Veterinarian Overview
Stephanie Tarica joined El Camino Veterinary Hospital in 1992 while attending Cal Poly as a pre-vet student. In 1993, she graduated with a bachelor of science in biology. In 1997, she received her veterinary degree from the University of California at Davis and returned to work at ECVH. Stephanie left ECVH in 2000 to work closer to home, at Bear Valley Animal Clinic in Los Osos. In 2005, she moved to Atascadero and ecstatically rejoined the ECVH family. Her special interests include internal medicine and dermatology.Stephanie enjoys keeping up with her active children, Lauren, 10, and Joshua, 7, watching soccer, softball, horseback riding, piano lessons and soon basketball games. She can be found every morning from 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. walking her three dogs and riding horses. Sometimes she even gets to spend a little time with her husband, Joe
