Please join us in welcoming 20 interns and 12 residents to our hospital community. These talented clinicians have recently arrived in Pullman from across the country and around the world, bringing a wide range of experience and perspectives to our team.
You’ll find our new doctors working throughout the hospital in areas including emergency and critical care, equine medicine, small animal surgery, internal medicine, neurology, cardiology, oncology, theriogenology, wildlife care, and more. We encourage you to extend a warm welcome when you see them and help make their transition to our community a memorable one.
Dr. Julia Amaral Piolla Rego — Emergency and Critical Care Intern (earned a DVM degree in 2025 from Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Dr. Emily Austin — Small Animal Surgery Resident (earned a DVM in 2024 from Washington State University, completed a small animal rotating internship in 2025 at Texas A&M in 2025, and completed a surgery internship in 2026 at WestVet in Boise)
Dr. Lola Bouquet — Small Animal Internal Medicine Resident (earned a DVM degree from VetAgro Sup in Marcy-l’Étoile, France and completed a specialized internship in Internal Medicine in Montréal, Canada)
Dr. Laura Diaz Arranz — Emergency and Critical Care Intern (earned a DVM degree in 2024 from the University Complutense of Madrid and completed an emergency and critical care internship at the Puchol Veterinary Hospital in Madrid)
Dr. Karla Garcia Rojas Quilantan — Emergency and Critical Care Resident (earned a DMV degree in 2019 in San Luis Potosí, México and completed internships in Emergency and Critical Care at WSU in 2025 and 2026)
Dr. Maria Jose Gonzales Vigil de Cardenas — Emergency and Critical Care Intern (earned a DVM degree in 2017 from Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University)
Dr. Joao “Jo” Guerra Cascais — Equine Medicine & Surgery Intern (earned a DVM degree in 2023 from the University of Lisbon, Portugal and completed a medicine fellowship at Fethard Equine Hospital in Ireland and a surgery internship at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington, Kentucky)
Dr. Jules Janin-Sartor — Emergency and Critical Care Intern (earned a DVM degree in 2025 from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Liège (CVU Liège), Belgium and completed a rotating internship in 2026 at the Veterinary University Clinic of Liège)
Dr. Harim Kim — Cardiology Resident
Dr. Tsai-Yu Lee — Emergency and Critical Care Intern (earned a DVM degree from National Chung Hsing University in Taiwan in 2021 and completed a small animal rotating internship in 2026 at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada)
Dr. Steven Leo — Clinical Oncology Intern (earned a DVM degree in 2014 from the Universitas Airlangga, East Java, Indonesia)
Dr. Melissa Maffio-Montero — Emergency and Critical Care Intern (earned a DVM degree in 2020 from the Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica and completed externships at the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (Autonomous University of Barcelona), Ars Veterinary Hospital in Barcelona, Spain, Centro Quirúrgico Veterinario (Veterinary Surgical Center) ASC in Madrid, Spain)
Dr. Alejandro Mata Cordero — Clinical Oncology Intern (earned a DVM degree from the National University of Costa Rica in 2024 and also completed a clinical training in 2024 at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover in Hannover, Germany, and further clinical oncology training in 2025 in Costa Rica)
Dr. Mehrnaz Niazi — Comparative Theriogenology Intern (earned a DVM degree in 2019 from Azad University, Babol Branch)
Dr. Zoe Owen — Small Animal Internal Medicine Intern (earned a veterinary science degree in 2025 from the University of Queensland and completed a small animal rotating internship in 2026 at a private practice in Australia)
Dr. Lais Paganelli De Oliveira — Anesthesia Resident (earned a DVM in 2020 from University of Jaguariuna in Jaguariuna, Brazil and completed a small animal rotating internship at UniMAX in Indaiatuba, Brazil and an anesthesia internship at Washington State University in 2026)
