Veterinarian Overview
Dr. Kelley is an associate veterinarian for 4th St. Pet Hospital. He received his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 2003 from Kansas State University and his undergraduate studies at University of Florida. He has a strong background in exotics, zoo and wildlife medicine, and has worked with animals ranging from killer whales and elephants to pocket pets, in zoos in Australia, Chicago and California. He worked for 10 years in emergency medicine at many of the Pinellas, Pasco, and Hillsborough County emergency animal hospitals. Serving as a Senior Emergency Clinician for Bluepearl Veterinary Partners in Tampa, Clearwater and Brandon most recently. During that time he also ran his own Veterinary Relief Practice, including working with us at 4th St. Pet Hospital for the last 3 years, before coming onboard full-time as part of our family. He has a patient wife, three amazing human children, and Kodiak his 16 year old Swedish Elkhound Fuzzy First Born. His spare time is usually spent on adventures with them, including black belt studies in martial arts, jogging, and home-schooling with his amazing wife and kids. In meeting a client his highest priorities are minimizing stress to patients, educating owners so we can partner in the care of their fuzzy kids, surgery and complicated internal medicine puzzles.
