Viking Veterinary Hospital in Nampa, ID

Dr. Richardson, Chief Operating Officer

Dr. Richardson, originally from rural western Nevada, attended the University of Idaho (2005) for undergraduate study and Oregon State University (2009) for Veterinary School.

He is proficient in Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy (abbreviated TPLO), several other stifle surgeries, and numerous fracture repair methods. Dr. Richardson has practiced general medicine since graduating in 2009 and has always been interested in surgery, specifically orthopedics; he started his own mobile surgery business in 2020 before joining his other partners in creating Viking Veterinary Hospital. Dr. Richardson is proud to be part of a team that offers 24hr emergency & critical care and general practice and orthopedic surgery services to the Treasure Valley and beyond.

Dr. Richardson, his wife, and his daughter enjoy camping and spending time on the water fishing, paddle boarding, or digging their feet in the sand somewhere warm. The Richardson Family regularly adds to their pet family of one 2.5lb Teacup Chihuahua, Peanut, by fostering pets whenever needed. Dr. Richardson has a particular interest in sporting/hunting breeds and working dogs, and during the fall and winter seasons, he very much enjoys pursuing several game species.

Dr. Stanley, Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Stanley’s love for veterinary medicine began before she could even remember. Growing up in middle America, Dr. Stanley and her family seemed to collect critters. Eventually, finding her way into her hometown clinic and reading all the James Herriot writings began her dream and addiction to this field and the relationships it has brought her. Defying her mother’s dream of her future in law school, Dr. Stanley worked her way west and pursued her path to veterinary school.

Dr. Stanley’s first stop was Arizona State University, where she simultaneously earned her undergraduate degree and license as a certified veterinary technician. It is also where Dr. Stanley discovered her love and passion for emergency medicine. Arizona did not have a veterinary school in the early 2000s, so her travels took her to Oregon, where she decided to become a resident before applying to vet school. During Dr. Stanley’s time before, during, and between semesters in vet school, she worked at the teaching hospital at Oregon State, the famous emergency clinic, Dove Lewis, and helped to lead a brand new hospital into a 24-hour clinic. Graduating Oregon State in 2012, Dr. Stanley mostly stayed in emergency medicine. Still, she also developed skills outside of emergency medicine in a high-volume, non-profit spay-neuter clinic and became acupuncture certified for all creatures. Dr. Stanley’s primary medical interests include soft tissue surgery, multi-modal pain control, anesthesia for the critical patient, a fear-free clinic environment, positive training, her favorite rabbit hole, complex medical cases, and sepsis management/urgent care.

While Dr. Stanley’s focus in medicine is small animals and pocket pets, she enjoys owning, riding, and training horses. Dr. Stanley is grateful for and blessed with a fantastic husband and a family of 3 horses, one goat, three dogs, and three cats (Stay tuned- this number is constantly changing!). Dr. Stanley is also a reader, a hiker of public lands, an amateur photographer, and a genuine geek.