Dr. Jessica Holliday is the owner and medical director of Berkeley Animal Hospital. She grew up alongside her two brothers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She graduated from Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine in 2007 and practiced for four years at a small animal and emergency clinic in Las Vegas, NV before moving to the Bay Area in 2011. She has worked at several clinics in the Bay Area before starting Berkeley Animal Hospital.

Dr. Holliday’s goal in veterinary medicine is to aid in the healthiest life for your animal family with the least amount of stress possible. She does this through listening to your concerns and tailoring a plan for your needs. Although she enjoys all aspects of veterinary medicine she has a particular soft spot for senior pets.

In her spare time, Dr. Holliday enjoys living an active and healthy life with her friends and family, including Nelly, a Shepherd mix, and Elliot, a Terrier-Dachshund mix.

Dr. Deb grew up in San Diego amongst various dogs, cats, rats, and a retired racehorse. It was through these special animals that she developed a deep compassion and concern for all of earth’s creatures. She realized from a young age that she wanted to advocate for their welfare, which she believed she could do most credibly from a veterinary medical standpoint. Thus, she dedicated her early life to achieving this goal.

Dr. Deb attended UC Davis and graduated in1996 with a Bachelors of Science degree in Evolution and Ecology, and with minors in Art History and Music History. She was the first person in her family to attend university. Upon graduating, she moved to San Francisco to work and gain more clinical experience in veterinary medicine. She became a Registered Veterinary Technician and started working for the SFSPCA, where she spearheaded improvements in perioperative care protocols for the Spay/Neuter clinic.

 Dr. Deb then attended the Royal Veterinary College, University of London, graduating in 2006. She returned to the SFSPCA, where she and her colleagues worked to elevate the level of medicine and pain management practiced at the shelter and spay/neuter clinic. At the organization’s hospital she gained valuable experience in dentistry, internal medicine, surgery, and emergency medicine through the high volume and variety of patients, and with the help and sagacious advice of kindly colleagues and mentors.

 Since then, Dr. Deb became an independent contractor, allowing her the opportunity to work at various hospitals throughout the Bay Area, and gain insight into ideal veterinary practices. She is adamant about creating and maintaining comfortable, compassionate, peaceful, and pain-free experiences for all her patients, and as such, is quite at home at Berkeley Animal Hospital. Dr. Deb is a certified Cat Friendly Veterinarian and is working towards a Fear-Free certification, as well as the Certified Veterinary Pain Management Practitioner accreditation.

 In her free time, she loves to relax with her cat, Sweet Pea, do yoga, hike amongst tall trees, travel around the world, eat delicious vegan food, attend the opera and ballet, learn about history and languages, and awkwardly try to remember how to play the piano. Dr. Deb has also recently become keenly interested in the re-introduction of beavers to drought-ridden areas as a hopeful solution to climate and wildfire problems.

Entering Tufts University in 1987, I wanted to be a physician. However, while working at Harvard Medical School following graduation, I discovered my true calling after a chance meeting with a veterinarian. I moved from the East Coast to California to attend UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in 1997. Afterward, the “call to service” was very loud in my ears, so I joined the United States Army Veterinary Corps in 2001 and served my country until 2009. I have been practicing in the great state of California ever since, making my home in Oakland with my Cal grad husband and 3 cats.  I have strong interests in prevention, internal medicine, and dermatology. I proudly self-identify as a nerd, ‘crazy cat lady’, and dog aficionado.

It is a privilege to care for your beloved companions, and it is my goal to be a trusted partner in their care. I feel very honored to be a part of the Berkeley Animal Hospital community and am pleased to continue to serve the folks in my neighborhood

Beth has been working as a licensed acupuncturist in the Bay Area since 2005. She has been treating small animals in several veterinary hospitals in Marin, El Cerrito, San Francisco, and Oakland.

Beth received her Masters Degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from the Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College in Berkeley and her California State Acupuncture license in 2005.

Beth initially became infatuated with Eastern Medicine while working as a veterinary technician at a holistic veterinary hospital in Sonoma County. She observed a dramatic difference between how the animals walked into their acupuncture appointments and how they walked out. She is very passionate about her patients and is deeply aware of the inter-species bond that we have with our companion animals. Her focus is always on their quality of life.

She loves treating pets with a variety of issues and is particularly interested in orthopedic and neurological disorders as well as working with geriatric pet.
Beth believes deeply in the integration of both Eastern and Western Medicine in order to achieve the best possible outcome for the patient.