Animal Kingdom Veterinary Hospital

Bios

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  Alena

  Practice Manager

  Alena joined the Animal Kingdom family in 1998 when she helped to open the hospital. She is a long time resident of Cary, having moved here at the age of 13. Alena attended West Cary Middle and Cary High School before heading off to North Carolina State where she earned a B.S. in Zoology. She then chose a career as a Veterinary Technician and later joined Animal Kingdom. She is happily married to her husband of 19 years and has 2 beautiful daughters. She has several four legged babies including 8 cats and a rabbit. In her spare time she enjoys loving on her babies both furred and un-furred, gardening, reading, cooking with her daughters, spending time with her husband and the never ending task of home improvement.

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  Alicia

  Veterinary Assistant

  Alicia has been a member of the Animal Kingdom family since August of 2013. Prior to her work here, she volunteered for Noah's Landing in Coats for 8 years as a Zookeeper, Tour Guide, Camp Counselor and eventually Camp Director. Her heart is with exotic animals, especially rabbits. She has been a licensed Wildlife Rehabilitator specializing in Eastern Cottontail Rabbits for over 5 years. Alicia currently lives in North Raleigh with her husband and parents but will soon be moving to Creedmoor to have enough land for a horse. Together with her husband and parents they currently have 15 pets along with a varying number of wildlife at any given time. Her dogs are Hope and Wilson. Her cats are Lily, Maia and Elsie. Her rabbits are Adelina Mae, Remy, Carl, Cole and Clementine along with 3 non-releaseable wild rabbits Spinny, Blue and Quasimodo. She also has a cockatoo named Sophie.

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  Kristen

  Veterinary Assistant

  Kristen hails most recently from Seattle and is enjoying the abundance of sunshine that North Carolina offers. She joined the Animal Kingdom family in January of 2016. She is finishing up her degree in the quest for a future veterinary degree. She has been in the veterinary field for nine years. Kristen lives with her husband David and her two cats Bear and Nigel. Keeping three boys in line is a full time job in itself. Her spare time is devoted to crafts like leather working, sewing, and costume construction. Her other favorite activities are camping, hiking and baking.

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  Meredith Highsmith DVM

  Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

  Dr. Meredith Highsmith DVM: Dr. Highsmith first opened the Animal Kingdom Veterinary Hospital in 1998 after practicing in a large and small animal practice in Pennsylvania and a small animal practice in Raleigh. Dr. Highsmith is a graduate of North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. She has been practicing in North Carolina since 1995. She is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association and the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association. Having grown up in Cary NC, she elected to open her practice in her hometown. She grew up showing horses and rescuing anything her parents would let her keep. She has always been passionate about animals and inspired her older sister to return to school as an adult to get her DVM also. She lives with her husband, 3 children and a host of fur babies. She has a dog named Flora, the cats Connor, Kisses, Tippy Toes and Puzzle, two rabbits Bubble and Squeak, two horses Ranger and Jewel, pygmy goats Houdini, Starfire and Snickers, a bearded dragon named Marvin, Waffles the chinchilla and Mirage the corn snake.

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  Martina Midkiff DVM

  Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

  Dr. Martina Midkiff DVM: Dr. Midkiff grew up in North Carolina and attended the College of Veterinary Medicine at NC State University. She graduated in 1994 and chose to remain in the area. Since that time, she has found great joy working as a small animal practitioner. She takes great pride in working closely with you and your pet and in providing calm, compassionate care. When she is not visiting her patients, she is at home with her own fur kids. She currently lives near Willow Springs with her husband, 2 dogs, 3 cats and 7 chickens. She considers herself a "homebody" and loves gardening, playing with her dogs and doing carpentry project around the house. She loves the outdoors and enjoys camping, hiking and photography. She looks forward to seeing you and your "fur kids" soon!