Meet Our Team

Our dedicated staff is here for you!
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There when your pet needs us.
West Towne Veterinary Center strives to make your pet’s experience as stress-free as possible. If you have any questions, our contact information is below.
Dr. Ken Lambrecht

Dr. Ken Lambrecht

Founding Owner/Medical Director

Dr. Ken Lambrecht is the founding owner and Medical Director of West Towne Veterinary Center. Dr. Ken graduated from the University of Missouri in 1981 and has been in clinical practice for 32 years. Dr. Ken’s practice interests are feline preventive medicine, preventive and therapeutic nutrition, and supplements and advanced dental procedures (periodontitis and oral surgery). He has learned much over the years from his personal pets including Travis a yellow lab who was his #1 buddy from 1981 to 1995 and Buck an orange tabby who lived for 22 years!  Dr. Ken is an avid cross-country skier, bicyclist and water sports lover. When he isn’t seeing clients or at a veterinary conference he is probably racing stand up paddle boards, or traveling, often camping on the great lakes. His four cats (Lance, Bug, Annie & Georgie)  share his cabin on Lake Mendota.  Bug, the clinic’s namesake (bug ventures) often comes to the clinic with Dr. Ken and even has her own Facebook page.

Dr. Tina Karls

Dr. Tina Karls

Veterinarian

Dr. Tina Karls is a 2002 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine.  After graduation, she completed an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at a private referral practice in Denver, Colorado. Dr. Karls then joined a small animal practice in Colorado for several years before returning to Wisconsin and joining WTVC in 2007. She enjoys all aspects of veterinary medicine, but especially likes dentistry, wellness care, and internal medicine. In her free time, Dr. Karls enjoys spending time in the company of her husband, her two daughters, and two dogs.
Veterinary Assistants
Kristine

Kristine

Lead Veterinary Assistant

Kristine is a graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She graduated in December of 2017 with a Bachelors in Zoology and a Bachelors in Conservation Biology. Kristine has worked in 3 other small animal veterinary clinics and has over 2,000 hours of experience working with animals in a professional setting. Kristine has a dog, Otis, a rescue poodle and Yorkie mix (pictured), two leopard geckos, Tiger Lily, and Xion, and about 15 freshwater fish. She grew up with a family dog and has had a variety of pets including a hedgehog, hamsters, and turtles. Her hobbies include photography, kayaking, reading, and playing video games. Kristine is working on applying to Veterinary schools and hopes to obtain her DVM to work with exotics and/or wildlife.
Olivia

Olivia

Veterinary Assistant

Olivia has been with WTVC since April 2019 and has had over 1,000 hours of small animal veterinary experience. During her research in a graduate art therapy program, she found significant findings in regard to the human-animal bond and the positive effects animals have in the therapeutic healing process. Olivia has found her path to veterinary medicine in hopes of someday opening a practice that provides veterinary care and animal assisted art therapy services. She hopes to give back to the many animals that have helped their owners emotionally and unconditionally. In her free time, Olivia enjoys going for walks with her pomskies, Elvis and Willow, snuggling with her emotional support cat, Seamus, reading, drawing, and eating sushi!
Stacey

Stacey

Veterinary Assistant

Stacey is a full time pet mom and professional actor when she’s not at her day job. She has a background in animal shelter work which includes: canine behavior, rabbit behavior, client compassion and end of life services. She loves good food, Shakespearean tragedies and most things in between. (Photo featuring her first “baby” Connie, a true southern shelter pup.)
Makenzi

Makenzi

Veterinary Assistant

Makenzi is a third-year veterinary student at UW-Madison. She has been with WTVC since February 2016, and previously had several years of experience at a veterinary hospital in Chicago. Prior to going into the veterinary field, Makenzi graduated from law school, but ultimately found her way to her true calling of veterinary medicine.  Makenzi enjoys taking her Cambodian rescue cat on walks, going camping, and checking out new restaurants.  Makenzi’s favorite aspect of veterinary medicine is caring for pets while building relationships with clients, which is why she aspires to be a small animal general practitioner following graduation from veterinary school.
Client Relations Specialists
Isabel

Isabel

Client Relations Specialist

Isabel has been working with WTVC since September of 2019, and has worked in customer service for over 12 years. She and her partner are the proud parents of two fluffy cats, One she raised from birth and one who was adopted from Madison cat project. She has fostered plenty of cats over the past 7 years and loves working with all kinds of animals. If she is not working, Isabel likes to spend her free time spending it with her partner going to museums, hanging out with her cats, drawing, or playing video games.
Office Manager
Cheyene

Cheyene

Office Manager

Bio coming soon!
Accounting
Robin

Robin

Bookkeeper

Robin is a mom of 4 and also has many pets.  She and her husband care for two dogs, six cats, two chinchillas, and one guinea pigs in addition to homeschooling 3 of their four children.  The oldest is now a Marine. In her own words “I have worked at many vet clinics over the last 30 years, including for Dr. Lambrecht from 1999-2001.  My family has returned to the Madison area in the previous year and a half, and I am ready to work again and was delighted to be able to find a position open at West Towne Veterinary Center.

I am looking forward to greeting both clients that I have known from the past and new ones that I have yet to meet!”

Groomers
Rahne

Rahne

Groomer

Rahne has been grooming for the past 10 years. Her quiet gentle approach is amazing to watch. It may take a little more time but she loves to get pets done just the way you like!
Corina

Corina

Groomer

Corina joined our team in the summer of 2019, but she has had a passion for grooming cats and dogs for over 20 years. She feels that learning about all the different breeds, their dispositions, and conditions has been a great challenge for her. Whether it’s a haircut, bath, or nail trim, Corina just loves making your animal(s) feel good!
West Towne Veterinary Center strives to make your pet’s experience as stress-free as possible. If you have any questions, our contact information is below.

Location

6605 Mineral Point Rd
Madison, WI 53705
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Hours

Mon: 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Tues: 8 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Wed: 8 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Thurs: 8 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Fri: 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Sat: 8 a.m. to noon
Sun: Closed

Contact Info

Phone: 608-828-3737
Groomer: 608-828-3730
Fax: 608-410-4020
Email: westtownevc@gmail.com
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