Dr. Tamara Walker is a 1995 graduate Western College of Veterinary Medicine. She completed an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the Ontario Veterinary College in Ontario, Canada in 1996. She worked in private practice for several year and then did a surgery residency at Washington State University where she received the WSU Surgical Resident Award 1999-2001. While teaching as a clinical instructor at WSU, she became board certified in small animal surgery in 2001 and also received her master's degree.

Dr. Walker worked in Portand, Oregon at a private surgical referral practice doing both orthopedic and soft tissue procedure. In 2004, she received the Dove Lewis Emergency Animal Hospital surgeon of the year award. She joined the ACCES team in January, 2006.
Along with surgery and animals, she is passionate about the outdoors. She lives in Seattle with her husband Steve, their three cats, and one big eared dog named Kali.

Surgical Services Include (but are not limited to):

• Fracture repair
• TPLO for cruciate injuries
• Medial patella luxation repair
• Reconstructive surgery and wound management
• Oncologic surgery
• Correction of congenital abnormalities
• Gastrointestinal and other abdominal procedures
• Urogenital surgeries
• Thoracic procedures

Our team approach to medicine gives pets with complex medical and surgical problems the best possible treatment and care, with in hospital access to specialists in internal medicine, radiology, critical care, and oncology. We have advanced surgical, monitoring, and intensive care equipment as well as a 24 hour intensive care unit staffed with experienced and compassionate veterinary and technical staff.

Our surgical team believes that compassion and communication, as well as surgical skill, are fundamental to providing pets with the best care possible.