Welcome to Wilderness Animal Hospital!

Dr. Simpson is a 2017 graduate of the Veterinary School of Medicine at the University of Missouri. She began working at Wilderness Animal Hospital shortly after graduation. In addition to her rigorous training at Mizzou, she studied under a variety of veterinary specialists across the country in the fields of internal medicine, dermatology, emergency medicine, general surgery, ophthalmology, dentistry, and shelter medicine.

Dr. Simpson lives just south of Maple Valley with her husband, young daughter, three cats and two rescue dogs. Aside from her two- and four-legged family, Dr. Simpson enjoys playing piano, reading, cooking and spending time outdoors.

Dr. Tate is a 1992 Michigan State graduate. Since graduation, he moved to the Seattle area and has been practicing in the South Puget Sound area. In his spare time, Dr. Tate enjoys cooking and gardening. He and his wife Wendy have four grown children and two grandchildren. Dr. Tate’s areas of professional interest include avian, exotics, small mammals, dogs and cats.

Dr. Wieringa is a 2001 graduate of the University of Illinois. She is originally from the Chicago area and moved to Western Washington shortly after graduation. Prior to attending veterinary school she obtained her undergraduate degree from Marquette University. She worked in a general practice/emergency hospital for 6 years, and then worked at a specialty referral hospital practicing exclusively emergency medicine for 8 years before joining Wilderness Animal Hospital. 

Dr. Wieringa has two young boys. She enjoys spending time with her family and being outdoors as much as possible. Her professional interests include small animal medicine, surgery, and emergency medicine. 

Dr. Deana McReynolds received her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 1997 from Washington State University. She has practiced in the Seattle/Tacoma area ever since. She believes that we live healthier, happier lives when sharing that life with an animal. She is dedicated to helping your pet live a long, happy life.

Her passions include nutrition, behavioral medicine and gentle handling and restraint techniques. She is pleased to be working in a practice that is Feline Friendly Gold Certified and helping us become certified as Fear Free practice.

Dr. Deana has shared her life with both dogs and cats in the past, including two English bulldogs. She now lives in SeaTac with a crazy yellow lab/greyhound mix named Kia.