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Dr. Nathan Kice was born in the Pacific NW in The Dalles, OR. He completed his residency at Cornell University (2009) and his DVM degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2004). He is board certified by the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists. He has practiced ophthalmology in the Tacoma region for the past 9.5 years. When not at work, Dr. Kice spends time cultivating his vegetable and flower garden, attempts to follow his favorite baseball team, the St. Louis Cardinals, and he and his wife are active caring for their four pets and a daughter. Dr. Kice looks forward to creating a relationship with you and meeting your pet.

Nicholas is the co-founder/Chief Pharmacy Officer at Harbor Health LLC and Cell Code LLC. He received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Washington in 2008. He has worked in a variety of pharmacy roles which includes working as an ambulatory care pharmacist specializing in internal medicine, a hospital pharmacist specializing in emergency medicine, critical care medicine, surgical medicine, and general medicine, a clinical pharmacy hospital manager, a compounding pharmacist, and a compounding pharmacy director. Prior to becoming a pharmacist, Nick served 8 years in the United States Navy Submarine Force as a Missile Technician. Four of those years were spent on board the USS Louisiana and the other four years were spent as a Naval Instructor at Trident Training Facility, Bangor, Washington. He lives locally and when not working he loves to spend time with his wife, two daughters, three dogs, and two cats.

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Dr. Rizzo has been serving pet families in the PNW for almost 10 years now. She is the proud owner of the only mobile oncology practice this side of the Mississippi! She is also the founder of Hope Veterinary Specialty Services, a virtual specialty service created to help general practitioners living in remote location manage complicated cases. "Helping cancer patients receive care beyond prednisone is incredibly rewarding!" In her spare time she tries to operate The Molly Moo Foundation, garden and spend time with her very cute dogs - Henry and Ella.

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