About Yampa Valley Veterinary Services
Yampa Valley Veterinary Services provides both mobile (in-home) and conventional (in-clinic) veterinary services to the Steamboat Springs community. Dr. Erica Schrader started YVVS to provide a personalized approach to compassionate veterinary care for local pets and their caregivers. We strive to provide outstanding, reliable, individualized care through our state of the art diagnostic equipment – including radiography, dentistry, ultrasound, echocardiograms, orthopedic surgery, and a comprehensive surgical suite, and our qualified and friendly support staff. We look forward to meeting you and your pets.
About Dr. Erica Schrader
Dr. Erica was born and raised in northern Minnesota. She attend Montana State University, in Bozeman, MT where she completed her Bachelors in Animal Ecology in 2005. Upon acceptance into veterinary school, she moved south to complete her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine at Oklahoma State University in 2010.
Prior to starting Yampa Valley Veterinary Services, she spent a year working in a mixed animal practice outside Tulsa, Oklahoma. She then returned to the mountains to call Steamboat Springs home in 2011 and worked in private practice for 3 years before starting her own mobile business in 2014. Dr. Erica has continued her education with degrees in advanced dental training and veterinary acupuncture. She also has a special interest in internal medicine, geriatrics, and soft tissue surgery.
In her spare time, Dr. Erica enjoys being outside continuously trying to tire her 1 dog, 1 maine coon cool cat, and 2 kiddos out, trail running, backpacking, fishing, and biking!