Dr. Kristen Baumgartner received a master's degree in toxicology and doctor of veterinary medicine from Colorado State University. During her small animal rotating internship, at Iowa State University, she discovered a fondness for emergency medicine. She enjoys the diversity of cases seen in emergency medicine, but her special interests are in cardiac diseases of companion animals. Dr. Baumgartner describes the best part of her job as the unique way she gets to help others.  

Dr. Baumgartner and her husband share their home with two Dobermans and many fish. In her free time, she enjoys working in the garden, aquascaping her aquariums, and engaging with her dogs through various dog sports.