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Dr. Laura Billings, DVM
Veterinarian and Practice Owner

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Dr. Billings received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State University. She then completed an equine internship at the Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in Blacksburg, Virginia. Following this, Dr. Billings entered small animal practice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Professionally, Dr. Billings is very interested in the human-animal bond and general wellness through all life stages. Dr. Billings also enjoys dentistry.  
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After several years away from the Midwest, Dr. Billings and her husband decided to return to Michigan and joined the Kalamazoo community.  She has been with Friendship Animal Hospital since 2017. In her free time, Dr. Billings enjoys playing ice hockey, hiking, and horseback riding. The Billings family has one fur child, an Australian Shepherd named Becker who keeps Dr. Billings active no matter the conditions outside. 

Kari Stasienko, BS, CPDT-KA

Practice Manager/Veterinary Technician/Certified Trainer
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Kari graduated from Grand Valley State University completed her continuing education at Purdue University at the Animal Behavior Clinic.  She has been working in the veterinary field for over 19 years.  

Kari has been with Friendship Animal Hospital since it opened its doors in 2009.  She performs many roles here including Practice Manager, Veterinary Technician, and Behavior Trainer.  Her special interest is in animal behavior and human education. She combines these two passions to offer great service to her clients.  She offers group training classes as well as in-home individualized training.  

When Kari is not working she is spending time with her husband, her 3 sons, and her 3 "furry" family members - her dogs Lyla, Tico, and Iris.  She enjoys running, hiking with her dogs, and lake season in MI.
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Abby Zimmerman, LVT

Licensed Veterinary Technician
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​Abby graduated from Baker College in 2012.  She provides our clients and patients exceptional individualized care and always has a smile on her face.  In her free time she enjoys traveling to new places around the world, hiking, and knitting.  She has two wonderful grey feline babies names Mike and Bean.

Jessica Topash, LVT

Licensed Veterinary Technician
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​Jesse graduated from Baker College of Flint in 2005.  She has experience working in standard animal hospitals as well as emergency medicine.  In her free time Jesse enjoys spending time with her husband Mike and two kids Adrian and Efa.  They have a vegetable garden and six chickens who they love dearly.  Their family would not be complete without their 2 dogs, Jewels and Pan, and their cat Starfish.

Megan Karalash

Client Services and Veterinary Assistant
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 Megan graduated from Western Michigan University with degrees in Criminal Justice and Psychology in 2017.  Megan's favorite part of her job is seeing all of the clients and patients come through the door and helping the nervous pets learn that the vet doesn't have to be so scary!  She in interested in expanding her knowledge by starting Vet Tech school in the future.  In her free time she loves hiking with her husband Shawn and two crazy dogs - Maya and Jayden.  She also spends time at home cuddling on the couch with her cats - Cynda and Perci.

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Tina Thomas

Client Services
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