Doctors
Robert A. Gruda, DVM
Dr. Gruda graduated from Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1990. (All four of our veterinarians are graduates of CSU.) Dr Gruda was born and raised in Gallup, New Mexico. He attended New Mexico State University for his undergraduate studies from 1983 to 1986.
Immediately following graduation from CSU, he returned to Las Cruces. He practiced there until 1994, when he moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico. From 1994 he worked in Santa Fe as an associate veterinarian for a local veterinary practice before opening Gruda Veterinary Hospital in 2001.
Dr. Gruda lives south of Santa Fe with his wife, Treva, and their four boys. When he is not at work he spends most of his time with his boys, two dogs, and one cat. He enjoys the outdoors, including camping, boating, fishing, and golf.
Dr. Gruda enjoys practicing all kinds of veterinary medicine for cats, dogs, and other small animals. He also devotes a significant amount of time on the surgical aspects of the practice.
Kimberly Haston, DVM
Dr. Haston was born in Southern Colorado and moved to Hobbs, New Mexico, at age 9. She attended New Mexico Junior College and West Texas A&M for an undergraduate degree in Animal Science, then graduated from CSU Veterinary College in 2006. She worked in Bosque Farms for several months before joining Gruda Veterinary Hospital in spring 2007.Her professional interests are soft tissue surgery and dentistry.
Dr. Haston enjoys the challenge of working through cases to help our patients who cannot tell us what is wrong. While she was growing up, she always knew she wanted to be a veterinarian, and it has proven to be a wonderful and rewarding profession for her.Dr. Haston lives in Bernalillo with her husband, David, and their three dogs. Her personal interests include traveling, hiking, scuba diving, and trying to not fall off her mountain bike.
Sue McKelvey, DVM
Dr. McKelvey completed her undergraduate studies at the University of New Mexico, where she was a psychology major with a minor in biology. She is a 1997 graduate of CSU College of Veterinary Medicine.
She feels that it is a privilege to practice veterinary medicine, and she is honored to be entrusted with the care of pets who are considered members of the family by their owners.
Dr. McKelvey has been excited to extend her veterinary education to include veterinary acupuncture and is now offering those services to Gruda Veterinary Hospital clients.Dr. McKelvey enjoys exploring the outdoors, going to music festivals, gardening, and spending time with her family. She is very lucky to have found Sam, The Best Dog in the World, and enjoys snuggling with her two cats.
Thank you so much for all the care and respect you gave my "boys" over the years...and me too! I will always be grateful. Mahalo many times...Debora and Jake, Star, Paws, Henry, Bartholomew, Kola' & Waste' — Ghoreyeb Family
Resource articles
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