We have 8 doctors on staff who work between our 2 offices.  

 Dr. Merrill P. Irvin

Dr. Irvin is a graduate of UGA and has been practicing veterinary medicine in Charleston, SC since 1973.  He makes his home on Johns Island with a yard full of dogs.  He enjoys traveling and is a professional wildlife photographer in his spare time.  Many of his photographs are displayed in both clinics.

 Dr. Thomas Hutto

Dr. Hutto is a graduate of UGA and has been in practice here in Charleston since 1985.  He is a Charleston native who is married with three children, three dogs and two cats.  He enjoys salt-water fishing and bird hunting. 

Dr. Eve Badger

Dr. Badger is also a graduate of UGA and a Charleston native.  She has been working with us since 1988.  She is married and has a young daughter as well as two dogs and two cats.  She enjoys traveling and doing agility with her dogs.

 Dr. Tracy Jagocki

Dr. Jagocki is a graduate of UGA and has been practicing here in Charleston since 1993.  She has five cats, one rabbit, and enjoys trail riding with her horse, Buckly.

Dr. Lauren Tierney

Dr. Tierney is yet another graduate of UGA.  Originally from Charleston, she returned to our practice after graduating in 2001.  Lauren is married, has a new baby boy and two dogs and one cat.

Dr. Camilla VanLiew

Dr. VanLiew is a Colorado State Graduate who located to Charleston in 2001.  She enjoys riding her horse Cooper competitively, and is training her young horse Fonzy.  Camilla lives with her cat Ollie and her dog Bess.

Dr. Molly Ford

Dr. Ford is a graduate of Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine.  She joined our practice in June 2007.  Molly enjoys reading books and spending time on our beaches.  She lives with Avery, her Greyhound and Eli, her Sheltie.

Dr. Ryan Gipe

Dr. Gipe is a Charleston native who has returned to our practice after graduating from the Tuskegee University School of Veterinary Medicine.  He enjoys boating, wakeboarding, and in-shore fishing.  He lives with his two Labrador retrievers, Leroy and Paprika.