David Johnson, VMD
Dr. David Johnson was raised in Southern California and received his Bachelor of Science Degree from U.C Irvine, and his veterinary degree from the University of Pennsylvania. During his career of over 30 years, Dr. Johnson has owned 3 veterinary practices in 3 different states. This diversity of experience and knowledge acquired proves useful in his everyday practice of veterinary medicine and interactions with clients and their pet’s medical needs.
Dr. Johnson shares his life with his wife, stepdaughter and dogs, and cats. Veterinary medicine is a family love as he has both a sister and a son who are veterinarians! Dr. Johnson enjoys spending his free time gardening, fishing and experiencing the beautiful California outdoors.
Kaley Ladner, DVM
Kaley joined us in 2017. She studied at UC Davis and received her degree at Western Health of Health Sciences. She practices both small and large animal medicine. We are so happy and proud to have her as part of our family! She makes everyone around her better!
She graduated high school at Union Mine! She is a very busy doctor and She spends what very little free time she has with her family!
Dr. Penny Hodge, DVM
Dr. Hodge graduated from UC Davis in 1990. Her calm, gentle nature makes her a hit with cats and our more anxious furry friends.
She moved to our area about 9 years ago. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, kayaking and loves horseback riding.
Her husband Steve is a blacksmith. They enjoy Horse camping and trail riding.
She has sheep, 2 dogs and 3 cats to keep them company! The sheep help keep the weeds down on their property!
Dr. Miranda Ciotti-McClallen, DVM
Dr. Miranda Ciotti-McClallen graduated from Midwestern University School of Veterinary Medicine in Phoenix, Arizona in 2023 and will be joining us in the beginning of January 2025! Her love for all animals started at a young age, growing up as an only child with her family Labrador Retriever and Brittany Spaniel, which were like sisters to her and wonderful adventuring companions. Dr. Miranda grew her experience with a variety of wildlife species working as a volunteer at San Diego Wild Safari Park on weekends during high school, and with horses as an avid horsewoman riding english/hunter-jumper throughout highschool, trail guiding in Patagonia, Argentina, Jackson, Wyoming and through the redwoods off the North Coast of CA for two seasons after college. Her varied experience working with and caring for a variety of species of animals left her with a longing to pursue a career in improving the lives of animals and their owners in an impactful and positive way.
Her passion for veterinary medicine grew as she gained experience in the field at Placer SPCA assisting in shelter medicine, and a small animal veterinary practice in Washington while finishing her college degree in Zoology. Throughout her veterinary medicine career, she has developed a keen interest in preventative medicine, surgery, dentistry, integrative medicine including acupuncture, and mixed species medicine including working with equines, farm life and limited exotics. She has a passion for client education and community outreach.
In her free time, Dr. Miranda enjoys anything that gets her outside whether it be riding her horse, hiking with her dog and husband, or enjoying a good book in the sun! She is very excited to get started at PVPC and to meet you all and your fur family!
Amy, RVT (Practice Manager & Lead RVT)
Amy has a long history of experience in veterinary medicine that started in 1987 with most of her time being spent here at PVPC. Throughout the years, Amy gained experience in emergency medicine, dentistry, and surgery which has been invaluable knowledge she loves to share with her peers. Amy has filled many roles here at our hospital as lead veterinary technician, taking over practice management in the fall of 2017, and then becoming the practice owner in July of 2021. Her biggest passion in this field of work has been the close relationships she has built with our clients and their pets, and has made it her mission to continue building those connections.
Amy has spent most of her life here in El Dorado County where her and her husband raised a daughter and a son. She enjoys spending time with her family, her two crazy Frenchies, her cats, and her menagerie of chickens.
Tylene, Office Manager
Tylene has lived in the area for over 30 years and has a professional
history of working in the administration field. Her love for animals brought her onto our team here in June of 2017 where she has been able
to use her managerial experience to the fullest. Since then she has been able to expand her knowledge in veterinary medicine and client
education as well as use her skills in training in reception and client care. Tylene is a key asset in all things reception, client services, and computer wizardry.
Being a long term resident of El Dorado County, Tylene and her husband raised two boys, and became incredibly active in the local schools and community. Both her sons are now adults and have recently been married in the last few years, one of which made her a grandma in June of 2023. Tylene is very active in the outdoors and enjoys spending most of her time camping, road tripping, and kayaking with her husband and family.
