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Gayle Roberts, DVM

Dr. Gayle Roberts graduated from Los Altos High School in Hacienda Heights. She attended UC Davis for 8 years, earning her Bachelor's degree in Animal Science in 1976 and her DVM in 1980. Dr. Roberts has practiced in Orange County ever since. She loves working with all animals, and even served as park veterinarian at Lion Country Safari. She was staff doctor at Crown Valley Animal Hospital when she gained national notoriety for her care and work with the pelicans that were maimed off of Dana Point in 1982 and 1983. Dr. Roberts received the Lorne Greene New Wilderness Award for this work. She then worked in the referral surgical practice that did the beak prostheses on the pelicans for just over a year. She purchased Northwood Animal Hospital in 1986. Dr. Roberts especially enjoys surgery, dentistry and working with exotic animals.

Dr. Roberts lives in Lake Forest with her husband, Jim, and their two children, Dustin and Diana. The whole family shares her love for animals which includes their own large animal family; Blackjack, an Australian Shepherd; Wink, their cat; Dark Crystal, a cockatiel; and Penelope, a ball python. In her limited spare time, Dr. Roberts enjoys marathon running and tae kwon do.

Ora Fife, DVM

Dr. Ora Fife graduated from Farmerville High School in Farmerville, LA. She studied Business Administration at Louisiana Tech University and earned her DVM from the School of Veterinary Medicine at Louisiana State University in 1981. She practiced in Louisiana for 5 years, then moved with her family to California. She joined Northwood Animal Hospital in 1990. Dr. Fife's special interest is surgery.

She has one son, Will, who is a computer programmer and security specialist. Her "fur children" include Gryphon, a Yorkie-Affenpinscher cross; Sweet Glorious Wonderful Heather, a domestic shorthair cat; and Riches Chance and Notorious, both Dutch Warmblood Horses. Dr. Fife spends her spare time riding and working toward her next karate belt.

Jennifer Pursley, DVM

Dr. Jennifer Pursley grew up in Orange County and graduated from Saddleback High School. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Biological Sciences from UCI and her DVM from UC Davis in 1997. She also completed an externship in exotic pet medicine with Dr. Doug Mader. Dr. Pursley joined the Northwood Animal Hospital team shortly after her graduation. Dr. Pursley especially enjoys working with ferrets, rabbits, birds and all types of exotic pets.

Dr. Pursley lives with her husband, Greg, and their many "children" which include: Truvy, a shepherd mix; Scooter and Keeper, a schipperke,and Anise, and Watson their cats. In her spare time, she enjoys scrapbooking and other crafts.

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