Our Doctors

Dr. Ceremuga (formerly Dr. Bate) joined the Silver Creek Animal Clinic team in 2012. She Graduated from Veterinary School at Colorado State University and completed a year long internship at Alpine Animal Hospital in Carbondale Colorado.

Dr Ceremuga’s interests in veterinary medicine focus on providing high quality wellness care and maximizing her patients’ quality of life. Orthopedic and soft tissue surgeries are of particular interest to her, and she loves watching her patients recover from those procedures that alleviate their pain and improve their overall health and happiness.

Dr. Tangeman grew up in Sherwood, OR, graduated from Willamette University in 2010 and graduated from Oregon State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2014.  He moved to Silverton in 2013 while still in Veterinary school, but only joined Silver Creek Animal Clinic in 2019.

Dr. Tangeman is interested in soft tissue surgery, dentistry, and oncology. He has experience in preventative care, general practice, and emergency medicine. 

Dr. Kaci joined Silver Creek Animal Clinic in September 2019. She graduated Veterinary school in 2009 and has lived in Silverton since 2015.

Her passions includes preventive care, dental care, and feline diseases.

Dr. Kaci is married to her wonderful husband, Robert, and they have 3 beautiful kids. She currently has 3 dogs (Sage- border collie, Astrid- mini aussie, Eva- papillon) and 3 cats (Ewok mu, Cassidy & Marshmallow). Dr. Kaci enjoys hiking/camping, baking, watching movies, and spending time with her kids. 

Dr. Stewart graduated from Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1973. He has practiced in the Willamette Valley for over 30 years. He is a member of the American Association of Veterinary Medicine, the American Association of Equine Practitioners, and Northwest Equine Practitioners Association. 

Dr. Sandiford grew up in Central Oregon and graduated from Oregon State University College of Veterinary Medicine before finding her place at Silver Creek Animal Clinic in 2018. 

Her professional interests include just about everything veterinary, she is as excitable as she is dedicated to her patients and clients. 

Before becoming Dr. Sandiford, Ali spent many years working in the trenches as a horse trainer specializing in young and/or ‘difficult’ horses.

Dr. Ferguson grew up in Tualatin, OR and went to Oregon State University for her undergraduate degree and vet school. She graduated vet school in 2021 and started working at Silver Creek the same year. Her professional passions include preventive health, endocrinology, oncology, reproductive health, and pathology. She is particularly interested in risk factors for disease, such as age at spay/neuter and hormonally-influenced cancers and the role of diet in other disease development, and she enjoys discussing these topics with owners. When not at the clinic, she enjoys embroidering, gardening, and spoiling her cat, Freddy Purrcury.

Head Client Services Representative

Rachael grew up and still lives in Silverton.  She leads our Client Services team and has been assisting our clients since September 2016.  The rest of the time she is taking care of 3 kids, 3 cats, and 2 dogs.  If she has any free time it is spent in the garden, reading or decorating something.

Client Service Representative 

 Roxy is from Mount Angel but currently lives in Silverton. She married her high school sweetheart, and they have 1 Pomeranian named Mia. In her spare time she likes to go on hikes, help out in her church, go on walks with her dog, hangout with family, and go on mini trips. She has both dental reception and retail experience and has been with Silver Creek Animal Clinic since October 2019.

 Client Service Representative

 Jennifer joined the team at Silver Creek Animal Clinic in May 2019 as a part-time Customer Service Representative. She has 20 years experience in customer service and has been in the veterinary field since 2015. She grew up in Gervais and currently lives in Silverton, When she isn't at the clinic, her time is spent with her family. She has 2 kids who keep her very busy. Her interests include animals, gardening, crafting, cooking, hiking and outdoors.  

Communications Coordinator & Inventory Manager

Juli has over 30 years providing customer service. She studied Animal Science at Cal Poly Pomona. Juliann has been a Silverton resident since 1998 and has been with SCAC since March 2015. She enjoys her home with her husband, Richard and their cats, Figaro and Captain. She also enjoys traveling to see her daughter and grandson in London and her son in San Francisco.  Juli is our communications manager and Inventory Manager but also helps at our front desk. 

Certified Veterinary Technician 

Richelle, a lover of horses, dogs, cats, chickens and hamsters, is a Certified Veterinary Technician (CVT) and our Head Technician in charge of all CVTs and Veterinary Assistants. She’s been at SCAC since May 2018 and she assists in surgery and does a lot of our dental cleanings (your dogs and cats can thank her). She has 3 daughters, and she is a firefighter/EMR for Sublimity Fire District!

Veterinary Assistant

Ashley has been with us since summer 2020. She loves all animals big and small. In her free time she enjoys riding horses and spending time with her cats. 

Veterinary Assistant

  Jessica has been a member of the Silver Creek Animal Clinic family since 2016. She grew up on a small family farm in the area and has always worked with animals large and small. She really enjoys serving her community and is constantly learning what the field has to offer. During her free time she likes to be outdoors, helping on the farm, camping, and hiking. 

Veterinary Assistant

  Zachary has been working at Silver Creek Animal Clinic since March 2018. When he’s not working, you’ll either find him doing schoolwork or dancing. He has been dancing for 15 years in all styles of dance! He is currently finishing his bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Psychology at Western Oregon University. After, he will use his degree to work in Corrections. Zachary has always had a love for animals, and he treats each animal he meets as if it was his own.

Veterinary Assistant

  Persephone has been working at SCAC since 2020. She has a dog named Cissa and who cats named Oz and Arizona. In her spare time she likes to garden, go camping, go hiking, and she loves to take day trips to the coast. She is currently going to school to become a Certified Veterinary Technician (CVT). 

 Veterinary Assistant 

  Tricia grew up in Stayton and it is also where her and her husband decided to raise their children. She has been working in the Veterinary field for 17 years and she enjoys what she does. She has been with SCAC since 2016. She shares her home with 1 dog, 3 cats, 7 chickens, and various fish. In her spare time, she enjoys crabbing, walking on the beach, fishing, and spending time with her children.