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 adult children; two boys and two girls.  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.  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 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:

Dr. Dhaliwal was born and raised in India.  She obtained her bachelors degree in Veterinary Medicine while in India.  After receiving her Veterinary license she did an internship at Iowa State University.  Dr. Dhaliwal began working for Bakersfield Veterinary Hospital in 2009, and she has been a great addition to the BVH team.  Her interest is to practice veterinary medicine in a manner which is the safest and best for her patients, least stressful for her clients.  She is happily living in Bakersfield with her husband and her three children.  Her hobbies include painting and interior design.   

Adam Landry, DVM:

Dr. Adam Landry grew up in Mystic, Connecticut.  He completed his undergraduate degree at Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts.  The following year he went to veterinary school in Prince Edward Island Canada at the Atlantic Veterinary College.  After graduation he left the cold Canadian winters to complete a one year rotating internship in sunny California at California Animal Hospital Vet Specialty group where he learned to handle challenging emergency cases and to pursue advanced education in several specialty fields.  After his internship he relocated to Bakersfield California to join the team at Bakersfield Veterinary Hospital as an associate veterinarian.  Dr. Landry's professional interests include dermatology, emergency and critical care as well as cardiology.  In his spare time he enjoys spending time with his fiancé Dr. Lauren Blair and their two Australian Shepherds Finn and Austin.

Lauren Blair, DVM:

Dr. Lauren Blair grew in Bakersfield California and attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo where she completed an undergraduate degree in Animal Science.  She then went on to pursue a degree in veterinary medicine at the Atlantic Veterinary College in Prince Edward Island, Canada.  Following graduation, Dr. Blair completed a one year rotating internship at Veterinary Medical and Surgical Group in Ventura California.  The following year, Dr. Blair moved back home to Bakersfield to be an associate at Bakersfield Veterinary Hospital.  Her special interests include; emergency and critical care, oncology, and general practice.  She lives with her fiancé Dr. Adam Landry and their multiple pets. 

Robert Duquette, DVM:

Dr. Duquette was raised in Bakersfield and studied at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he completed his Bachelors Degree from the College of Creative Studies with an emphasis in microbiology and genetics.  From there he travelled to the United Kingdom where he conducted his veterinary studies, as well as, completing a joint PhD in the Faculties of Medicine and Veterinary Sciences at the University of Liverpool.  He is a Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and in his spare time he enjoys traveling, gardening, photography and speanding time with his family and his ever increasing brood of pets.