BAKERSFIELD VETERINARY HOSPITAL

Our Small Animal Doctors

Charles P. Ulrich, DVM:
Dr. Ulrich graduated from UC Davis with a BS in Biological Science, an MS in Zoology, and a DVM (in 1982).  He is the managing partner of Bakersfield Veterinary Hospital.  His special interest is avian medicine.  Dr. Ulrich is a member of the Association of Avian Veterinarians, American Veterinary Medical Association, California Veterinary Medical Association, American Animal Hospital Association, Veterinary Hospital Managers Association, and the Kern County Veterinary Medical Association.  He is married and has four children; two boys that are currently attending college, and two girls in high school.  Dr. Ulrich is an avid, albeit mediocre, golfer.  He also enjoys traveling, collecting wine, cooking, and growing orchids. 

Jennifer McGraw, DVM:
Dr. McGraw graduated in 1998 from Colorado State University.  She grew up in Lompoc, California, but moved to Colorado in her senior year of high school.  Dr. McGraw received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology with a minor in Biochemistry.  Dr. McGraw always aspired to be a Veterinarian, and was proudly involved in animal related organizations (such as no-kill cat shelters) from a young age.  She has recently become a Partner of BVH.
During college, Dr. McGraw's interests were cancer research and Raptor rehabilitation.  Dr. McGraw has been with BVH since her 1998 graduation from Veterinary school, and is happily living in Bakersfield with her husband, her two children and her many (many!) pets. 

Irene Takata, DVM:
Dr. Takata was born and raised in Los Angeles, Ca.  She attended USC and obtained her Bachelors degree in Biological sciences in 1984.  Dr. Takata graduated from Tufts University Veterinary College in Massachusetts in 1991.  Immediately following, she completed an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Angell Memorial Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts.  Dr. Takata enjoyed the challenging cases there, and soon became a staff practitioner in a large referral hospital in Weymouth, Massachusetts.  In 1993, Dr. Takata and her husband re-located to Bakersfield.  Dr. Takata has been with BVH since 2005.  She enjoys all aspects of Veterinary Medicine, but particularly loves critical care cases.  Dr. Takata is a member of the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society.  

Michael Keese, DVM:
Dr. Keese was born and raised in Bakersfield, and his family has been here for six generations.  He graduated from West High School before attending UC Santa Barbara to receive his Bachelors Degree in Biological Sciences.  He did his post graduate studies in Health Care Management at Cal State Bakersfield.
Dr. Keese began working for BVH at the original location on Chester Avenue.  He started as a Veterinary Technician, and was trained by a fellow tech who later became his wife!  Dr. Keese entered the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in 2000 and worked his way through school working graveyard shifts at the UC Davis ICU Teaching Hospital.  Dr. Keese praises his work at the ICU as one of the most invaluable experiences he had while at UC Davis.  His interests include soft tissue surgery and radiology.
His hobbies include camping, fishing, hunting, golfing and pretty much anything involving the outdoors.  

Julie Betts, DVM:
Dr. Betts was born in Peoria, Illinois, and lived in the Illinois area until she moved with her family to Omaha, Nebraska a few years later.  Dr. Betts loved growing up in Nebraska, and as a result, attended the University of Nebraska, Lincoln for her undergraduate studies.  She received her DVM from Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas in 1992.  Dr. Betts moved to Bakersfield upon graduating and has been here ever since.  
Dr. Betts practices small animal medicine, strictly on dogs and cats, and is very interested in internal medicine cases. She is married and has a ten year old son.  Dr. Betts enjoys her family time, and has two dogs, two cats and one horse.  Her hobbies include horseback riding, gardening, knitting and cross-stitching.

Sukhjit Dhaliwal, DVM:

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Tim Calvert, DVM:

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