We are proud to introduce the awesome staff of Animal Medical Clinic to you:
Dr. Jerry Underbrink 
Dr. Jerry Underbrink was born and raised in South Texas. He graduated from Texas A&M University with a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 1974. Following graduation, he completed an internship at Univ. of California, at Davis Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital in 1975. Dr. Underbrink opened the Animal Medical Clinic practice at this same location in 1977. He treats companion animals, exotics, equine, bovine and other farm animals. He is married to his lovely wife Carolyn, and they have 3 children and 2 grandsons.
Dr. Justin Harkey 
Dr. Justin Harkey was born in Victoria, Texas and grew up in Port Lavaca. He received his bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science from Texas A&M in 1998 and his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in May of 2004. He has been practicing at Animal Medical Clinic since then. He treats companion animals, exotics, equine and bovine. He is married to his beautiful wife Robin and has two children, Morgan and Levi. Dr. Harkey loves to spend his free time with his family. He also enjoys a little hunting and fishing every now and then.
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Dana Bobbitt 
Dana Bobbitt is our office manager. She has been working in the veterinary field since 1994, and has worked in every department of a vet clinic since then. Dana and her family moved here from East Texas in the summer of 2007, and she has been at AMC since then. She and her husband Joe have 3 children, McKayla, Weston & Morgan. Their four legged family consists of 2 great danes, 2 pit bulls, a dachshund, a tortoise shell cat, and an African Grey Parrot. In her spare time, you will normally find her at her children's sporting events. Dana and her family are active members of Retama Park Baptist Church.
Patricia Cumberland 
Patricia Cumberland is our bookkeeper . She has been with AMC since 1985. Patricia was born in Kleberg Co. and has lived here all her life. She attended Riviera High School and graduated from Texas A&I University. She currently has no pets, but she loves to feed the birds at her house. Patricia is a active member of St Gertrude Catholic Church. She is married to Allan and has been for over 42 years. They have 2 children and 5 grandchildren. Patricia's hobbies include: bird watching, baking, visiting grandchildren and volunteering around the community and at church.
Cassie Esparza 
Cassie Esparza is our Kennel/Grooming Supervisor. She started with AMC in 2003 as a kennel attendant. Cassie has lived in the Kingsville/Bishop area all of her life. She attended TAMUK where she majored in criminology and minored in sociology, graduating in 2005. She and her husband BJ have two beautiful daughters named Nicole, who was born in February of 2008 and Brianna, born in October 2009, and a son named BJ born in June of 2011. Most of Cassie's spare time these days is taken up by baby time. Cassie does enjoy playing softball when she gets a chance. Her pets include 4 chihuahuas and 3 pit bulls.
Anna Redeker 
Anna Redeker is one of our technicians. She has been with AMC since 1998. Anna worked as a vet tech in College Station for 5 years prior to moving to Kingsville. She has a bachelors from Texas A&M in Wildlife Ecology. She has been a licensed wildlife rehabilitator for 10 years. She and her husband Eric currently have 9 dogs, 4 love birds, 1 iquana, 1 spiny lizard and 1 white's tree frog, all of which were rescued animals. Any spare time that Anna accquires is spent taking care of her critters. She does enjoy a little running time with her dogs, too.
Daniella (Dani) Garcia 
Daniella (Dani) Garcia has been a vet technician here since August 2004. She is originally from San Antonio. Dani moved to Kingsville and acquired her Bachelor's Degree in Animal Science from TAMUK. She is a pre-vet student and we hope to have her back here in our office some day as a veterinarian. Dani likes to spend her free time playing softball and working out. She also enjoys spending time with her family.
Kim Gardner 
Kim is a vet technician and has been with AMC since January 2006. She grew up in the Kingsville area and graduated from Bishop High School. Kim worked for Animal Care and Control in Corpus Christi for 8 yrs as an Animal Cruelty Investigator/Field Officer before coming to our practice. She has had horses all her life and rodeoed in high school. Kim's hobbies are bowhunting, fishing, and anything to do with her horses. She has a 12 yr old son named Ty that enjoys all the same hobbies as mom. They spend all their extra time together doing something outside.
Debbie Perea
This is Debbie Perea. She has been a receptionist with us since November 2007, and in October 2009 she moved to the position of Inventory Manager. Her husband George is in the Air Force. She and her 2 sons, Henry & Anthony, live in Bishop. (Henry works with us, also). Debbie's hobbies include beading jewelry, collecting antique furniture, and shopping. Debbie's pets include Tipsy the Poodle, 4 cats, and a visiting dachshund named Baby who is owned by her son's girlfriend.
Samantha Gonzales 
This is Sam. She started with AMC as a kennel attendant in 2006, and became a receptionist in 2008. She is attending Coastal Bend College at this time. Her four legged child is "Baby" the dachshund. she enjoys spending time with her family and boyfriend in her spare time.
Macy Gutierrez 
This is Macy. She started with AMC in March 2007 as a kennel attendant and moved to receptionist in May of 2009. She was born and raised in Kingsville and graduated from HM King in 2009. She is an animal lover and has always wanted to work with animals since she was a young child. She has 3 dogs and 2 cats. In her time away from work she likes to be with her family and friends. Her favorite thing to do in her spare time is long boarding.
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