Dr. Kirstin Keany
Board-Certified Small Animal Internal Medicine Specialist
Dr. Kirstin Keany is a board-certified small animal internal medicine specialist serving Phoenix, AZ. She is available to serve general practices and emergency animal hospitals throughout the Phoenix metropolitan region.
Biography
Dr. Kirstin Keany earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Oklahoma State University in 2014. She completed a one-year rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at VCA Animal Referral and Emergency Center of Arizona, followed by a one-year internship in small animal internal medicine at Memphis Veterinary Specialists. She then completed a three-year residency in small animal internal medicine at MedVet Mandeville and MedVet New Orleans in 2019. Dr. Keany is a board-certified small animal internist with a strong clinical interest in complex gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary disorders. Prior to joining MOVES in 2026, Dr. Keany practiced at a multidisciplinary emergency and specialty hospital in Arizona, where she gained extensive experience managing complex internal medicine cases.
Dr. Keany finds the most rewarding aspect of veterinary medicine to be helping patients achieve an improved quality of life while supporting families through challenging medical conditions. She looks forward to collaborating closely with primary care veterinarians and the broader veterinary community to provide exceptional, compassionate specialty care for every patient.
Outside of the hospital, Dr. Keany enjoys scrapbooking, dancing, spending time outdoors, and making memories with her family.
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- 2026Joined MOVES
- 2019–2026
Practiced as an Internist at VCA Animal Referral and Emergency Center of Arizona, Mesa, AZ - 2016–2019
Completed Small Animal Internal Medicine Residency at MedVet New Orleans and MedVet Mandeville, LA - 2015–2016
Completed Small Animal Internal Medicine Internship at Memphis Veterinary Specialists, Cordova, TN - 2014–2015
Completed Small Animal Rotating Internship at VCA Animal Referral and Emergency Center of Arizona, Mesa, AZ - 2014
Earned DVM from Oklahoma State University - 2010
Earned BS with Pre-Vet Option, Honors Degree from Oklahoma State University
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What is a board-certified veterinary internal medicine specialist?
A veterinary internal medicine specialist is a veterinarian who has completed advanced training in internal medicine (including a one-year internship and three-year residency) following graduation from their veterinary college. The residency training culminates with a comprehensive examination covering all aspects of veterinary small animal internal medicine. Once these requirements have been fulfilled, the veterinarian is considered to be a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM).
The umbrella of small animal internal medicine includes many sub-disciplines including gastroenterology (esophageal, stomach and intestinal disease), hepatology (liver and pancreatic disease), endocrinology (hormonal disease), infectious diseases, urology (urinary tract disease), nephrology (kidney disease), respiratory medicine (nose, airway and lung disease), and hematology (blood cells) & immunology (immune diseases). In many cases, the signs of a patient may include many of these organ systems. Due to their holistic approach, internal medicine specialists may also manage cases of patients with neurologic, cardiovascular or cancerous diseases, especially when these patients also share diseases within the scope of internal medicine.
Adapted from “What is a Board-Certified Veterinary Internal Medicine Specialist?” on vetspecialists.com.