Meet Our Team

Dr. Howard is the founder and director of Wasatch Hollow Animal Hospital. She was born in Argentina where she pursued her dream of helping animals and becoming a veterinarian in 1992 from the University of Buenos Aires. Later in her career she met her husband Tim, at that time active duty from the US Air Force and moved to the USA. After marrying she started working on her licensing requirements in the US and became re-certified in 2002.

Previously, she had her own practice in Mar Del Plata, Argentina. Then, she worked as a veterinarian at different small animal hospitals in Montgomery (AL), Abilene (TX), Albuquerque (NM) and Utah as she moved along with her active duty Air Force Husband. She also worked a civilian veterinarian at Maxwell AFB (AL) and Kirtland AFB in (NM) caring for military family owned pets and military working dogs. Since moving to Utah in 2010, she has worked at Northern Utah Animal ER in Sunset (UT) where she became Medical Director until 2014.

She takes special interest in dogs and cats’ internal medicine, dentistry and emergency medicine. Her goal is to help pet parents keep healthy pets through the best preventative care and family education. If disease strikes, Dr. Howard will provide your pet with the highest quality medicine and support for your family during the healing process. Dr. Howard is an avid HAM radio operator, she loves skiing and oil painting. She lives in South Ogden with her husband Tim Howard, their two daughters Cynthia and Victoria, and several furry family members… six cats, a chihuahua dog, four birds, one huge goldfish and “Hammy” the hamster. Care for the people she serves and their Pets is her highest priority.

Dr. Swartz is a 1996 graduate of UCDavis School of Veterinary Medicine. She worked in a large farm practice in the San Joaquin Valley and then started her own practice emphasizing equine reproduction and neonatology. In 2001 she commissioned into the US Army Reserve Veterinary Corp. Later that year, she joined the California Department of Food and Agriculture as an Emergency Programs resource and worked extensively out of the Sacramento HQ and Modesto Field offices on multiple disease control efforts including but not limited to tuberculosis, West Nile Virus, pseudorabies, and avian influenza. In 2005, Dr. Swartz became the Veterinarian In Charge of the Tulare District, an area of 8 counties that is one of the most valuable, and vulnerable agricultural areas. She was sent to train at Plum Island, NY, at the joint USDA/DHS facility to be a Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostician. With this training, Dr. Swartz was extensively utilized by both the California Dept. of Food and Agriculture and the United States Dept. of Agriculture for outbreak investigations that can affect public health and international trade status. In 2009, Dr. Swartz came to Utah to work as a GS veterinarian in a position that mirrored what she did in uniform for the USAR Veterinary Corp. This position covered five installations in Utah, two in Montana, two military working dog kennels, and required traveling to conduct inspections on Dept. of Defense food suppliers 20-40 times a year in both Utah and Montana. In 2018, Dr. Swartz ‘semi-retired’ to enjoy her hobby farm, her horse, and time with family, however, she is thrilled to be a part of Wasatch Hollow Animal Hospital.

She has special interests in working dogs, palliative care and maximizing quality of life for our beloved pets. She has had the greatest honor to have been allowed to take home two retired military working dogs to pamper until the end of their days, has a fleet of barn and house cats, a beautiful and silly Arabian, and an extremely tolerant and animal-loving partner who brings his two kids into the milieu at Black Cat Farm.

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Bio coming soon!

Dr. McClellan graduated from Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2019. He is originally from Brigham City, Utah and completed his undergraduate education at Utah State University; along with his first 2 years of veterinary school prior to finishing at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. After graduation, Dr. McClellan completed a Small Animal rotating internship at a private practice in Tucson, Arizona. The following 3 years, he completed Small Animal surgical internships at private practices in Colorado and Michigan. Dr. McClellan has a strong interest in continuing and utilizing his surgical training to help his current and future small animal patients.

Outside of veterinary medicine, Dr. McClellan enjoys outdoor activities with his fiancé and their 3 dogs; Beyla, Letty and Jake. Together, they like to hike, fish, enjoy movies piled up on the couch or bed, and playing fetch. Dr. McClellan also loves to snowboard and sample local breweries near home or on road trips.

Dr. Hollingsworth is a 2019 Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine graduate. She was part of their regional program (Washington, Idaho, Montana, Utah) and spent her first two years of veterinary school at Utah State University School of Veterinary Medicine.

Prior to veterinary school, Dr. Hollingsworth worked as a shelter medical technician which further fueled her passion for animal welfare. After graduation, she originally returned to her home state of Arizona but has since practiced in Colorado, Michigan and now Utah as she has traveled alongside her fiancé. She has spent most of her career working in shelter and small animal medicine.

Dr. Hollingsworth enjoys the variety of cases veterinary medicine has to offer but especially urgent care, surgery, and internal medicine. She is also passionate about community outreach, client education, and shelter medicine. Outside of the clinic she enjoys hiking with her dogs, fly fishing, snowboarding, and fostering pets in need. She is returning to Utah with her fiancé, Dr. McClellan, and their dogs Letty, Beyla, and Jake.