AMANDA RAMAGE, DVM MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Veterinarian
About Dr. Ramage
Dr. Amanda Ramage has been a team member of Chimacum Valley Veterinary Hospital and Pet Townsend Veterinary clinic since September of 2018. What Dr. Ramage finds most satisfying about being a veterinarian involves working with clients and their pets to improve quality of life for both the pet and owner. She does so by finding a treatment plan and strategy that fits each individual patient, whether it be a more traditional western medicine approach, holistic approach, or a combination of both.
Some of Dr. Ramage’s professional interests include integrative holistic medicine, nutrition, behavior, and internal medicine. She is a member of the American Holistic Veterinary Association and the American Veterinary Medical Association. At Washington State University, Dr. Ramage pursued an undergraduate education in Zoology. She received the Zoology Alumni Undergraduate Scholarship of 2010 for her passionate pursuit of education in the field of zoology. Dr. Ramage went on to achieve her doctorate in veterinary medicine from Saint Georges University in 2016. There she was given an award as the most active fundraiser for the International Veterinary Student Association Spain, having raised over $3,000 for hosting the exchange students.
A great motivation behind Dr. Ramage’s professional interests in veterinary medicine was her mother. Growing up Dr. Ramage was invoked by helping her mother in her dog obedience classes. She always knew she had wanted to work with animals, and once she received a puppy of her own she grew fascinated with becoming a veterinarian. Dr. Ramage loved bonding, training, and showing her puppy. At 12 weeks old her puppy had broken her leg, introducing Dr. Ramage to the setting of a veterinary hospital and the powers of veterinary medicine.
At home, Dr. Ramage and her husband, Dr. Conner Ames share their home with their furry family. They own a Beauceron named Orac, a rescued mix breed from Grenada named Rosie, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel named Cassy, and two cats named Hansel and Desi. In her spare time, Dr. Ramage enjoys training her dogs in various sports including obedience, rally obedience, agility, schutzhund and herding. She also likes going hiking, backpacking, rock climbing, road biking, running, cooking, traveling, and horseback riding.
KRISTEN ROOKER, DVM
Veterinarian
About Dr. Rooker
Dr. Kristen Rooker knew from a young age she wanted to work with animals when she grew up. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in biology from Bridgewater College (located in the Shenandoah Valley, which is where she fell in love with mountains), then went on to receive her DVM from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech. Many large mountains and the outdoor lifestyle drew her to Washington, and she is loving life on the West Coast! She enjoys all aspects of general practice. When not in the clinic, she is usually outdoors – hiking, doing volunteer trail maintenance with WA Trails Association, or skiing. She is also an avid reader and enjoys knitting and crocheting. She shares her house with Dodger the terrier mix.
KEVIN REED, DVM
Veterinarian
About Dr. Reed
Dr. Reed was born and raised in Wisconsin and graduated from the university of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine in 2006. He moved to Seattle after that and practiced small animal medicine until 2020 before moving to Port Townsend. Dr. Reed loves the outdoors, gardening, running, bicycling, and hiking. He became a foster parent, but all the kids are grown up now, how time flies. Dr. Reed currently has three dogs, two parrots, chickens, and alpacas.
Jessica Larson, DVM
Veterinarian
About Dr. Larson
Dr. Jessica Larson has been an associate veterinarian at Chimacum Valley Veterinary Hospital and Pet Townsend Veterinary Clinic since July 2020. She has interests in hospice care/geriatric medicine, internal medicine, and dermatology. Dr. Larson enjoys educating clients about their pets’ medical issues and helping them come up with treatment plans that work for each person’s lifestyle and finances.
Dr. Larson grew up in Pennsylvania, often working at horse stables in exchange for riding lessons. She attended the University of Central Florida, where she received a BS in liberal studies in 2004 and an MS in Mathematics in 2006. She spent two years working as an equine technician and one year working as a small animal technician before going to veterinary school.
She attended the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine and graduated in 2015. As a student, she was a recipient of the Merial Veterinary Scholarship and the Kevin Anderson Team Vet Med Scholarship.
Dr. Larson is a life-long equestrian who loves trail riding and dressage. She enjoys watching classic movies, dancing, and playing piano. Dr. Larson and her partner Dan have a thoroughbred horse named Lance.
Susan Powell, DVM
Veterinarian
About Dr. Powell
Dr. Susan Powell enjoys working with owners and their pets to make the best decisions for the health of their pets and strengthen the human animal bond. She has a special interest in behavior, nutrition, spay/neuter surgeries, and dentistry.
Dr Powell grew up in California. She completed her bachelor’s degree in biology at San Jose State University. After several years working in the human medical field, including a stint as a deputy coroner in Reno, NV, she returned to school and completed a PhD in Reproductive Physiology, (working with llamas) with a minor in Veterinary Medicine at Oregon State University. She then made the cross-country trek to Ohio State University Veterinary School graduating in 2003. Since completing a one-year internship in medicine and surgery in 2004, she has worked in private practice and shelter medicine in California and Washington.
After three years in Spokane, Dr Powell returned to the beautiful west side of Washington and now lives in Port Ludlow. Outside of work, she enjoys reading, crafting and, most of all, bowling. Her son is a software engineer and lives in Snohomish and is the reason Dr Powell moved to Washington in 2017. She shares her home with three cats and two dogs who keep life interesting.
