Meet the Veterinarians & Team of Cottage Lake Veterinary Hospital in Woodinville, WA! We’re pleased to provide exceptional vet care for your pets!
Please call us at 425-788-0693 to speak to one of our caring veterinary staff members!
A native of Woodinville, Dr. Colin Miller has longstanding ties to this community, and to Cottage Lake Veterinary Hospital. His childhood pets were patients here in the 1990s. Dr. Miller began his journey into veterinary medicine by shadowing the Drs. Quindt and working as a receptionist at CLVH from 2012 to 2013.
Dr. Miller graduated from Whitman College in Walla Walla, and spent two years afterward in the Peace Corps in Nicaragua. While serving abroad he adopted and brought back to the U.S. his beloved cat Nico.
He attended veterinary school at Washington State University, graduating in 2018. In 2022, Dr. Miller was graciously given the opportunity to buy in as a partner in the practice and to carry on Dr. Quindt’s role as Chief of Staff. Dr. Miller couldn’t be happier to have come full circle back to Woodinville and his
hometown veterinary practice, and to carry on its legacy as an independent, locally-owned clinic where state-of-the art medicine is practiced. He is pictured here with his dog Wally.
Dr. Adam is a proud graduate of Washington State University’s Veterinary school. While his professional interest lies in internal medicine and cardiology, Dr. Adam is passionate about all things related to veterinary medicine.
Dr. Adam lives with his wife, MacKenzie, and their two cats , Harley (Ragdoll) and Sahalee (DSH-Calico). When he is not hiking throughout the Pacific Northwest, Dr. Adam can be seen enjoying a good cup of coffee, playing chess, or cheering for his favorite sports teams. Ever since he could remember, Dr. Adam has had a clear goal: to combine his love of animals and his passion for veterinary medicine to deliver outstanding, patient focused care.
Dr. Nicole Smith is a proud lifetime resident of the Puget Sound. Growing up in the Bellevue area, she was raised taking care of dogs, cats, chickens, horses, and everything else you can imagine. Taking that passion of animals into a veterinary career was a natural step. After completing her undergraduate degrees in biology and environmental science at Santa Clara University in 2009, she then completed her veterinary training at Washington State University in 2015. She practiced in the Bellevue area for 8 years before coming here to Cottage Lake to continue her love of veterinary medicine. While seeing puppies and kittens is always fun, her true passion lies in our geriatric patients and ensuring they life life to the fullest.
Dr. Smith lives in Kirkland with her husband, Ocean (who is also a vet!), and her two children, Theodore and Morgan. When she is not busy wrangling her kids around, she enjoys traveling, cooking, and exploring the latest restaurants the Seattle area has to offer.
Dr. Caitlin Juneau is a pacific northwest native from Ferndale, WA. She is a proud graduate of Washington State University where she got both her Bachelor of Science and her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (Go Cougs!) During school Dr. Juneau made lifelong connections with her classmates and continues to enjoy creating connections with fellow colleagues in veterinary medicine. Her professional interest lies in expanding her surgical background and growing in internal medicine cases, but loves all aspects of veterinary medicine. She considers herself a lifelong student and is dedicated to continually growing as a doctor. Her hobbies include being outdoors, spending time with family and learning new skills like painting, crocheting and baking. She is pictured with her cat Charlie that she adopted at the beginning of her veterinary school journey.
Dr. Claire Kiefel is a Pacific Northwest native from Beaverton, OR. She obtained her Honors Bachelor of Science in Biology at Oregon State University Honors College in 2018. During this time, she was heavily involved in research, presenting at multiple conferences and publishing in the American Journal of Veterinary Research on luteinizing hormone receptor expression in canine hip and knee joints. Dr. Kiefel graduated from Oregon State University Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine in 2022. Following graduation, she initially had an interest in equine surgery and sports medicine and completed a one-year rotating internship at Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center. Dr. Kiefel then decided to transition fully toward small animal practice and completed a one-year rotating internship at BluePearl Kirkland. She has developed professional interests in emergency care and internal medicine. Dr. Kiefel considers herself a lifelong student and is very excited to be a member of the Cottage Lake Veterinary Hospital team to provide compassionate, high quality care to her patients and their owners. Outside of the clinic, she enjoys spending time with her fiancé, Henry, and their Chihuahua-Dachshund mix, Indy. Her hobbies include being outdoors, trying new foods, traveling, skiing, and horseback riding. She is pictured with her beloved childhood Dachshund of 18 years, Molly.
