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1035 West Broadway; PO Box 1161; Jackson, WY 83001; Telephone: 307-733-1606
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Dr. M.J. LaRue Forman, Practice Owner, D.V.M., Diplomate, A.C.V.I.M.

Dr. MJ LaRue FormanDr. M.J. LaRue Forman moved to Jackson Hole with her family in 1970. She graduated from Jackson-Wilson High School in 1978. She attended Colorado State University for her undergraduate degree and graduated from Veterinary School in 1985. Dr. Forman ventured to the east coast where she slaved as an intern in small animal medicine and surgery at a specialty hospital in Connecticut. She was accepted to a three year small animal internal medicine residency at Tufts University. It was here that she met the love of her life and current co-owner, Dr. Daniel Forman. After completing advanced degrees, Dan and M.J. practiced in New Hampshire for two years. The loss of a dear family member brought the couple back to Jackson Hole where they married in 1991. Spring Creek Animal Hospital was born July of 1992. That same year, M.J. became the first board certified veterinary internal medicine specialist in a three state area. Their beautiful children came into their lives in 1995 (Josh) and 1996 (Matthew). The growth and success of both the animal hospital and the children have amazed even them! In addition to being a business owner, veterinarian, wife, mother, daughter and hockey/soccer mom, M.J. loves exercise of any type, but in particular hiking, biking and skiing. She enjoys reading and spends any spare time keeping memories of her wonderful and full life by scrap booking!

 

Dr. Daniel G. Forman, D.V.M.

Dr. Dan FormanDr. Daniel G. Forman received his Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science from Cornell University in 1983. After spending a year in Graduate School in search of a Master’s Degree in Reproductive Physiology from The University of Maryland, College Park he entered veterinary school at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine in 1984. Upon completion of his degree in veterinary medicine in 1988, he was accepted into an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at The Animal Medical Center in New York City, where he honed his veterinary skills and developed a lifelong love for exotic animal medicine. His greatest achievement was finding the love of his life in veterinary school; a third year teaching resident at Tufts University named M.J. LaRue. They were married in 1991 and have two wonderful sons, Josh and Matt. Drs. Dan and M.J. Forman created Spring Creek Animal Hospital on July 3, 1992, with a total staff of one additional person. Today, Spring Creek Animal Hospital is a fully accredited facility of the American Animal Hospital Association with a staff of over 25 wonderful and caring animal lovers. That is Dr. Forman’s second proudest accomplishment.

Dr. Forman has served on numerous non-profit boards in Jackson Hole, currently serving as an advisor for the Learning Center, an organization specializing in developmental disorders for children age birth through five years, and PAWS, a non-profit dedicated to improving the quality of life of companion animals in Jackson Hole. After 9/11, he worked with the Wyoming Department of Homeland Security on bio-terrorism issues. He is the Staff Veterinarian for the Wyoming Wetlands Society, dedicated to increasing the population and range of Trumpeter Swans. He routinely performs pro-bono work on raptors and other wildlife for the Wyoming Department of Game and Fish and is the State Liaison for the Association of Avian Veterinarians. He is an active member of the American Veterinary Medical Association and the Wyoming Veterinary Medical Association. He has been recognized with achievement awards by the Morris Animal Foundation and the American Canine Association.

Between attending his son’s various sporting events, Dr. Dan likes to hike, play softball and wonder what it would be like playing centerfield for the Boston Red Sox, not necessarily in that order…

Dr. Forman presently serves as Board Chairman on the Teton County Board of Public Health.

 

Dr. Kathrin Luderer, D.V.M.

Dr. LudererDr. Kathrin Luderer was born in Braunschweig, Germany. At the age of two her family moved to New Jersey where her love for animals developed at an early age. Restricted by her family’s frequent travels to a cat and a pair of gerbils, she became the neighborhood “critter-sitter” and in the fourth grade announced, “I’m going to be a veterinarian.”

After receiving a BA in biology from Tufts University in Medford, MA, she attended Tufts Veterinary School and graduated in 1989. As a senior at Tufts she was mentored by Dr. M.J. Forman who completing her residency training in Internal Medicine at the time.

Following graduation she became an associate veterinarian in a busy small-animal practice in Worcester, MA. While there she adopted Bruno, a Pitbull-Lab puppy found injured and abandoned on the streets of Worcester. Kathrin chose to rescue and repair him and he has become one of her closest companions and helped ease her transition between her East Coast life and her move west.

