Dr. Dave Stauffacher graduated from the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary medicine in 1994 and moved to the Northwest shortly afterward. After 9 years of practice at a busy multi-doctor hospital in Vancouver, Washington, he achieved his dream of living and working in The Columbia River Gorge. He purchased the Columbia Gorge Veterinary Clinic in 2004. Dr. Dave has special interests in small animal surgery as well as exotic animal medicine. In his free time, Dr. Dave enjoys kiteboarding, windsurfing, snowboarding, and mountain biking. Dr. Dave and his wife Dr. Kerry Lee own a Portuguese water dog named Fisher and a Rex bunny named Han, and they have a son Dylan.