Meet Our Doctors
Dr. Amy Clark
DVM/Owner
Dr. Amy Clark grew up in Anchorage, Alaska where at a very early age she discovered a true passion for nurturing animals. She decided to serve our country by joining the Army in 2000. After receiving her Doctorate from Colorado State University in 2008, she focused on small animal medicine as a Veterinary Officer, until eagerly moving back to Colorado in 2010. She practiced as an associate veterinarian for four years in Falcon, until her dream of owning her own hospital was realized in 2015 with the opening of Tender Care Veterinary Center. Dr. Clark enjoys focusing on integrative (holistic) medicine, radiology and acupuncture.
Dr. Robert Willyard
DVM
Dr. Rob Willyard graduated from Colorado State University with a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 1986. He focused on small animal medicine in Las Vegas for twenty years before moving to Calhan, CO. He practiced as an associate veterinarian for eight years in Falcon before becoming a part of the Tender Care team in 2015. Dr. Willyard has three wonderful children and several dogs, cats and horses that occupy his time and energy. His interests include surgery, orthopedics, ultrasound and pet quality of life concerns.
Dr. Lindsey Blair
DVM
Dr. Lindsey Blair graduated from Colorado State University with a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 2013. She worked in a small animal practice in Lakeside, Arizona. She became a part of the Falcon community in 2017 when she joined the Tender Care team. Outside of work, Dr. Blair enjoys outdoor activities including hiking and camping. She also enjoys spending time with her family, her two dogs, Linus and Lucy, and her cat Vincent. Dr. Blair has a special interest in physical rehabilitation, internal medicine and emergency medicine.
Dr. Sarah Fusco
DVM
Dr. Sarah Fusco graduated from Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine with a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 2021. She became part of the Tender Care team immediately following graduation from veterinary school. Dr. Fusco is originally from Connecticut but chose Colorado as her new home because of her love of the mountains. In her free time, she enjoys snowboarding, knitting, and hiking with her golden retriever, Juniper. Dr. Fusco enjoys many aspects of veterinary medicine, with a particular interest in preventive care, wellness medicine, and creating meaningful relationships with her clients.
Dr. Elizabeth Rives
DVM
Dr. Elizabeth Rives graduated from Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine with a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 2024. She became part of the Tender Care team after completing an internship in emergency veterinary medicine.
Dr. Teal Culbertson
DVM
Dr. Teal Culbertson graduated from Kansas State University with a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 2015. She loves helping support the human-animal bond and understands that pet’s serve an important role in the lives of their humans. She loves helping owners keep their animals healthy or helping them heal because she knows she is helping their people too. In her spare time she enjoys arts and crafts, baking, and playing with her daughters!
Dr. Lieve Kamholz
DVM
Dr. Lieve Kamholz graduated from Colorado State University as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. She is a wonderful Veterinarian with over 23 years of experience! Her passions lie in emergency medicine and urgent care. She is also certified in veterinary acupuncture and practices medicine with a holistic approach. Dr Lieve has a farm in southwest Colorado and is passionate about practicing high quality medicine, but also with adaptations depending on the client’s needs and desires.
Dr. Pegeen Henry
DVM
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Dr. Robyn White
DVM
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Dr. Dale Rice
DVM
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Dr. Noelle Rathmell
DVM
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Dr. Lauren Natali
DVM
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Dr. Elizabeth Jorgensen
DVM
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Dr. Swiderski, DVM, MS, DACVS (SA)
Dr. Swiderski is our MOVES veterinary surgery partner in the Colorado Springs area. She is available to perform advanced soft tissue and orthopedic surgeries at Tender Care Veterinary Center. Dr. Swiderski earned her BS in biology in California, then moved to Colorado and earned her veterinary degree from Colorado State University Veterinary School in 2002. She returned to California for an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital in 2003. Following her internship, Dr. Swiderski returned to Fort Collins, Colorado to be a surgery resident at Colorado State University. She completed a three-year residency in small animal surgery and also earned an M.S. in Clinical Sciences. Dr. Swiderski achieved board-certification as a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2008. Some of her current research interests include oncologic surgery and minimally invasive surgery. When not working with rescue groups and performing surgeries, Jen enjoys spending time with her two children.
Stephanie Smith, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)
Dr. Stephanie Smith grew up in Colorado, where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University. She stayed at CSU and obtained her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine.
After graduation, she moved East and completed her Small Animal Surgery and Medicine Rotating Internship at Cornell University. Following her internship, she remained at Cornell and completed her residency in Small Animal Internal Medicine. Post residency Dr. Smith worked in one of the largest specialty centers in Los Angeles, CA for three years, before returning to her home state in Colorado.
Her clinical interests include gastroenterology and immune-mediated diseases.
Outside of veterinary medicine, her interests include swimming, hiking, reading, and most of all, spending time with her family and friends, especially her dog Sage. Dr. Stephanie Smith works with MOVES Mobile Veterinary Specialists and visits our hospital regularly to offer internal medicine care for our patients. Please contact your veterinarian if your pet needs to see Dr. Smith. You can learn more about MOVES here.
Jen Arthur, DVM, DACVR (RO)
Dr. Arthur fell in love with both Dr. Doolittle and James Herriot at a young age, and decided she would spend her life telling the amazing stories of animals far and wide. She obtained an undergraduate degree in English from Gettysburg College and just before graduation realized she wasn’t that great of a writer. She then obtained a second undergrad degree in Biology and Genetics from CSU with the intent of heading to veterinary school. Dr. Arthur attended Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine on the island of St Kitts, completed her clinical year at Texas A&M CVM, followed by a one year general internship at Kansas State Veterinary School where she discovered her love of Oncology. A Radiation Oncology Residency at NC CVM was then completed, followed by board certification.
At that time Dr. Arthur realized she was frustrated with not being able to treat her patients with everything that they needed, including chemotherapy. So, she then completed a Medical Oncology Residency at a private practice outside Phoenix, Arizona. The next six years were spent back in NC providing medical oncology services at a large private practice and working with the Duke Comparative Oncology department on several research projects. An opportunity to return to Colorado came up and Dr. Arthur and her family moved back to her favorite state five years ago. She has worked at two private practices in Lafayette and then in Castle Rock since then. While in Castle Rock, Dr. Arthur realized there was a significant need for Oncology south of Denver, with clients coming to see her from as far as New Mexico. Dr. Arthur is joining Moves and helping to develop the Oncology department to be able to extend oncology services to clients over a much wider geographical range.
Dr. Arthur’s primary goal as a veterinary oncologist is to be able to provide an amazing quality of life to patients with cancer, while extending the time they have with their families. She encourages any owners faced with cancer in their pets to meet with an oncologist to get all their options outlined. She is fond of saying that there is almost never a case where nothing can be done, and there are always options, ranging from the most intense, to palliative/hospice care.
Dr. Arthur is lucky to have a very supportive husband, two goofy dogs (Lula Mae and Archie) and two handsome cats (Abner and Melvin), who rule the home.