Veterinarian Overview
Dr. Carlton Van Horn and the staff of Alpine Animal Hospital are pleased to welcome Dr. Grady Hester as an associate veterinarian as of March 28, 2016. Dr. Hester hails from the Tidewater area of Virginia and completed his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) in 1986 at the Va.-Md. Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech. Dr. Hester was first employed as an associate in a private practice in Durham, N.C where he met his wife Lu Ann. He later accepted a position as Senior Staff Veterinarian of the After Hours Small Animal Emergency Clinic in Raleigh, N.C., and while there developed advanced skills in emergency and trauma care. In 1993, Dr. Hester opened All Creatures Animal Clinic in Raleigh, NC. From 2008 until 2010, Dr. Hester provided relief services (primarily surgical services) to numerous practices in western N.C. including Alpine Animal Hospital. In 2010, Dr. Hester accepted a position as a sworn federal Supervisory Veterinary Medical Officer for the United States Dept. of Agriculture and served in this position until 2015. Dr. Hester comments that his career as a veterinarian has come full circle and he is excited to return to caring for family pets in a full service veterinary hospital. Grady and Lu Ann currently reside in Andrews with their five dogs, four cats, two horses, and five koi.