In 1998, seeking a major life change and finally pursuing a life-long dream to live in the mountains, she and Bruno headed west and arrived in Jackson, Wyoming. In 2001, she married long time Jackson resident Joe Larrow and in 2002 they started a family and had a beautiful son Driscoll, who is named after an old ski patrol buddy of Joe’s.

Although her special interest is soft tissue surgery, she enjoys the many varied aspects of being a veterinarian and is always amazed at how no two days are ever the same and that there is always something new to learn.

Kathrin considers herself very lucky to be able to live and work in this beautiful valley and in her free time, enjoys many outdoors pursuits including alpine and cross country skiing, hiking and biking.

 

Heather Carleton, D.V.M.Heather

Dr. Heather Carleton first moved to Jackson, Wyoming in 1989 to work at a guest ranch and soon fell in love with the area. Instead of returning to the east coast for college, she decided to pursue her undergraduate degree at the University of Montana in Missoula. In 1995, she graduated with a B.A. in Zoology and English Literature and spent the next summer working as a naturalist in Grand Teton National Park.

In 2001, Dr. Carleton graduated from Colorado State University's veterinary school; she then continued on with a medical and surgical internship in Bend, Oregon that was completed the next year. Following her internship, Heather moved back to Montana and worked in a mixed animal practice that saw everything from emus to bison, not to mention a lot of cats and dogs! In 2004, she and ten other veterinarians started a small animal emergency clinic in Missoula where she honed her skills in critical care medicine and was fortunate enough to work in conjunction with Dr. David Bostwick, an internal medicine specialist in the area.

In 2005, Dr. Carleton returned to Vermont to spend some time with her family. While there, she worked in a progressive, five doctor small animal clinic where she developed a special interest in dentistry. In her spare time, she volunteered weekly at the local Humane Society and helped to develop protocols to prevent the spread of disease within the shelter. She also donated her time to perform free neuters for the 70+ cats at the shelter and started the "homeward bound fund" to help sponsor cats who were in desperate need of homes. In 2006, Dr. Carleton was approached by Embrace, a new up and coming pet insurance company, to be on the board of advisors. She accepted the position and now works closely with the company as they continue to develop and expand their insurance coverage to pet owners.

After 18 years of first living in Jackson, Dr. Carleton is very excited to be back in the valley and working for us. She would love to meet you and your pets, so please do not hesitate to come in for a visit. When she is not at work, you will see her out on the trails enjoying all that Jackson has to offer.
 

Emily Mehlman, Certified Veterinary TechnicianEmily Mehlman

Emily graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a B.A. in Biology and Psychology in 2005. Her interest in a career in veterinary medicine  and wildlife led her to an internship in Zimbabwe for 3 months where she studied African elephants and lions. After returning to the states Emily worked in an emergency vet clinic in San Diego for 8 months before her overwhelming desire to return to the mountains brought her to Jackson. Emily is applying to vet schools with the hopes of a future as a DVM. In her free time, Emily enjoys skiing, running, biking, swimming and hiking with her dog Boo.
 

Timberly Palmer, Certified Veterinary TechnicianTimberly

Timberly is from South Dakota, where she grew up on the family ranch. Since childhood, she has had many pet, which included horses, cows, dogs, pocket pets and a goat named Libby. After high school, she moved to Denver to attend Bel-rea, a veterinary technician school, and graduated in December 2006. Timberly moved to Jackson January 1, 2007. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking with her bulldog Moe, fishing, hunting, riding bikes (ones with motors), boating and anything that involves getting a sunburn. She has also learned to alpine ski and likes cuddling with her cat named Doctor.
 

Fabrianne Kutzer, Veterinary TechnicianFabrianne Kutzer

Fabrianne has worked at Spring Creek Animal Hospital since 2000. The first two years she worked as a receptionist and was then trained as a technician. She enjoys working with animals and finds satisfaction in being able to help make them better. When not at work, she enjoys reading, hiking, snowshoeing, camping and rafting. She has two dogs, Payden and Mollie and a cat named Mosby.

 

Robin Robertson, Pet Resort Manager

RobinRobin has been with Spring Creek Animal Hospital for two years, working with both reception and as a kennel technician. She is currently seeking her certification with American Boarding Kennel Association (ABKA) and looks forward to future education in this field. She hopes to learn as much as she can to aid in her goal to care for the animals that she has always been passionate to have in her daily life. Robin has three dogs, Ziggy, Riley and Patches and enjoys spending as much time as possible with her fiance and her pups.
 
 

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