Meet Our Team
Dr. Kyle Peterson
DVM
Dr. Kyle Peterson is a proud East Grand Forks native and University of North Dakota alum, graduating from Senior High in 1982, and doing his pre-veterinary coursework at UND from 1982 to 1986. He earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine in 1990, graduating with Distinction.
The first 9 years of his practice career were spent in Milbank, South Dakota in a multidoctor mixed-animal practice. He was a partner in that practice where the majority of the work was with dairy herds, with a significant amount of cow-calf and companion animal medicine and surgery. He also worked with horses, sheep, swine, and the occasional elk, dall sheep, white tail deer, and munt jac deer.
In January 1999, he bought this practice from Dr. Ward Gilbertson, a well-respected veterinarian who had been practicing in East Grand Forks for nearly 30 years. Since that time, Dr. Peterson has concentrated almost exclusively on companion animal medicine and surgery.
Dr. Peterson and his wife, Lori, have 3 adult children and 2 grandchildren. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family, weekends at the lake, fishing and following the Minnesota Twins and UND athletics.
Dr. Wang
DVM
Dr. Vickie Wang grew up in Fertile MN, graduating with honors from Fertile-Beltrami High School. Attending North Dakota University, she graduated as a Board-Certified Veterinary technician and proceeded to finish her undergraduate courses. Four years later, graduating with honors from the University of Minnesota a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine her career was about launch.
Her first four years were spent in Grand Forks until the flood of 1997 sent her to Iowa for two years. Those two years made her realize how important family and friends are. However, moving back to Grand Forks made her realize how much Grand Forks had changed. It was time for another change.
That change would be the draw of lakes and pine trees of Bemidji. Working 18 years for Bemidji Veterinary Hospital, Bemidji became her home. However, after Covid The Ark Animal Hospital was another adventure. Three years were spent commuting each day from Bemidji to Park Rapids.
Then as life is nothing but change, a new adventure started. In November of 2023 Dr. Wang returned near full circle and started a new adventure with Peterson Veterinary Clinic. The things that have never changed about the EGF and GF areas are the pleasant people and their appreciation. The other thing is the wind.
While not working, a lot of time is spent caring for the yard and flowers. Her four geriatric cats and 3- and 4-years old Shih Tzus, Mercedes and Denali make her house a home.
Lisa
Head Technician
Lisa started working at Peterson Veterinary Clinic in 2003. She graduated from University of Minnesota Crookston with a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Industries Management. Lisa and her husband, Brandon, enjoy fishing, hunting, snowmobiling, and many other outside activities. She is a member of the Grand Forks Dog Training Club and volunteers her time to teach a variety of classes including, scent work and agility. Lisa currently has two dogs (Sutter & Kinsey) and one cat. Lisa competes in a variety of sports with her dogs, but her current 2 favorites are Scent work and Agility. Brandon and Lisa also enjoy hunting with their dogs, watching a dog using their natural ability is one of their favorite things.
Stacy
Certified Veterinary Technician
Stacy grew up in a military family and had the opportunity to live in many places in the United States and abroad. She was born in California, and spent parts of her childhood living in England and Montana. She graduated from Vatterott College in Nebraska with a degree in Veterinary Technology in 2006, and worked at a veterinary clinic in Glenwood, Iowa. She moved to the Grand Forks area in 2007 and began working at the Peterson Veterinary Clinic in 2008. She and her husband, Brian, live in Hatton, ND with their three children (two boys and a girl), as well as their two dogs and two cats.
Maura
Certified Veterinary Technician
Maura has worked as a veterinary technician at Peterson Veterinary Clinic since November of 2010. She has been a certified veterinary technician since 2002, following graduation from Medical Institution of Minnesota. Maura was born and raised in Fisher MN. She was a veterinary technician in the Twin Cities area until moving back to the area in 2010. Currently, Maura’s family has a very spirited 3 year old Boston Terrier named Potato.
Sam
Veterinary Technician
Sam has worked at Peterson Veterinary Clinic since May 2011. She received her degree as a veterinary technician in April of 2011 from the Minnesota School of Business in Moorhead, MN.
When she is not working, she enjoys spending time with her husband, their dog Bishop and cats Grim and Gwen.
Kaytlin
Veterinary Technician
Kaytlin joined the Peterson Veterinary Clinic in 2020. She has been an animal lover since she was little. From rescuing injured birds and squirrels, riding horses on her grandparents’ farm, raising toads in a fish aquarium, to now being the proud cat mom of two Siamese cats (Baron and Roman), she loves caring for people’s pets. She was raised in Grand Forks and graduated from Central High School. When she is not working, she enjoys spending time outside, playing recreational softball, and reading.
Angela
Certified Veterinary Technician
Angela started at PVC working as an intern after attending vet tech school in Willmar at Ridgewater College and now enjoys working here as a Certified Veterinary Technician since 2024. After growing up on a farm in Iowa, she graduated from Fertile-Beltrami High School before attending Northwestern College and graduating from the Free Lutheran Bible College in the cities. She enjoys most things crafty and especially while listening to audio books.
Michelle
Head Receptionist
Michelle started working at the Peterson Veterinary Clinic in July of 2001. She grew up on a farm west of Stephen, Minnesota. After graduating from Stephen High School, she attended the East Grand Forks AVTI (now known as Northland Community College) where she enrolled in the receptionist program. When she is not working, she enjoys spending time with her husband and their family. Their pet family consists of a cat named Summer and a Yorkshire Terrier named Bailee. Some of her hobbies are: baking cross-stitching, diamond art and reading.
Karen
Receptionist
Karen joined our staff in the spring of 2017. Having had the pleasure to work with Peterson Veterinary Clinic in conjunction with the rural vaccination clinic in Oslo for several years, she found that her love for animals drew her to taking a full time receptionist position with our clinic. She enjoys both the interaction with the pets and their people who come to the clinic. She grew up in the Oslo area and continues to reside there with her dog, Sophie and cats, Marvin and Mabel. Karen enjoys traveling, camping and spending time at the lake with family and friends but most of all sharing in the lives of her children; Jacob and Alyssa.
Lori
Hospital Manager
Lori is an East Grand Forks native, graduating from Senior High and earning her bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of North Dakota. She was an office manager in St. Paul, MN while her husband, Kyle, attended veterinary school. She was a stay-at-home mom in Milbank, SD when their children were small and became the office manager at the Peterson Veterinary Clinic when it opened in 1999. In her spare time, Lori enjoys visiting the kids and the grandkids, baking and spending time at the lake.
