Veterinarians
Howard Robinson, DVM
Dr. Howard Robinson co-owns Brookfield Veterinary Hospital with his wife, Dr. Marie Robinson. A general practitioner, he has cared for pets here since the hospital opened in 1999.
Dr. Robinson grew up on a sheep farm in Northern Ireland; seeing up close what veterinarians did helped push him toward a career in veterinary medicine. He attended University College Dublin in Dublin, Ireland and was awarded his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 1991. During his time in veterinary school, he spent five months working on stud farms in New Zealand; one and a-half months working at a racehorse stable in Australia and six months working at horse farms in Kentucky.
Following veterinary school, Dr. Robinson completed a one-year internship in large animal medicine and surgery at Washington State University. He then went on to complete one year of a three-year residency in large animal surgery at the University of Tennessee.
Surgery is one of Dr. Robinson's primary professional interests; he is capable of performing cruciate ligament repairs, exploratory laparotomies and selected fracture repair cases, among other advanced procedures. Dr. Robinson finds helping pets to be very rewarding and particularly enjoys seeing clients' smiling faces and their pets' wagging tails following a successful procedure or treatment.
Dr. Robinson and his wife are the proud parents of three children, Colin, Ciara and Olivia. When he's not busy with his duties at the hospital, he can be found in his garage building a replica of a 1965 Shelby Cobra. He also races a modified Mustang at the local racetrack and in autocross racing events. Dr. Robinson also holds a black belt in shito ryu karate.
Marie Robinson, DVM
Dr. Marie Robinson co-owns Brookfield Veterinary Hospital with her husband, Dr. Howard Robinson. She has cared for pets as a general practitioner since the hospital first opened in 1999.
Dr. Robinson loves animals and enjoys strengthening the human/animal bond through veterinary medicine. She also enjoys the scientific and medical aspects of veterinary practice and enjoys working on and successfully treating difficult cases.
Having grown up in Seattle, Dr. Robinson attended Washington State University as an undergraduate. She was accepted early into Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine and was awarded her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 1992.
Internal medicine (specifically endocrinology), the treatment of chronic renal failure, and nutrition are among her many professional interests. She is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association and the American Animal Hospital Association. Dr. Robinson is an enthusiastic supporter of MEOW, a cat shelter located in Kirkland.
Dr. Robinson and her husband are the proud parents of three wonderful children: Colin, Olivia and Ciara. The family's animal companions include two Labs, Cassie and Cody; two cats, Jilly and Scuba; and a Beta fish named Silver. Dr. Robinson enjoys working outside in her garden and writing in her spare time. She is a volunteer at her children's school with the 6 Traits writing program and also volunteers in her son's 4-H chapter.
Nicole Stair, DVM
Dr. Nicole Stair has been a pet owner all her life and loves working with animals and their people. She has cared for pets as a general practitioner at Brookfield Veterinary Hospital since 2009 and particularly enjoys seeing pets who have benefited from regular preventive care and are living healthy, full lives, surrounded by the people who love them.
A native of Kennewick, WA, Dr. Stair completed her undergraduate education at Whitman College in Walla Walla. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Biology in 2002 and continued her veterinary education at Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Stair was awarded her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 2009. Surgery, neurology and preventive medicine are among her many professional interests.
During veterinary school, Dr. Stair volunteered with the Rural Area Veterinary Association, a group that provides free veterinary care to Native American reservations. She has traveled to New Mexico, Colorado, North Dakota and South Dakota as part of RAVA. She also volunteered with the Association Nacional Protectora de Animales in Costa Rica, an organization that works to improve the lives of pets and their owners. She is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
At home, Dr. Stair's cat, Scout, and her dog, Landry, keep her very busy. Landry is a 4-year-old Lab mix who was adopted from a shelter in 2006, and Scout is a 5-year-old domestic long-hair cat who came into the hospital in 2005 with a broken leg. In her spare time, Dr. Stair enjoys reading, playing outside with Landry and cooking up new vegetarian recipes in her kitchen. Most of all, she enjoys spending free time with friends and family.