Jessica, RVT
Jessica joined our hospital family in May of 2019, but she has worked in veterinary medicine for 16 years. Being one of our licensed veterinary technicians, she has taken over the lead of dental procedures and dental care here at PVPC. Although her passion lies in dentistry, she will help assist in surgery and would like to expand her knowledge in that area of medicine. With her history of being in FFA for four years, she also has an interest in learning more about large animal medicine.
Jessica loves to spend all of her time outdoors riding dirtbikes, camping, and hiking. She resides in the Placerville area with her husband, two little girls (with another one on the way), and their pets.
Emily, CVA
Emily has lived in El Dorado County her entire life so far. She joined the PVPC family in March of 2012 and during the beginning of her employment became a certified veterinary assistant. Since then Emily has taken on the role of lead in patient care as that is where her passion lies so she spends most of her time in the hospital working behind the scenes. Occasionally you may see her working with the exam room assistants as she also leads in training the new employees. Emily is certainly our go-to gal and plays a key role in the hospital.
Emily lives nearby with her husband, her brother, and their menagerie of cats. She enjoys writing poetry and short stories, reading, and
spending time in her garden at home.
Kelly, Technician
Kelly joined the “family” in the summer of 2019. She has been in the veterinary medicine field for over 35 years. She is our “go-to gal” for whatever we need. May it be vaccinations, laser therapy or helping out wherever needed!!
She has found her place her at PVPC and we couldn’t be more happier to have her here with us!
In her free time she loves to read, and enjoys crafting and embroidery!
She shares her life with her husband, Jerry, their 2 cats and 3 dogs.
Helen, Assistant
Helen joined our team in 2021. She recently relocated to our area from Grass Valley. She has been in animal medicine for 20 years. Her love of animals started early on, reading James Herriot and trying to tame a squirrel. She is interested in Acupuncture and loves the different aspects of animal medicine that we encounter every day. She loves the community here and lives with her boyfriend, Jody and enjoys gardening and woodworking in her down time.
Austin, Assistant
Austin recently joined the PVPC family in January 2023, but he was
born and raised in El Dorado County. He is new to the veterinary medicine world as he has been working in the automotive industry for
the last six years. Now Austin is on his way to becoming a certified veterinary assistant and you will see him working as an exam room
assistant caring for your pets. Although he enjoys being hands-on with the animals, Austin has developed an interest in the business and
management side of veterinary medicine, and is taking a consideration in pursuing that route.
Austin spends most of his time with his sister and brother-in-law, his dog, and his couple of cats at home where they all live together. He
enjoys shooting guns and working in his yard with his brother-in-law.
Sierra, Assistant
Sierra has spent most of her life here in El Dorado County and
graduated from El Dorado High School. Her long time love for animals inspired her to join our PVPC family in June of 2023 and since then
has begun her journey to become a registered veterinary technician. In the meantime, you will see Sierra as our main exam room assistant
while she takes on the task of becoming a certified veterinary assistant. Her aspiration to learn has made her a great asset to our team.
Sierra enjoys partaking in her boyfriend’s passion for riding dirt bikes and spending time with their dog and their two cats.
Shelby, CSR
My goal here at the clinic is to broaden my knowledge of the animal medicine field and to get to know our community better. I worked in the automotive industry for many years before coming here and I am eager to learn all I can to be a change in this world, 1 happy and healthy pet at a time. My future goal is to work with farm animals and to be self-sufficient on my own farm/ranch. But that is far far into the future.
I have lived with my boyfriend in Grizzly Flats for the past 3 years. I have a love for animals as I have 14 chickens (chicken math), 2 cats, 2 breeding rabbits, and 1 loyal dog since she was 8 months old. I spend my free time with my second love, cooking, and feeding my first love as a result of those recipes I cook, lol. I love the great outdoors and would take a life in the countryside off grid, over a life in the city any day. Hobbies include knitting and other arts and crafts activities, reading, farming, wheeling through the Rubicon and spending time with my family.
Doreen
Doreen has been with Pleasant Valley Pet Clinic since 2013, after she retired from a career in dispatch. She was very excited to work with animals and is our lead caretaker. She loves spending time in the kennels with everyone’s pets!
Doreen is a lifelong owner and lover of animals with a house full of dogs, almost all senior and/or disabled. Doreen has a soft spot for dogs who need extra TLC. Doreen and her husband, Dave provides a loving home for them. Doreen’s hobbies include reading, archery, and travel.