![]() I chose Harmony because I saw the staff’s dedication to their patients, the integrative approach taken by the doctors where they could provide alternative medicine, and the overall values that Harmony had to offer to not only their clients and patients, but their staff as well. Just as with people, “Rehab” not only helps animals recover from injuries and surgery, but is also commonly used to help restore daily function, mobility, and improve or maintain quality of life. Guzmán will be continuing her general practice, but will also be working hard to build a full Rehabilitation (physical therapy) Service for our clinic over the next year. After all these years of enjoying the open road and reading lots of audio books on the long commute, she finally decided she was ready to come back home to have more time with her family and to pursue some of her own interests at work and at home.ĭr. While there, she worked with a terrific group of veterinary staff and doctors that she considers her friends for life, so this made it hard to leave. She has spent the last 7 years working in the Phoenix area treating dogs and cats in General Practice. While in Arizona, she expanded her reach by periodically working at low-cost vaccine clinics in rural areas, filling-in at her local humane society, and doing some urgent/emergency care work. ![]() She was also a USDA contract veterinarian at a wolf rescue/sanctuary for several years, as well as treated small exotic mammals, but focused primarily on dogs and cats. Guzmán practiced at rural veterinary clinics where she did a little horse work and saw a few goats and sheep here and there. During veterinary school she was trained in Medical Acupuncture for Veterinarians, and over the last 3 years has been training in Canine Rehabilitation through the University of Tennessee CCRP program. Although she loved her previous professions, she finally decided to pursue her childhood dream of becoming a veterinarian. She went to Alaska to recover from her injuries and loved it so much, she decided to stay on for 5 years! While she was there, she worked in social services and then in the pharmaceutical industry. She attended Colorado State University for her veterinary degree, and several years later got a Master of Public Health from the University of Florida.Įarly on in her career she worked in College Recreation and Fitness, then as a backcountry guide in training before she took a pretty crazy fall down a mountain. Guzmán received a BA in Sociology from the University of Texas, earned a Master's degree in Sociology/Counseling from Drake University, then almost finished a BS in Biology on her way to veterinary school. She has lived in Prescott for 9 years and loves to spend her time hiking with her dogs and her husband on lonely trails, bicycle riding, walking, paddle boarding and anything else that keeps her moving! She grew up in Texas, but has always been a snow lover, thus has lived in the mountains of New Mexico, Colorado, Alaska and Arizona for the last 28 years. ![]() Guzmán is the newest member of the Harmony Veterinary Care team, joining us as an Associate Veterinarian in February 2023. Melissa Guzmán, DVM, MPH - Associate Veterinarianĭr.
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