DR. AMANDA MOURADIAN


It started with a black and white tuxedo cat named Skunky. This was Dr. Mouradian’s first pet, adopted before she could even walk, her first exposure to animals and her first furry friend. It continued with visits to the zoo, pet hamsters, parakeets and a guinea pig. This companionship with animals fostered a deep love and un- derstanding of other creatures on our planet. Her interest in animals was en- couraged by her mother,a nurse prac- titioner, and her father, a surgeon, and so this medical background partnered with a love of animals guided her into veterinary medicine.


After high school, she left her home state of California for Manhattan, Kan- sas, home of Kansas State University, cows, pigs, horses and other farm animals. She started undergraduate studies in Animal Science and earned her bachelors degree in 1999. While there she worked the world’s worst animal job, animal care assistant at the university Swine Research Facility. Her primary duties were to feed the pigs and hose or power wash their waste down the drains under their cages. This torture was a means to an end, though, and her determination and adaptability shined with her early application and acceptance into vet- erinary school after only two years of undergraduate studies.


She graduated four years later from


Kansas State University College of Vet- erinary Medicine in 2001 with a strong interest in exotics, internal medicine and surgery (read: everything). Once in prac- tice she discovered that internal medi- cine and critical care were the areas she found the most challenging and the most rewarding. These skills were nurtured at one of the local critical care hospitals for animals for almost four years before the demanding schedule took its toll and she transitioned back to working during the day as a relief doctor for area veteri- nary practices, including Kingsland Blvd Animal Clinic where she was originally hired to work part time just a few days a week. After several months of work- ing together, she and Dr. Croft decided to put her critical care skills and previ- ous experience to the test and open the Animal Minor Emergency Center at Kingsland. This has been an exciting new challenge for Dr. Mouradian as this is her first experience with management and supervisory duties.


On a personal note, Dr. Mouradian, has two young children who keep her mov- ing and a wonderful husband, David, who keeps her grounded. They share their Sugar Land home with two cats, a dog, and an African Grey Parrot. Her favorite hobby is scrapbooking and cre- ating memory pages for her childrens’ photo albums. She also enjoys garden- ing, exercising (in her free time) and reading historical fiction.


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