Dr. Matthew Chavkin is board certified by the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists. Dr. Chavkin graduated from Cornell University and completed a small animal internship and ophthalmology residency at Colorado State University. He has been in practice at VRCC since 1994.

Dr. Chavkin specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases in animals. “The thing I love best about performing cataract surgery isn't the technical aspect, but the moment when the pet is finally able to see its family again. It's great to be a part of that happiness.”

Tanja Nuhsbaum is a veterinary ophthalmologist at VRCC. She joined Animal Eye Specialists in October of 2001. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana followed by eight years of education at Colorado State University and the University of Guelph, in Canada. She completed her ophthalmology residency at CSU and became a boarded member of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists in August of 2001.

Kim first came to know VRCC as a client after being referred to Veterinary Cancer Specialists with her Great Dane “Maggie”, in need of chemotherapy.   After many years of working in corporate positions for companies such as Citibank and Qwest, she decided to make a soul-filling career change into the veterinary field, influenced greatly by seeing the care and expertise “Maggie” received.  Kim became a VRCC employee in 2004 as a Technician Assistant and began coursework in a Veterinary Technology program.  She completed the A.A.S. degree in 2006 and is now a Certified Veterinary Technician.  Additionally, she now enjoys the opportunity of contributing to the Veterinary field by merging previous work experience with newly acquired veterinary clinical knowledge as the Practice Manager for Ophthalmology.   

Kim and her husband Brian share their Lone Tree home with two previous VRCC blood donor cats, “Angel” and “Tizzy”, as well “Ki” a Shepherd mix and “Loki” a Belgian Terverun.

Amanda moved to Colorado from Alaska to attend the Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology. She graduated from Bel-Rea in June of 2000 with an Associate Degree in Animal Science. Amanda joined VRCC in 2000 with the Internal Medicine department and joined the Ophthalmology team in March 2002.

Amanda graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Wildlife Biology and certification in Veterinary Technology. She worked at a clinic specializing in avian and exotic care before coming to VRCC's Ophthalmology department in March 2004. She has one handsome dog named Luke.

Krisha Hiett, CVT, BA
Krisha received her Bachelor of Arts in degree in Business at Texas A&M University in 2000. She moved to Denver in the winter of 2002 to pursue her dream of working with animals by attending Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology and working at a general practice. Krisha graduated in June 2004 and worked with the Neurology department at VRCC before joining the Ophthalmology department in July 2005.

Alison Loggie, Client Service Coordinator

Alison moved from Chicago in 2000 and joined the VRCC team in 2002 as a Client Service Representative Manager. She will soon graduate with a degree in Business Management. In 2005, she joined the Ophthalmology department. Alison's kids are two goofy, clumsy Great Danes named Kai and Layla, and a crazy, fluffy cat named Flipper.