Dr. Carl Palazzolo, D.V.M.
Veterinarian/Owner
Dr. Palazzolo graduated from Michigan State University in 1978. After working in MI for 2 years he moved to California to be able to work more with exotic animals. In 1985 he completed his MBA from Pepperdine University. Dr. P has been at the LBAH since 1989.
Dr. William Ridgeway, D.V.M.
Veterinarian/Owner
Dr. Ridgeway graduated from Atlantic Veterinary College in 1991. He is a native of Long Beach, and carries on a long family tradition of undergraduate work at U.S.C. He has been working at the LBAH since July of 1991, and became a part owner in 1997.
Dr. Don Petersen, V.M.D.
Associate Veterinarian
Dr. Petersen is a Huntington Beach native. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary school in the summer of 1999. Don externed at the Philadelphia Zoo, the National Aquarium in Baltimore, the University of Florida, and North Carolina State University. Like all of our doctors he works on all species, and has a special interest in avian and fish medicine.
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