About Timberline Veterinary Emergency & Specialty

In 2023, we started Timberline Veterinary Emergency & Specialty because we love being veterinarians. We wanted to create a facility that helps your pets, our veterinary team members, and our community. We believe that providing exceptional emergency, critical, and specialty care takes an engaged team that puts patient care first.

Our hospital is veterinarian-owned, and we live right here in Seattle. Our goal is to provide exceptional medicine to the pets in our community while supporting our exceptional staff.

– Dr. Laura Ahlgrim, Dr. Beth Davidow, and Dr. Chris Bailey

Meet Our Founders and Staff

Our Guiding Principles

At Timberline, our mission is "Leading through exceptional veterinary care and sustainable employee ownership." We strongly believe that care is best when it is controlled by those who provide it. 

Our PEAK Principles that guide are hospital are:

• Patient Care > Patient care is our guiding principle. We believe that patient care is most successful when it is performed with an evidence based, empathetic and compassionate team-based approach. We believe the best care for pets involves a partnership between pet owners, their primary care veterinarians, and our team of emergency and specialty vets, technicians, and exceptional staff. 
• Engagement > We work as a collaborative team.  We believe the best medicine comes when everyone is heard and appreciated.
• Accountability > We hold ourselves to the highest of standards, and it starts the minute you and your pet walk through our doors. 
• Knowledge Growth > Exceptional medicine is a moving target.  We are committed to continuous learning, questioning, and improving the quality of the care we provide. To that end, we started our first prospective study in May 2024 and look forward to publishing our results in the future.

What Is a Specialist in Veterinary Medicine?

Veterinary specialists have undergone additional training after veterinary school. The training usually involves a 3-year residency program that meets guidelines established by the registered specialty. During the residency, specific caseload and training requirements must be met. These requirements usually require research and publication in peer-reviewed scientific journals. To use the term “specialist,” the veterinarian must complete the residency program and then pass a rigorous examination. 

Veterinary specialists will have extra letters after their name that specify their board certification. For example, DACVECC stands for Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care and is used by veterinary specialists in emergency and critical care. People with this training have done a 3 year residency in addition to veterinary school and are experts in treating life-threatening conditions and in monitoring and treating animals who have intensive problems. Diplomates of the American College of Veterinary Surgery (DACVS), have done internships and a residency to receive training in advanced orthopedic, soft tissue, and oncologic surgical techniques. 

At Timberline Vet, we are proud to have several specialists on staff, including Dr. Beth Davidow, DVM, DACVECC; Dr. Jennifer Waldrop, DVM, DACVECC; and Dr. Anastasia Olsen, DVM, MS, DACVS (SA).