Cierra Nicole Dedeker, DVM

Dr. Cierra Dedeker grew up around horses, large and small, and has a background in equine performance.

She is a graduate from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo with a Bachelors in Animal Science and a minor in Equine Science. Following graduation, she was selected by the Atlantic Veterinary College on Prince Edward Island, in Canada for a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine.

After veterinary school, Cierra completed an internship at Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center in Los Olivos, California, a referral equine hospital with a diverse and exciting caseload. After a one year rotating internship through internal medicine, surgery, diagnostic imaging and anesthesia; she was hired as a veterinary associate at Monterey County Equine and worked with the hunter jumper circuit in Pebble Beach and Carmel, California. After a year, she moved to the Pacific Northwest to start her own practice in the performance horse world. Her passion has always been in the sports medicine arena with current diagnostics modalities and treatment options. She currently lives in Boise, Idaho with her husband Chuck and one year old, Madelyn where they are building a new home in the foothills. Outside of Veterinary Medicine, Cierra enjoys all adventures outdoors including riding her horses Nash and Peter, trail running, snowboarding, fly fishing and hiking with her husband and their two labradors, Jack and Lucy. (Source)