Veterinarians
Emergency and Critical Care
Maike Bachmann
DVM, DACVECC
Veterinary Specialist
Emergency and Critical Care
Maike Bachmann
Bio coming soon!
Jennifer Bronk
DVM
Emergency and Critical Care
Jennifer Bronk
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.
Kerry Campbell
DVM
Emergency and Critical Care
Kerry Campbell
Dr. Campbell is originally from Tucson, AZ and attended the University of Arizona where she obtained her undergraduate degree in Animal Sciences. She moved to Seattle, WA and worked full time as a technician in both exotic and small animal veterinary hospitals before attending Washington State University in Pullman for veterinary school. She returned to Tucson to complete a year-long intensive rotating internship at Veterinary Specialty Center of Tucson.
Since her internship, she has worked as an emergency doctor at multiple different emergency and referral hospitals in Hawaii, Alaska, and Arizona. She now splits her time between Bozeman, MT and Spokane, WA.
Dr. Campbell spends most of her free time fly-fishing and especially enjoys dry fly fishing for trout on the many legendary rivers in Montana and swinging flies for steelhead in the Pacific Northwest.
Jennifer Earnest
DVM
Emergency and Critical Care
Jennifer Earnest
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 an 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.
Malkolm Graffe
DVM
Emergency and Critical Care
Malkolm Graffe
Dr. Graffe was born and raised on Vashon Island where his childhood yellow lab, Eddie, inspired him to become a veterinarian. He studied chemistry and physics in college and spent time in Washington, DC after graduation where he discovered and studied a novel protein structure in Goldfish retina.
Before veterinary school, he spent four months hiking the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada.
He attended Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine and is particularly interested in surgery, ultrasound, and pain management.
Dr. Graffe and his significant other, Jacquie, own and operate Rivers Release LLC, an in-home pet euthanasia service. In their spare time they enjoy outdoor activities, working on their farm, and spending time with their two adopted pets Shasta, a Malamute mix and Carlos the kitty.
Krista Morrow
DVM
Emergency and Critical Care
Krista Morrow
Dr. Krista Morrow is originally from the Spokane area and graduated from Washington State University in 2013. After finishing veterinary school, she moved to Vancouver, WA for several years where she eventually settled into providing veterinary relief services for both emergency and small animal clinics. She also provided mobile acupuncture and laser therapy for patients in the Vancouver and Portland areas. She has taken several courses in Class IV Laser Therapy and completed the Chi Institute program for veterinary acupuncture.
While Dr. Morrow loves to travel and has provided relief in all regions of the Pacific Northwest, she decided to move back home to be closer to family. She chose to stay at Pet Emergency Clinic for the standard of pet care provided as well as the group of doctors and co-workers who always seem to have a positive attitude and good humor.
Dr. Morrow has 2 cats, Mack & Maisy and 2 dogs, Sampson the Dachschund and Duexenberg, AKA Duezy, the Standard Schnauzer. For fun, she likes anything that has to do with the outdoors including road and mountain biking, hiking with her dogs, kayaking, and paddle boarding. She hopes to explore some national parks soon. Currently, Dr. Morrow is learning Spanish at Spokane Community College to travel, (hopefully to complete a bike tour in Costa Rica) and to provide services to Spanish speaking clients.
Andrew Rocco
DVM
Medical Director
Emergency and Critical Care
Andrew Rocco
Dr. Rocco originally hails from Everett, WA. After getting his first job walking dogs at a boarding kennel in high school, he continued to work his way up the ranks in the animal care field. He attended Western Washington University for his undergraduate studies and earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Washington State University. Following graduation, he worked at a busy mixed animal practice in Snohomish, WA as a small animal general and emergency practitioner. His family chose to relocate to Spokane to escape the hustle and bustle of the Seattle area. Dr. Rocco has taken a keen interest not only in the practice of emergency veterinary medicine but also in leadership and business operations. In his free time, he spends time with his wife, three sons, and five cats.
Internal Medicine
Whitney Nelson
DVM, DACVIM
Veterinary Specialist
Internal Medicine
Whitney Nelson
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.
Kristen Merrill
DVM, DACVIM
Veterinary Specialist
Internal Medicine
Kristen Merrill
Dr. Kristen Merrill is originally from Phoenix Arizona and pursued her undergraduate degree in Business at Arizona State University. Kristen Merrill received her doctorate from Iowa State University in 2016 and continued her training in Iowa with a one-year internship in small animal medicine and surgery. Kristen completed her residency in small animal internal medicine at the University of Missouri in 2020.
Dr. Merrill moved to Pullman Washington in July 2020, and happily joined the PEC Internal Medicine team in August 2020. She enjoys all aspects of the challenging cases that internal medicine has to offer; however, she has special interests in gastrointestinal/hepatobiliary disease, and respiratory diseases. During her spare time, Kristen enjoys spending time with her dogs and fiancé Kaylyn, travel, watch movies, and outdoor activities.
Oncology
Felicia Lew
DVM, DACVIM
Veterinary Specialist
Oncology
Felicia Lew
Dr. Lew is originally from Seattle. She attended Washington State University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Lew completed a general surgery and medicine rotating internship at a private practice specialty hospital in San Diego before moving on to a medical oncology residency at Tufts University.
After residency she moved to Chicago where she worked for 3 years as a medical oncologist before deciding to come home to the Pacific Northwest. Dr. Lew is interested in comparative medicine, specifically the disease overlap between humans and animals, and she enjoys working with each of her patient’s families to create an individualized treatment plan that best addresses their unique goals and concerns.
When Dr. Lew is not working, she is usually running or spending time with her dog Pancake.
