Dr. Kimberly Staehle obtained her doctorate in veterinary medicine in 1995 and her master’s in reproductive physiology in 1996 from the University of Illinois. After graduation, she moved to Tampa, Florida. In Tampa, she was an associate at a small animal hospital and volunteered at the Clearwater Aquarium. At the aquarium, she was able to work with one of her loves, marine mammals. In 1998, she moved to the St. Louis area with her husband, Dr. Craig. She practiced small animal medicine in Kirkwood, Missouri. Prior to opening Best Friends Animal Hospital, she was the manager of scientific affairs for Highland VetPharma.
Dr. Kimberly grew up in Granite City, Illinois. She has 4 sisters. She had many pets of all kinds growing up, and knew early on that she wanted to be a veterinarian. She feels blessed to have had the opportunities to have volunteered at the St. Louis Children’s Zoo and worked with dolphins at several facilities in the Florida Keys, as well as at Sea World in Orlando. Growing up she enjoyed gymnastics and cheerleading. She used her gymnastics and fitness skills first teaching aerobics and then competing in a national fitness competition.
These days she spends a lot of time transporting her children to and from activities, while also sneaking in some pole fitness. She is particularly fond of the Great Dane breed and, along with Dr. Craig, has owned 8 of them, 5 which were adopted thru rescue organizations and 3 others which were also needing homes. Drs. Craig and Kimberly are the proud pet parents of dogs Piper and Goose, and cats Kibble, Ellie, and Ash.
