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Our Doctors
Dr. Barton
Dr. Mike Barton graduated Cum Laude from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University in 1979. He originally practiced in Bend, Oregon for a year and then returned to his hometown of Boise. He owned and practiced at The Veterinary Medical Center of Boise from 1980 through 2007. In January of 2008, his practice merged with Northwest Animal Hospital.
Dr. Barton’s areas of interest are surgery, including orthopedics such as ACL and medial patellar luxation repairs and laser surgeries; medicine including ultrasound; and dentistry, all in companion small animals. He has a special interest in avian care.
Dr. Barton was one of the first veterinarians in Boise to see birds in 1980. He has
attended many seminars and labs involving avian practice and spent a period of time
in South Miami, Florida with the Avian and Exotic Medical Center under the guidance
of Dr. Don Harris, a world-
Dr. Barton has a yellow lab and a drahthaar as his canine companions.
Dr. Hunt
Dr. Chad Hunt received his D.V.M. at Washington State University in 2008. To pursue his love for high quality medicine, Dr. Hunt completed an internship under the tutelage of boarded specialists in areas of surgery, internal medicine, dermatology, ophthalmology, cardiology, and physical therapy at WestVet.
With a special interest in ophthalmology, Dr. Hunt sought other educational opportunities with ophthalmologists from Oregon, Illinois, and Idaho prior to coming to Northwest Animal Hospital in 2010.
Dr. Hunt hopes to continue his other interests in internal medicine, dermatology, and orthopedic surgery while working with Drs. Barton and Wethered. Local of Boise, Dr. Hunt lives as the father of a beautiful girl with his wife (also a veterinarian), dog, cat, and horse, fully enjoying Idaho’s great outdoors with hunting, fishing, running, and skiing.