Dr. Stefanie Tande
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Stefanie was born and raised in Minot, North Dakota. She received her undergraduate degree from Case Western Reserve University with majors in Biochemistry and Psychology while playing on the university tennis team. She then went on to earn her veterinary degree from Tufts University in 2009 followed by completing a rotating small animal internship at Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital. After moving to the Denver area, she decided this was the place for her and has lived here ever since. Stefanie lives with her husband, Aziz, her son, Alexander, and their three cats, Siddhartha, Thunderpaw “The Potato”, and Smoke. She enjoys hiking, skiing, reading and spending time with her family.
Dr. Traci Schafer
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Practice Founder
Dr. Schafer became a general practice veterinarian after completing multifaceted internships for two years after gradation which included specialized training in surgery, emergency, and medicine. She has worked in the Arvada/Westminster area since 2000, and started Schafer Veterinary Clinic (SVC) in 2014. The foundation of SVC is that “Our clients and our patients are the heart of our practice. We will, at all times, treat you and your pet with respect and compassion, as if you were members of our own family.”
Kiana Baltierra
Veterinary Assistant
Kiana completed a vigorous training program over the past year. She not only completed veterinary assistant coursework through the Pima Medical Institute, but also completed a clinical externship with us and has been with us since the start of her career. Her education and training enables her to assist with nursing care of our patients, surgical procedures, laboratory testing, diagnostic imaging and in-office procedures. She enjoys reading, and spending time with her family and friends.
Ethan Smith
Veterinary Customer Service Representative/Assistant
Ethan has been working in veterinary medicine since early 2022. He began his training with us as a customer service representative, and now assists with not only client and patient care, but with inventory, stocking, running in house laboratory diagnostics, as well as assisting with diagnostic imaging (ultrasound and radiographs). He enjoys reading and spending time with family and friends. He is also working on writing his first book!
Kelsey R
Veterinary Technician
Kelsey has been in the veterinary industry for over a decade, starting at an animal refuge in Maui where she grew up. Pursuing the Veterinary Field, she moved to Colorado where she graduated Front Range Community College and furthered her education at CSU. She has volunteered both domestically and abroad in addition to professionally working at Veterinary practices. Kelsey lives locally with her children and their animals.
Allicyn Gieck
Veterinary Receptionist
Allicyn has over two years of experience working in veterinary medicine handling medical records and client services. She has completed a Computer Science program at Warren Tech in addition to taking college courses at Front Range and Red Rocks Community college. She lives in Arvada with her partner, their cat, Indonesian skink, and two ball-pythons. In her free time, Allicyn enjoys writing, drawing, and playing games with her friends and family.
Dr. Christina Copple
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
American College of Veterinary Radiologists
Dr. Copple is a board certified Veterinary Radiologist working for Diagnostic Imaging, a local mobile veterinary imaging group. She has advanced training in the interpretation and acquisition of all modalities of of diagnostic imaging. Dr. Copple frequently visits our practice to evaluate radiographs and ultrasound examinations, assisting us in detecting sites of injury and disease.
Dr. Kelly Monaghan, DACVIM (SAIM)
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Dr. Kelly Monaghan is a board-certified small animal internal medicine specialist in Denver, CO. She is based out of Longmont, CO, and is available to serve general practice and emergency animal hospitals throughout the northern Front Range area stretching from I-70 in Denver north to Fort Collins.
Kelly Monaghan, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM) is a southern Louisiana native and graduated from Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine in 2007. After graduation, she moved to Massachusetts to complete a one-year internship followed by a residency in small animal internal medicine at Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. After finishing her residency in 2011, she spent the next few years on faculty at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Monaghan moved to Colorado with her husband, Dr. Ben Nolan in 2013 and worked in a private specialty practice in Boulder. She joined MOVES in summer of 2021.
Dr. Monaghan enjoys all aspects of small animal internal medicine but is particularly fascinated by renal/urinary diseases and immune-mediated diseases, as well as endoscopic and other procedures. At home, she enjoys spending time with her family, Dr. Ben Nolan and their two children.
Kevin P. McAbee DVM, DACVS
Diplomate American College of Veterinary Surgeons
Dr. McAbee obtained his DVM from Colorado State University in 1999 and has been a passionate veterinarian ever since. His never-ending thirst for knowledge and self-improvement lead him to complete a general internship at VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital in 2000. This year in L.A. solidified his desire to become a board certified veterinary surgeon. He then went on to complete a one year surgical internship in Jacksonville FL at Affiliated Veterinary Specialists. This intensive year launched him into one of the best and most rigorous small animal surgical residencies in the country at The Animal Medical Center in New York City. He finished his residency at the AMC in 2004 and then stayed on staff for an additional year teaching other surgical residents and honing his skills. Dr. McAbee became board certified in small animal surgery in 2006 and has been practicing this “art” of surgery along the Front Range of Colorado for most of his career.
After spending time as a small animal surgeon in three different specialty hospitals along the Front Range, Dr. McAbee decided to launch Spire Veterinary Surgery in the Spring of 2015. Dr. McAbee’s vision for SVS was to be able to provide the highest quality specialty surgery to dogs and cats without those patients and owners having to leave the comfort and trust of their family veterinary practice.
Dr. McAbee considers himself extremely fortunate to be a veterinarian and treats each patient as if they were his own pet. His experience has led him to understand that each animal is different in their own way and he strives to establish a connection with them, their owners, and their veterinarian to provide the best treatment possible.
Dr. McAbee has vast experience in all aspects of veterinary surgery including orthopedic, neurologic, and oncologic surgery. He has advanced training in minimally invasive orthopedic surgery such as arthroscopy and has published and lectured nationally on this topic. Dr. McAbee has been performing Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomies to treat canine cranial cruciate ligament deficiency since 2005 and has performed well over 1,000 of these procedures. In addition to TPLO and other orthopedic procedures, Dr. McAbee enjoys the challenge of oncologic (cancer) surgery and has years of experience in this extremely difficult subset of veterinary surgery.
When not performing specialty surgery in local veterinary practices along the Front Range Dr. McAbee enjoys spending time with his family. He and his wife have three wonderful children, a 15 year old cat Herbert, and a young Goldendoodle named Posey that keep them busy.
