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"Always enjoy great conversations and smiles on our visites here and we treasure our relationship with your staff. Thanks for your support!"April Fulk and family, Nani, Boss and Armani
Meet Soldotna Animal Hospital’s Veterinarians
Tim Bowser, DVM
Dr. Tim Bowser was a member of the first graduating class from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 1980. He practiced in Florida until 1998, when he fulfilled his dream of living in Alaska.
Dr. Bowser and his wife, Marian, have four children and five grandchildren all living in the area. He has served on the Alaska Board of Veterinary Examiners and the Kenai Peninsula College Council. Dr. Bowser stays busy at home with his animals and his tractor, and also has worked as a trail veterinarian on the Iditarod, Copper Basin 300, and Tustumena 200 sled dog races. He enjoys most outdoor activities, including hiking, riding horses, hunting, fishing, and golf.
Dr. Bowser’s special interests are in internal medicine, dermatology, and endoscopy. If you would like to reach Dr. Bowser, you may email him.
Marie Hermansen, DVM
Dr. Marie “Meezie” Hermansen was born in Soldotna and raised in Cohoe. She grew up in her family’s commercial fishing set-net site, where she still spends her days off in the summer as well as her vacation time.
Dr. Hermansen graduated from SoHi, earned a bachelor’s degree from Pacific University in Oregon, and graduated from Colorado State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 1997. She returned home to Soldotna after graduation to start the career she loves in the place she loves. She joined the Soldotna Animal Hospital staff in November 1999.
Dr. Hermansen enjoys small animal medicine, with special interest in ultrasound. If you would like to contact Dr. Meezie, please email her.
Katie Sessions Browning, DVM
Dr. Katie Sessions Browning grew up in Grand Bay, Alabama, in South Mobile County on a family farm. She practiced in West Mobile, Alabama, for 3 years before moving to Soldotna in late June 2005. Katie and her husband Wes, live with their two dogs, Ogre and Bain.
Dr. Katie received her bachelor’s degree in animal and dairy sciences from Auburn University College of Agriculture in 1998. In 2002, she earned her doctor of veterinary medicine from Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine.
Dr. Katie’s special interests include soft tissue and cosmetic surgery and bulldogs of any sort. If you would like to reach Dr. Katie, please email her.