MOVES® in Portland-Vancouver

Mobile Veterinary Internal Medicine and Surgery

Steeped in the natural beauty of Mt. Hood and the Columbia River valley, the cities of Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA and their surrounding communities are home to over 2.5 million people. Along with millions of people and their pets, MOVES® Vancouver-based team of mobile veterinary specialists call this area home and we’re proud to be serving the greater Portland and Vancouver metro areas with the very best in skills, experience, and equipment.

Together, our dynamic team of specialists and technicians offer a suite of advanced specialty services including soft tissue and orthopedic surgery, and a host of internal medicine services including abdominal and thoracic ultrasound, diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, and general diagnostic consultation.

City of Portland, OR with Mt. Hood in the background.

Meet the MOVES® Portland-Vancouver Team

Internal Medicine

Portrait of Dr. Kristin Schafgans, MOVES mobile internal medicine specialist in the Portland-Vancouver area

Kristin Schafgans, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)

Board-Certified Internist

Portrait of Amanda Hayden

Amanda Hayden, CVT, LVT

Veterinary Technician
Travels with Dr. Schafgans

Surgery

Portrait of Dr. Alaina Andersen, MOVES mobile surgeon serving Vancouver, WA and Portland, OR

Alaina Andersen, DVM

Residency Trained,
Ltd. to the Practice of Surgery

Alissa Mann

Veterinary Assistant
Travels with Dr. Andersen

We're Hiring in Portland-Vancouver!

Come join our amazing team.

MOVES is seeking a board-certified Cardiology specialist to join our established team in Portland-Vancouver and the surrounding area. The MOVES Portland team already serves a network of general practice and emergency hospitals in the metro area, providing a robust network of demand for cardiology services.

Choose Your Own Adventure! MOVES is a young and fast-growing company, and we are always excited to explore opportunities for new mobile specialty practices nationwide. We are actively hiring for Cardiology, Internal Medicine, and Surgery.

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Our Service Area

MOVES® is proud to provide services at many general practice and emergency hospitals throughout the Portland-Vancouver metro area. Here’s a sampling of the communities where you can find us hard at work.

Aloha, OR
Battle Ground, WA
Beaverton, OR
Brush Prairie, WA
Camas, WA
Canby, OR
Clackamas, OR
Damascus, OR
Gladstone, OR

Gresham, OR
Happy Valley, OR
Lake Oswego, OR
Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Milwaukie, OR
Oregon City, OR
Portland, OR
Ridgefield, WA
Sherwood, OR

Tigard, OR
Troutdale, OR
Tualatin, OR
Vancouver, WA
Vancouver, WA
Washougal, WA
West Linn, OR
Wilsonville, OR

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