Dr. McCoy graduated from Purdue University in 1970. He purchased North Portland Veterinary Hospital on Killingsworth in 1972. Dr. McCoy and his wife, Melinda, have 2 children. Pam is a veterinary technician and Jason is a biostatics statistician. They have three grandchildren, one of whom lives with Don and Melinda. While Dr. McCoy's real passion is veterinary medicine, he also enjoys scuba diving. He can still run 5 miles three times a week, but not as fast as he used to. He has served on the Board of the Oregon Humane Society and Dove Lewis Emergency Clinic. Dr. McCoy works full time, sees appointments three days a week, and performs dental and surgical procedures on Wednesdays. He mainly sees dogs and cats.

Dr. Kirstein was born and raised in Washington D.C. and attended the veterinary school at the University of Pennsylvania , graduating in 1999. In 2000, she completed an internship at Oradell Animal Hospital in New Jersey . She returned to Washington D.C. where she worked full time at a small animal hospital. In January, 2002, the call of the Pacific Northwest brought her to Portland . She joined us in June, 2003. When not working, she enjoys the great outdoors, hiking, camping, quirky movies, and playing Frisbee with Norman . Dr. Kirstein works full time and sees appointments three days a week and performs dental and surgical procedures on Thursdays. She mainly sees dogs and cats.

Dr. Patricia Frost-Fitch is our dental doctor. She tackles our most challenging dental procedures, like root canals and repairing broken jaws. She accepts referrals from local veterinary hospitals and cares for the Portland , Salem , and Washington County Police Department K-9 unit. Dr. Patricia Frost-Fitch is a 1979 graduate of Colorado State University . She completed an internship and residency in small animal surgery and dentistry at the University of Illinois and became a Diplomate of the American Veterinary Dental College in 1989. Dr. Frost also gives monthly local seminars on various dental topics as well as in-house training seminars for veterinarians and their staff. She truly loves veterinary dentistry and the knowledge that paying attention to what is going on in the mouth can be hugely beneficial to a pets overall health and well-being. Dr. Frost schedules dental consultations and procedures on Wednesdays.

Dr. Shanks received her veterinary degree from The Ohio State University in 1992. She completed an internship at Oradell Animal Hospital in New Jersey in 1993. She practiced in New Jersey before moving to Portland in 1994. She has been with us since 1997. She is an avid swimmer and enjoys participating in triathlons. She also enjoys camping, hiking, snowshoeing, gardening and taking care of her two corgies, 2 cats, and her young son, Tommy. Dr. Shanks really enjoys surgery, orthopedics, and reproductive medicine. She sees appointments three days a week and performs dental and surgical procedures two days a week.

Dr. Warner grew up in the Midwest, attended Purdue University and received her veterinary degree in 1987. She fell in love with the Pacific Northwest while doing her senior externship with us. After graduation, she moved to Portland and began working with us. She and her husband have 2 dogs and 2 cats. She is a nature girl, enjoying camping, hiking, cycling, skiing, gardening, and reading. She really enjoys internal medicine, geriatric medicine, and preventative medicine. Dr. Warner is full-time and mainly sees dogs and cats. She sees appointments Tuesdays, Wednesday afternoons, Friday mornings, and most Saturdays

Dr. Dillon grew up in the bay area of California and made her way east after college, graduating from Texas A & M University in 1996. She then spent a year on Prince Edward Island , where she completed a small animal internship. She made her way back to the west coast and arrived in Portland in 1997. Much of her free time is spent doing volunteer clinics for the pets of Portland 's homeless community. She is also an avid reader, enjoys gardening, fly-fishing and the banjo. Dr. Dillon is scheduled for appointments two days a week and mainly sees dogs and cats. She jumps at the chance to cover surgery and dentistry shifts.

Dr. Fletcher received her degree in veterinary medicine from the University of California , Davis , in 1990. She has practiced in California , Tennessee , and since 1994, in Portland . She is also an instructor at Portland State Community College 's Veterinary Technician Program. Outside work, she enjoys hiking, reading, writing fiction, and hanging out with her critters. In August 2001, she traveled to South Africa to learn about wildlife capture. Dr. Fletcher works Fridays and Saturdays for us and mainly sees dogs and cats.

Dr. Barnes, a native Oregonian, did her pre-veterinary work at Oregon State and then went to Kansas State to receive her veterinary degree in 1980. After graduation, she returned to Oregon and has been practicing in the metro area ever since. She joined our practice in 1991. She was a member of the Dove Lewis Board of Directors from 1996 - 2003. In her free time, she and her husband enjoy hiking, snowshoeing, and playing with their three cats. Dr. Barnes sees appointments three days a week and performs dental and surgical procedures one day a week. She has developed a strong interest in behavioral medicine and she really enjoys seeing cats. She also sees dogs and most furry pocket pets like rabbits, guinea pigs and rats.

Dr. Mallov moved to Portland after graduating from the Atlantic Veterinary College on Prince Edward Island in 2004. He interned at the Indianapolis Zoo for 12 months while in college and remembers fondly what prompted him to go to vet school. “I was in my second year of college going down the path of human medicine when I looked at my dog and decided that the human side wasn’t for me. What I really wanted to do was to benefit the lives of animals and by doing so, benefit humans as well.”  When asked what brought him to Portland, he smiles and replies “my wife, she lived out here.” When David isn’t at North Portland, he enjoys collecting rare U2 albums, hiking, mountain biking, and anything to do with nature. Dr. Mallov does much of our urgent care and will be seeing exotics in the future.

Dr. Casazza was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area.  She completed her undergraduate degree in Zoology at Oregon State University (Go Beavers!) then worked as a veterinary technician for several years at a local Portland veterinary hospital. It was there that she became interested in acupuncture.  Dr. Casazza graduated from veterinary school at Colorado State University in 2006.  After graduation, she returned to the SF Bay Area to work at a busy, 24 hour, 20 doctor, small animal hospital.  Realizing how much she missed the Pacific Northwest, she returned to Portland in the fall of 2007.  In March 2008, she completed her training to become a Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist through the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society.  She enjoys acupuncture, internal medicine, general surgery, preventive medicine, and pain management and loves seeing cats & dogs. She volunteers regularly for the Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon.   In her free time she enjoys sailing, surfing, traveling and spending time with her dog, Khyber.