Internal Medicine Veterinarians
Kelly Akol
DVM, SAIM, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Merrianne Burtch
DVM, SAIM, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Michelle Pressel
DVM, SAIM, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Amy Clare Kraje
DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)

Dr. Clare obtained her DVM degree in 1996 from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine and went on to complete an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the University of Georgia. She then was accepted for a residency in small animal internal medicine which she completed at the University of Tennessee in 2000. Dr. Clare became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in 2001, when she passed the board exams, and has been a practicing internal medicine specialist since that time. She also serves as a consultant in internal medicine for Idexx Telemedicine.
Dr. Clare came to SCVH in March of 2010 which allowed our service to expand to care for internal medicine patients 6 days a week. Her professional interests include abdominal and thoracic (cardiac) ultrasound, renal disease, GI disease, and immune-mediated diseases. Dr. Clare is an avid outdoorswoman, hiking and backpacking all over the country with her husband Brian and their 3-year old son, Connor. Also an avid runner, Dr. Clare has competed in many races including the Boston Marathon.