Mon–Fri: 7:30AM–7PM
Sat: 8AM – 5PM
Sun: Closed
Maple Valley, WA 98038
Meet Our Team
Dr. Keith Tate
Dr. Tate is a 1992 Michigan State graduate. He moved to the Seattle area after graduation and has been practicing in the South Puget Sound area. Dr. Tate joined our hospital in 2007. Areas of professional interest include avian, exotics, small mammals, dogs, and cats. He has traveled with World Vets to Peru and will continue to participate in helping the less fortunate countries with the curbing of the dog and cat population. He and his wife enjoy cooking, gardening, and their grandchildren.
Dr. Deana McReynolds
Dr. Deans McReynolds received her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in1997 from Washington State University. Since graduating, she has practiced in the Seattle/Tacoma area. Dr. McReynolds joined our hospital in 2016. Her passions included nutrition, behavioral medicine, gentle handling, and restraint techniques. Our Fear Free staff and Feline Friendly Gold Certified enhance her techniques.
Dr. McReynolds believes that we live healthier, happier lives when sharing that life with an animal. She is dedicated to helping your pet live a long, healthy, happy life.
She has shared her life with both dogs and cats, including two English Bulldogs! She enjoys working in her yard and garden. She is a sports enthusiast and one of the biggest Seattle Seahawks fans around.
Dr. Dakotah Kidd
Dr. Kidd received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 2020 from Washington State University. After graduating, she completed a year-long small animal rotating internship.
Dr. Kidd grew up in Renton, Washington and attended the University of Washington where she received a degree in Biology prior to vet school.
Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with family and with her Border Collie named Alfie.
Dr. Kidd is currently training in medical acupuncture to help enrich the lives of our patients. She will be ready to help our special friends in February 2025.
Dr. Grace Wu
Dr. Grace Wu received her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Washington State University in 2020. She is originally from Bellevue, Washington, and obtained her Biology degree at the University of Washington, Seattle. She is interested in small animal medicine, surgery, dentistry, and Fear Free handling techniques. In her free time, she enjoys baking, traveling, reading, and spending time with her family, friends, and her 13-year-old Shihtzu named Cookie. She looks forward to working with you and your pet!
Dr. Samantha Eagan
Dr. Eagan received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Midwestern University in Phoenix, Arizona in 2020. After graduation, she joined a small animal general practice in the Atlanta metro area for two years before relocating to the Seattle area.
Dr. Eagan grew up in southern Florida and received a bachelor’s degree in Biology from Florida Institute of Technology before applying to veterinary school. She is interested in dermatology and surgery.
Outside of work, Dr. Eagan enjoys traveling, reading and paddle boarding.
Carol
Carol joined our hospital in 2016. She has been in the management and operations field for 30 years. Her enthusiasm and love for all the animals and the clients have been contributing factors to our hospital. Carol was awarded Hospital Administrator of the Year 2018 by Lakefield Veterinary Group.
Carol enjoys her family, travel, and her two dogs, Charlie and Chai.
Sarah
Sarah attended the Veterinary Technology program at Pierce College graduating in 2005. She joined our hospital in 2000, as a kennel assistant. She worked her way to be a Veterinary Assistant and then went on to college to get her license as a Veterinary Technician. Sarah’s love and care have been instrumental in the success of our hospital and the training of our medical staff.
Sarah had an experience of a lifetime when she participated in our Lakefield World Vets project, traveling to Ecuador in 2018. Sarah’s husband traveled with her and participated with World Vets.
Sarah enjoys spending time with her husband and her two very active boys. They love camping, 4-wheeling, and just about anything outdoors. Their little farm is growing adding chickens and turkeys. They have three Irish Wolfhounds (Yukon, Madigan and Ronan) along with Penny the Border Collie, and two cats (Lucario and Pancham).
Sara
Sara is a 2002 graduate from the Veterinary Technician program in Minnesota. She worked at the University of Minnesota for two years. Sara had the opportunity to work at a hospital in Virginia that was home for two goats, four sheep, and a donkey! After spending time in Colorado working for a small animal practice, she discovered her love for working with dogs and cats through their life stages. She worked with wildlife in Washington, but the small animals kept calling her back. She joined our hospital in 2017 and has never looked back. Her love and compassion are an integral part of our hospital.
Sara enjoys spending time with her husband, daughter, and son. The kid’s variety of activities keep them both very busy. Sara has an English Setter named April.
Melody Smith
Melody graduated from a vet tech program in Colorado in 2021 and became a certified vet tech. She moved from Colorado in 2023 and became a Licensed Veterinary Technician in the state of Washingon. She enjoys dancing, competitive reality TV, and strongman training at the gym. She takes her Cattle Dog mix, Koy, just about everywhere she goes.
Amanda
VyVy
VyVy loves the care that she and the team bring when working with the pets. She enjoys providing great health care to the pets and bringing happiness to the clients. She enjoys seeing pets of all kinds, include common exotics that come by. She loves learning something new every day.
Kailey
Sydney
Mattie
Tracie
Samantha
Samantha joined Wilderness in 2018. She knows 99% of all patients that walk in the door (amazing!) and loves every single one of them. Samantha is the one behind the camera coordinating all of our social media posts and takes most of the photos and videos.
Samantha has a fondness of all things French Bulldog and Golden Retriever! She currently has Poppy, a spunky Frenchie, who will grace us with her presence on a regular basis. She has had many Golden Retrievers throughout her life.
She is a Cowgirl at heart and loves her horses and farm life.