Dr. Laura Waldo graduated from the Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1988 and is a member of the AVMA, MVMA, and Phi Zeta Veterinary Honor Society. She is very interested in continuing education, especially in internal medicine and surgery, small animal ultrasound, and integrating traditional Chinese medicine with Western medicine for optimizing patients' health. Dr. Waldo has been at the Country Veterinary Clinic since June of 2003. She enjoys training for and running the occasional Ultramarathon, 50 and 100-mile races, running normal marathons as "fun runs" for the ultras, hanging out at Lake Michigan with family and friends, and pretty much anything involving moving your body long distances in the out-of-doors She and her husband, Dr. Walquist, have two incredible sons named Barrett and Ryan, and they have multiple pets: Lucie a playful Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Kristoff a handsome collie, Rose a snuggly cat, and their newest addition Frankie, a Cockatiel full of personality [citation].