Dr. Jolaine Polak — Small Animal Surgery Intern (earned a DVM degree from Colorado State University in 2023 and completed a small animal rotating internship at Michigan State University in June 2024; a small animal surgery internship at Nashville Veterinary Specialists + Animal Emegergency in July 2025; and a small animal surgery internship at Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists in July 2026)
Apisit (Max) Pornthummawat — Clinical Pathology Resident (earned a DVM degree in 2014 from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand and completed a PhD in pathology in 2021 at the University of Miyazak)
Dr. Julio Andres Ruiz Cordero — ECC Intern (earned a DVM degree in 2020 from the Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica and completed an externship in 2019 at Louisiana State University’s Zoological Medicine Department)
Dr. Lara Patricia Santos Carrasco — Emergency and Critical Care Intern (earned a DVM degree in 2014 from the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and completed a internship in emergency and critical care in 2026 at WSU)
Dr. Allison Snopek — Small Animal Surgery Intern (earned a DVM degree in 2024 from the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada and completed a small animal rotating internship at the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center in New York, NY in 2025 as well as a surgical specialty internship at the Animal Surgical Center of Michigan in Flint, MI in 2026)
Dr. Daniela Solis — Small Animal Surgery Resident (earned a DVM in 2023 from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan and completed a private practice rotating internship in 2024 at VCA Western Veterinary Specialists and Emergency Centre in Calgary, Alberta, and completed a surgery internship in 2025 at Bluepearl Kirkland Pet Hospital in Kirkland, WA)
Dr. Taylor Sommer-Kohrt — Comparative Theriogenology Resident (earned a DVM in 2023 from Iowa State University and completed a theriogenology internship at North Carolina State University in October 2024; a short theriogenology internship at Oklahoma State University from March 2025 to July 2025; and a mixed animal rotating internship in June 2026)
Dr. Caroline Thornberry — Small Animal Internal Medicine Resident (earned a DVM in 2025 from Washington State University and completed a small animal rotating internship in 2026 at VCA Northwest Veterinary Specialists in Clackamas, OR)
Dr. Florentine Timmenga — Equine Medicine Resident (earned a DVM degree in 2022 from Utrecht University in the Netherlands and completed an equine rotating internship in 2023 at Paardenkliniek Wolvega in the Netherlands as well as an equine internal medicine fellowship in 2026 at the Hagyard Equine Medical Institute)
Dr. Janice Viary — Clinical Oncology Resident (earned a DVM degree in 2021 from Gadjah Mada University in Indonesia and completed a rotating internship in 2025 at Purdue University, as well as an oncology specialty internship at WSU in 2026)
Dr. Elisabeth Welch — Equine Medicine and Surgery Intern (earned a DVM degree in 2023 from the Massey University, New Zealand and completed a rotating internship in 2024 at Veterinary Associates Equine in Auckland, New Zealand and a surgical internship in 2026 at Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery in Weatherford, Texas)
Dr. Emily Winn — Small Animal Surgery Intern (earned a DVM degree in 2024 from Michigan State University and completed a large animal internship at the University of Pennsylvania in 2025 and a small animal internship at Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts in 2026)
Dr. Vivian Wong — Cardiology Intern (earned a DVM degree in 2025 at Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and completed a rotating internship in 2026 at VCA West Los Angeles)
Dr. Yuanyuan Xia — Clinical Oncology Resident (earned a DVM degree in 2016 at Zhejiang University, China and completed a PhD and veterinary clinical oncology training in 2024 at National Taiwan University)
Dr. Abhiram (Ram) Yellamilli — Wildlife Intern (earned a DVM degree in 2025 from the University of California, Davis and completed a small animal rotating internship in 2026 at Veterinary Specialty Hospital of Sorrento Valley in San Diego)
Dr. Alexandra (Alex) Zwiebel — Equine Medicine and Surgery Intern (earned a DVM degree in 2025 from the University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest and completed a rotating equine internship in 2026 at Cornell University’s Ruffian Equine Specialists)