Seattle Veterinary Specialists
Downtown Seattle, WA

Dr. Megan Breit’s top priorities are the quality of life of her patients and ensuring their comfort. She is also passionate about diagnosing as well as treating cancer with traditional therapies such as chemotherapy and exploring new and better cancer therapies. While earning her master’s degree, she did research on a new therapy for canine melanoma.

Dr. Melody Cerra particularly enjoys treating trauma, shock, heat stroke, Addisonian crisis and sepsis.

Dr. Cerra enjoys hiking, mountain biking and skiing. She also likes traveling and adventures with her pit bull mix Quinn.

Dr. Bethany DeVilbiss loves surgery and enjoys all types of neurosurgery. Other clinical interests include seizures and neuro-oncology.

Dr. DeVilbiss enjoys mountain biking, rock climbing and snowboarding. She and her husband have four dogs – terrier Ava, shetland sheepdog Juneau, border collie Gibbs, and Chihuahua Pozzi; two goats – Dolly and Holly; chickens and ducks; Billy Bob the ball python; and Vulcan the bearded dragon.

Dr. Kayode Garraway's particular interests include gastroenterology, hepatology, endocrinopathies, nephrology including cystoscopy, and immune-mediated diseases.

Dr. Garraway enjoys soccer, football, camping and hiking.

Dr. Stephanie Garrity particularly enjoys treating toxicity cases, finding it gratifying to send home a patient who came in with a life-threatening condition.

Some of Dr. Garrity's favorite pastimes include hiking, cooking and attending live music shows. She also plays adult kickball. Chewy is her black mouth cur mix, and Milo is her boxer mix.

Dr. Michelle Gates enjoys the fast pace and variety of cases that present through the emergency service.

Dr. Gates has two sibling cats, Jack and Bailey, and a cattle dog mix named Rio. Other favorite pastimes include exploring beaches, Mariners games and visiting the many Seattle and Pacific Northwest breweries.

Dr. Akiko Koshino is skilled in all aspects of oncology. Her particular clinical interests include management of lymphoma and mast cell tumors as well as palliative and hospice care.

Dr. Koshino enjoys time with her husband, daughter, dog, two cats and a tortoise.

Dr. Maura Lazzarotto came to us from general practice in Canada and Australia, focusing the last few years on advanced dentistry and oral surgery. She is a resident in our surgery service and particularly enjoys treating root canals, orthodontics and jaw fracture repairs.

A world traveler, Dr. Lazzarotto lived for two years in India and has traveled throughout Africa. Some of her favorite pastimes include scuba diving, open water competitive swimming, hiking, running and salsa dancing. Agnes is her French bulldog, and Ryder is her cat.

Dr. Jennifer Reagan enjoys all aspects of small animal surgery.

Dr. G.G. Comet Riggs loves that pet owners notice how much happier and healthier their pets are after a dental procedure in which diseased teeth are treated, infection is removed, a jaw is repaired, or an orthodontic appliance is applied to correct the bite. She makes it a priority to provide education to veterinarians, helping them to continually improve their dentistry skills.

Dr. Riggs volunteers at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, where she and her dental team have helped gorillas, orangutans and lemurs. She is addicted to science fiction and fantasy audio books and is a fan of superheroes. Jake is her mini-schnauzer/poodle mix, and Hobbs is her orange tabby cat.

Dr. Diane Saulnier is the recipient of the American College of Veterinary Radiology Resident Research Award for her master’s degree work on multidetector computed tomography with and without electrocardiogram gating of the canine heart and coronary arteries. Within her field, she is especially interested in all interventional procedures.

Dr. Saulnier enjoys skiing, hiking and gardening, and has logged over 100 scuba dives. Of course, she also likes spending time with her husband and daughter. The family has two cats, Keeper and Watson, and chocolate lab Moose.

Dr. Stephen Stockdale enjoys thoracic surgery, tumor removal and orthopedics, but is most excited by the minimally invasive options available for surgery.

Dr. Stockdale enjoys mountain biking, fly fishing, hiking, camping and skiing. He also likes traveling, meeting new people and seeing live music. His family includes wire-haired Vizsla Merlin, Labrador Pepper, two cats, five chickens and a duck.

Critical and very sick patients are Dr. Taylor Stockdale's favorite to treat, especially those with cardiovascular disease and sepsis.

Dr. Stockdale enjoys hiking, mountain biking, running, playing piano and trying new restaurants. Her two dogs are black lab Pepper, and Hungarian wire-haired Vizsla, Merlin. Her menagerie also includes Calvin the cat, some chickens and a duck.

Before veterinary school, Dr. Kate Wirth was in a toxicology graduate program studying the effects of food pesticides on colonial water bird populations, but soon realized she was more interested in medicine than epidemiology and population studies. Her clinical interests include endocrine disorders, immune-mediated emergencies and traumatic wounds.

Dr. Wirth enjoys running, skiing, boating, hiking, reading and cooking. She and her husband have two children, and their home includes many pets: German shepherd Lucy, cats Gus and Benny, and a variety of fish and invertebrates.