General Care
Our General Care team is composed of 8 licensed Veterinarians, 15 Veterinary Technicians, 7 Veterinary Assistants and 12 Client Service Representatives. As a team, we are here to provide you with primary health care and preventive health maintenance programs for your pet. Our team has developed many great relationships with our clients and their pets over the years. We vary from well seasoned veterinarians to new recent additions such as Drs. Gower and van Haaften, giving us a diverse selection of well educated and experienced staff.
Meet the Doctors
Dr. Arvo Artna
An Ottawa native, Arvo was inspired at a young age to pursue a career in veterinary medicine. After receiving his DVM, he worked briefly at an Ottawa practice before moving to Windsor where he split his time between three clinics including Windsor's ...
Dr. Dana Clark
Dr. Clark has been practicing in the Ottawa area since graduating from Ontario Veterinary College, and has practiced at Alta Vista Animal Hospital for six years. Dr. Clark is a family veterinarian who occasionally covers weekend emergency shifts. Her...
Dr. Krista Gower
Dr. Gower always knew she wanted to work with animals but she did not like school when she was growing up. In high school she found out how many more years of school it would take to become a veterinarian and thought no way! While working at the ...
Dr. Lara Jamieson
Lara wanted to be a veterinarian since she was a child. When she was growing up, Lara spent a lot of time at her grandparents' farm in rural Prince Edward Island. They demonstrated a great respect for all of the animals on the farm- dogs, cats, horses,...
Dr. Marjorie McIsaac
Dr. McIsaac's career in veterinary medicine began with a penchant for medicine and a family history of dedicated veterinarians - she comes from a family of 6 children, and her father, oldest brother and brother-in-law are all Veterinarians! Although she has...
Dr. Maria Popa
Dr. Popa joined the Alta Vista Animal Hospital team in 2011. She previously worked in the Brockville area as a small animal veterinarian. She is a native of Bucharest, Romania, but has lived in Toronto, Guelph and Brockville over the past 15 years. ...
Dr. Dan Rodgers
Dr. Rodgers grew up in Barrie, Ontario with 3 brothers and a sister. The family always had pets but when he expressed an interest in veterinary medicine his parents bought him his own yellow lab who accompanied him around the streets of Barrie in ...
Dr. Erica Tyre
Dr. Erica Tyre graduated from the Atlantic Veterinary College in 2005 and was elated to be offered a position as an associate veterinarian at such a well-known and progressive hospital as Alta Vista. She hails from Fredericton, New Brunswick and is ...
Dr. Karen van Haaften
Ontario Veterinary College, Class of 2009 Associate Emergency and General Practice Veterinarian...
