Veterinarians

Ken DeRemer, DVM

I grew up in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and moved to the west coast (California) for graduate school.  I graduated from vet school in 1983 from the University of California at Davis and moved up to the Portland area shortly after graduation.  I started Paws and Claws Pet Medical Center as a housecall practice while building the current facility.  The doors to Paws and Claws opened in 1994.  In 2008 I purchased Penninsula Dog and Cat Clinic in North Portland, and I now split my time between both practices.  My wife and I have 3 children: KC, Ben, and Wyatt, and currently have 1 dog, 2 cats, and a parrot.  In my free time (which seems rare) I enjoy fishing and creating home-brewed beer.

Christina Huntsinger, DVM
I grew up in Oregon and received my undergraduate degree in Biology and Chemistry from the University of Oregon in 1998.  I transplanted to the Midwest for vet school and graduated from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2003, after which I was happy to move home to the Pacific Northwest.  I started practicing in Hillsboro and moved to Paws & Claws in 2007.  I am proud to be an advocate for pet health and well-being.  I enjoy educating clients on preventative medicine issues to improve the quality of life for both the animals and their owners.  I also enjoy dentistry and managing chronic diseases such as diabetes and chronic renal failure.  The majority of my free time is spent in the woods hiking, camping, and backpacking, or tending to my vegetable garden.  I also am proud to be a member of the Oregon Veterinary Emergency Response Team (OVERT).  We are certified by the State of Oregon to be first responders during emergencies and disasters in order to set up and care for injured or misplaced animals, and to house the pets of people who have been displaced from their homes.  I have 2 cats, Basti and Fester (aka "Fwuffy Kitten"), and a lab/border collie mix, "Mowgli".

I treat cats, dogs, ferrets, rabbits, rodents, guinea pigs, and hamsters.

Monica Pollock, DVM
I am a homegrown Oregonian, raised in Beaverton, Oregon.  I got my BS from Oregon State University, and I graduated from vet school in 1999 from the combined Oregon State University and Washington State University Veterinary Medicine program.  I started practice in Beaverton, but have been at Paws & Claws Pet Medical Center since 2006.  While I enjoy surgery and internal medicine, my true passion is preventative medicine and geriatric care.  At home I have Kingston, my career-changed guide dog; Kitchen Lizard, my three-legged bearded dragon; and Porch, my orange tabby rescue.  On my time off, I enjoy working on my house and garden, hiking, and wandering around the neighborhoods of Portland.