Veterinarians

Veterinarians

Amber Forrester

DVM

Dr. Amber Forrester was born and raised in Kingsport, TN. She completed her undergraduate degree at ETSU, and graduated valedictorian from University of Tennessee’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 2014 (Go Vols!). Since then she has practiced veterinary medicine in the Tri-Cities. She has a special interest in soft tissue surgery, but also enjoys small animal medicine. She moved back “home” to rejoin Church Hill Vet Hospital this year. She lives in Kingsport with her husband, 2 sons, 3 dogs, and a cat. In her spare time, Dr. Forrester loves to travel with her family, and loves all things Disney!

Veterinarians

Andy Straley

DVM

Dr. James (Andy) Straley grew up in Kingsport and after graduating from Iowa State University Veterinary College and a short stint in Newport, Tennessee, he returned 'home' to join the practice in 1969. The practice was renamed Andes-Straley Veterinary Hospital in 1971.

Veterinarians

Marnie Head

DVM

Dr. Head graduated from the University of Virginia (Wise) with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She obtained her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 2002. Her passion is internal medicine and she especially enjoys cardiology, dermatology, and endocrine disease. Dr. Head resides in Kingsport with her husband, 7 kids, 2 dogs, and 1 cat. When she’s not practicing veterinary medicine, she can be found on a basketball court cheering on her kids.

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