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About Dr. Shelby Young Goo

Dr. Goo was born and raised in Honolulu and graduated from Punahou School with honors.

She attended the University of Hawaii for two years and completed her third year of undergraduate work at Oregon State University as a national student exchange program participant. She was a recipient of the WICHE scholarship and spent the next four years at the Colorado State University College of Biomedical Science and Veterinary Medicine where she received her B.S. and D.V.M. degrees concurrently. While a student and very interested in exotic and specialty practices she interned with an ophthalmologist, exotic animal specialists in Boulder, Los Angeles, Simi Valley, and a dental specialist. She also participated in the AquaVet Program, a summer program for the study of marine veterinary medicine.

After graduation she completed an additional year of training in small animal medicine and surgery at the Pittsford Animal Hospital Internship Program in Rochester, New York. She returned to Honolulu and has practiced for 22 years.

She enjoys working with all the small critters including rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, mice, chameleons and birds. Her household is a busy place with 4 cats(Peter, Pixie, Penny, and Pika), 1 dog (Trixie), lovebird (Pickle), rabbit (Poppy) , 1 rat (BB) and 3 chickens (wally, sally, and chickadee). In her spare time her hobbies include crafts, gardening and making beaded jewelry.

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About Dr. Richard Fujie DVD, PhD, MS

Dr. Fujie grew up on the Big Island of Hawaii and was active in baseball, scouting, student government, church and the YMCA Model Legislature. Surfing, fishing, and free diving were his favorite outdoor activities.

He attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa and received his Bachelor of Arts in Zoology and a Master of Science in Animal Science. During his undergraduate years, he transferred to the University of Hawaii at Hilo for a semester to be a biology teaching assistant. One of the best summers of his life was working on the Kona Coast for the UH Sea Grant Marine Options Program as a research assistant. He was part of a team of five scientists that completed a biological survey of the coastal brackish ponds from Puako to Keahole. The discovery of a new species of invertebrate was the highlight of the summer.

At Washington State University, Dr. Fujie did a concurrent degree program and received his DVM and PhD. His dissertation involved the effects of a new antimicrobial drug on the renal function of poultry. After graduation, he spent 2 years of Sorrento Animal Hospital in Portland, Oregon.

After a year of working for the State of Hawaii Department of Agriculture, he practiced small animal medicine for the next 20 years at Kahala Pet Hospital.

Dr. Fujie has also served on the State of Hawaii Veterinary Licensing Board and the Executive board of the Hawaii Veterinary Medical Association. He has also served on the planning committee of the Hawaii Pet Expo for over 15 years. Dr. Fujie is licensed in Hawaii, Washington and Oregon.

Dr. Fujie and his wife Donna, share their home with 5 cats and Ginger, a mixed chihuahua terrier. Snackers, Kiwi, Charlie, Tuxy, and Lani are living a life of leisure (4 were feral cats but now will only eat select types of food). His late dog Sunny was an abandoned pet that he adopted while in veterinary school and traveled the Northwest together. She acted in an episode of the television show Jake and the Fatman and was also in a couple of Liberty House ads.

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About Dr. Katie Nakamura

Dr. Nakamura was born and raised in the small town of Seymour, Indiana, where she was active in 4-H, softball and training seeing-eye dogs.

Upon graduation from Seymour High School, she attended Purdue University for undergraduate work in biochemistry. She went on to veterinary school at Purdue and graduated with her DVM in 2006. While in veterinary school, she had the opportunity to intern with various veterinarians in Idaho to become proficient at pregnancy diagnosis in dairy cattle. She also worked as a student laboratory technician at Purdue’s Veterinarian Teaching Hospital. Through her lab work she became proficient at performing various laboratory analysis tests.

After graduation, she returned to her hometown and practiced for four and a half years as an associate veterinarian. During her time in Seymour, she gain practical experience treating and performing surgeries on both small and large animals. She also had the unique opportunity to work with alpacas and increase her knowledge of canine reproduction.

Dr. Nakamura recently married a “local boy” from Pearl City, prompting her desire to live in Hawaii. She has two dogs ‘Imo, a basset hound, and Rooney, an English Springer Spaniel. She enjoys running, doing crafts and eating the different island cuisines.