North Scottsdale · 85255
Animal Hospital at Grayhawk
A veterinary practice owned by the two veterinarians who work in it.
Arizona's first Fear Free certified veterinarian — 2016- Fear Free since 2016
- Independently owned
- Exotics welcome
- Booking online, 24/7
Hours
- Monday – Friday
- 7:30 AM – 6:00 PM
- Saturday
- 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- Sunday
- Closed
Checking…
Why Grayhawk
What Fear Free actually changes about a visit
Fear Free is not a poster in the lobby. It is a certification with a syllabus, and it changes what happens to your animal minute by minute.
| What happens | Here | Typical |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-visit anti-anxiety medication offered before you arrive | ✓ | — |
| Exam on the floor or in your lap when that is less stressful | ✓ | — |
| Cats and dogs kept apart from check-in onward | ✓ | — |
| A visit stopped and rescheduled rather than forced | ✓ | — |
“Typical” describes a visit at a practice that has not adopted Fear Free methods.
Independently owned
No corporate parent. No regional manager. No quota.
Dr. Berman and Dr. Kitchen own this practice and work in it. Decisions about your animal's care are made in this building, by the people making them.
Your first visit
What to expect
Before you leave home
We send what to bring and, for anxious animals, a prescription to give beforehand. Anxiety that starts in the car does not end in the exam room.
Arriving
Text us from the car if the lobby would be harder on your pet. Cats go to a separate room away from dogs.
The exam itself
Wherever your animal is most comfortable — the floor, your lap, a towel they arrived in. We work at their pace.
If it is not going well
We stop. A visit rescheduled with better medication on board is a better visit than one pushed through.
Services
What we do
Wellness exams
Unhurried, head to tailVaccinations
Core and lifestyle, by actual riskDental care
With full-mouth radiographsSurgery
Spay, neuter and mass removalDiagnostics & imaging
Lab work, ultrasound and echocardiographyFeline medicine
Cats seen away from dogsBehavior
Where Fear Free is the treatmentExotic pet care
Rabbits, birds, reptiles and small mammalsYour veterinarians
Five doctors, two of whom own the place
Michael Berman, DVM
Veterinarian / Owner- Fear Free Certified — first in Arizona, 2016
- Veterinary Dentistry Academy, 2017
Katie Kitchen, DVM
Veterinarian / Owner- Fear Free Certified
Christina McBroom, DVM
Veterinarian / Medical Director- Fear Free Certified
- Avian Fear Free Certified
Kendra Thomas, DVM
Veterinarian- Certifications to confirm
Alycia Hagenmaier, DVM
Veterinarian — Several days a week, from October 5, 2026- Colorado State University, DVM 2018
- Dermatology · GI · chronic pain
- Photograph to come
Diagnostics
Echocardiography, in house
Cardiac ultrasound performed here rather than referred out — the image, the measurements and the plan in one visit, instead of three weeks and a second waiting room.
Book online, or call and speak to someone here
20801 N Scottsdale Rd, Suite 101 · Scottsdale, AZ 85255
480-585-3512