Dr. Bruce King
Dr. Bruce King is the owner of and primary veterinarian serving the patients and their owners at Lakewood Animal Hospital.
Bruce attended the University of Idaho and graduated summa cum laude in 1991. He was the youngest candidate to be accepted into the veterinary medical program at Washington State University and graduated first in his class in May 1995. He was chosen by the veterinary faculty at WSU to receive The UpJohn Clinical Proficiency Award for recognition as being the top overall student clinician for both the large and small animal components of the veterinary program.
Once out of school, Dr. King worked as an associate veterinarian for a mixed animal practice in Spokane, Washington for three years. The patients varied from dogs to camels to elk. He left this position to start Kootenai Animal Hospital in Post Falls, Idaho in 1998. The hospital provided care to all species of animals. The hospital was the first in northern Idaho to gain accreditation from The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA). Dr King served as the hospital’s medical director. Before selling his ownership in the hospital in 2002, it had grown to employ 3 doctors and 15 support staff providing general and emergency care to dogs and cats 7 days a week.
Dr. King has previously published work in the areas of equine kidney disease and veterinary technician training. He is a member of the local, regional and national veterinary medical societies and particularly enjoys attending continuing education courses on new advances in the field of veterinary medicine.
Bruce resides in Coeur d’Alene. He enjoys downhill skiing, travel, gold prospecting and veterinary medicine practice. Bruce and his wife Brady have 2 young children, a dog named Fleischman and two kitties, Mulholland and Meredith Baxter Birney.
