to teach as a Clinical Assistant Professor.
Dr. Nelson returned to Spokane and joined PECRC in 2015 and is currently serving as the head of the Internal Medicine Department. She is excited for the future of PECRC in Spokane and is dedicated to adapting to the ever-changing needs of the community. She enjoys all aspects of her challenging cases and loves the relationships she develops with her clients and referring veterinary community.
In her spare time, Dr. Nelson enjoys spending time with her husband Sean, their growing family, and their Labrador, Tillie.
Urgent Care
Dr. Daniel Bastian grew up knowing he wanted to be a veterinarian from a young age. As a little kid he was always around a variety of different animals. He graduated from UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in the summer of 2017. He then transitioned into an equine practice for one year to complete an internship followed by 6 months as an equine associate veterinarian. Desiring to become more of a mixed animal veterinarian, in 2019 Dr. Bastian transitioned to a small animal exclusive clinic, since then he has been working in either a mixed animal practice or small animal exclusive practice. During his time as an equine veterinarian, he met his wife Jenny; they have welcomed two kids in this world. Dr. Bastian and his family enjoys the outdoors: horseback riding, camping, fishing, mountain biking, hiking and disc golfing, to name a few.
Dr. Victoria Karshner joined the Pet Urgent Care family in 2023. She moved to the Pacific Northwest in 2014, spending the first part of her career practicing in Central and Northern California.
Animals have always been a part of her life including dogs, cats, reptiles, rodents and fish. At the age of 7 she bottle fed a litter of orphaned kittens and decided she was going to become a veterinarian. After graduating high school she headed off to UC Davis and obtained her Bachelor’s of Science in Animal Science and continued on to UC Davis’ School of Veterinary Medicine, graduating with her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 1996.
Dr. Karshner has special interests in medicine, ophthalmology and surgery. When she is not in the clinic, she enjoys spending time with her husband and 2 teenage kids, relaxing at the lake, mountain biking and hiking with her crazy Doberman. Her household also includes 2 demanding cats and 2 crested geckos.
Dr. Christine Marcellus is a Spokane native. She graduated from Ferris High School then attended Washington State University where she received her BS in Animal Science and her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degrees. She spent a while in the central Washington area before returning to Spokane. She lives here with her two cats Sassafras and Spruce. Both are named for trees which lead into her hobby of Logger Sports. She still travels competing, announcing and judging logger sport competitions in her spare time.
