Dr. Diego Fernando Florez was born in Colombia, South America, in his young years he traveled with his father and visited many farms and he became very familiar with cattle and horses. He pursued his love for animals and decided to go to veterinary school as his uncle did previously. Dr. Florez graduated from the University of Caldas in 1994 and then practiced large animal medicine in Colombia for many dairy and beef farms. He later moved to New York City and started to learn about small animals and decided to take the National Veterinary Boards and obtained his license in Veterinary Medicine.

Dr. Plunkett has over 25 years of emergency & critical care experience here in the Valley. She is the nationally recognized author of the textbook, Emergency Procedures for the Small Animal Veterinarian (3rd Edition) and has been published in several veterinary periodicals and journals. Born in Michigan, Dr. Plunkett moved and grew up in Phoenix, AZ. She graduated from Greenway High School, attended Glendale Community College and Arizona State University. She graduated from Oregon State University College of Veterinary Medicine.

Dr. Chris Zetye is a native Arizonan born and raised in Scottsdale. He grew up in a family with many pets including dogs, cats, fish, turtles, desert tortoises, and even rehabilitated a duck at one point. This love for animals and caring for them led to jobs at veterinay clinics. After graduating from Saguaro High School he went on to achieve his Bachelor’s Degree in Biology at Northern Arizona University. From there he went to the Veterinary College at Oregon State University and graduated in 2011.