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Our Staff

Dr. Liz O’Rourke

I am a 1993 graduate of CSU’s Veterinary Medical Program.  I worked in several clinics in Colorado and Oregon and decided my true passion is emergency and critical care medicine.  I have been primarily doing this type of practice for the last 13 years.  I am a member of the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society since 1999.  I am also a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the Colorado Veterinary Medical Association, the Denver Area Veterinary Medical Society, the American Association of Feline Practitioners, MENSA, and a charter member of the Peak to Peak Rotary Club.

I am fortunate to have a loving family to support me in my long and unusual hours in emergency care!  My husband, Donel Conley, and I have been together for 20 years. We have two beautiful daughters, Erin(15) and Kerry(13), who are busy with school and activities and helping out here at Animal Urgent Care.  They have been helping with animals since birth! They were my companions for many years of house call practice, and still spend hours cleaning, answering phones, and petting some of our sick patients.

We have had many pets over the years including horses, goats, hamsters, dogs, cats, and even a pigeon that we rescued from DIA’s parking garage!  Right now we are down to 2 dogs (Clara and Sunshine) and 5 cats (Ater, Cougars, Harry, Keifer, and Bobo).  All of the cats have been rescued from various places.

Dr. Lisa Carroll

 Dr. Carroll grew up on a small farm in Kansas where she was involved in the daily operations from a very young age.  She became interested in veterinary medicine at age eight when her mother took a position with their local veterinarian.  She completed her Bachelor's degree in biology and received her DVM from Kansas State University in 1994.  She joined a mixed animal practice in Las Cruces, New Mexico, where she worked for four years.  At that hospital, she had the opportunity to practice many facets of medicine; she managed the health program of a large herd of bison, created a wellness plan for a captive wolf  breeding project, and saw both equine and small animal emergencies.

Dr. Carroll later moved to the Boulder area where she has practiced emergency medicine for the last ten years.  She lives with her husband and three daughters in Longmont, and is active in a variety of local organizations.  She has been working at Animal Urgent care since April 2008, and is hoping to pursue a residency leading to a specialty in emergency and critical care medicine. 

Julie Logan

                I have been a technician for 9 years. I graduated from Bel-Rea in 1999. I began my career in emergency medicine were I met Dr. O’Rourke, who helped train me in emergency and critical care. When the opportunity came to work with Dr. O’Rourke again, I could not pass it up. I have 4 dogs. Star, a 9 year-old German shepherd; Angelo, a 8 year-old Italian greyhound; Reese, a 4 year-old Toy poodle; and Poe, a 4 year-old Poodle-Jack russell mix. My 3 cats, Benjamin, Cissi, and Bud pretty much run the house. I have 3 rats: 2 hairless, Napoleon and Peach; and my not so hairless dumbo, named LaFawnduh (LaLa for short).  I look forward to helping your pets in the future.

Rebecca McMurry

I have been an emergency technician for 3 years. My education includes a Bachelor of Science in animal sciences from Colorado State University, and an Associate in Applied Science from Bel-Rea Institute of Technology. I live in Lakewood with my best friend  “Frisco” the adorable Shepherd/Husky mix. I spend my free time helping with my parents cattle ranch in Billings, Mt. I joined  Animal Urgent Care as a relief technician in October 2007.

Katie Seeley

 Katie is a Denver native who graduated from Bel-Rea Institute with an Associate of Applied Science in Veterinary Technology.  She received her degree in March of 2006, and has been board certified since June of 2007.  Katie has always had a passion for emergency and critical medicine, and has enjoyed working at Animal Urgent Care.

She shares her home and her heart with two furry cats, Sydney and Ray, that "brighten every day" for her.  Katie enjoys spending time with family and friends, and spending as much time outside as possible!

Kate Rittler

I have been a tech. assistant here at AUC since August, 2008.  I graduated from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida in 2006 with a Music degree, and started teaching elementary music.  Though I loved it, it made me feel pretty old!  When my boyfriend landed a graduate assistantship at CU in Boulder, and we decided to move to Colorado, I thought I might try out a career change.  Eventually, I would love to go to veterinary school, so all of this experience is going to be priceless.  Until then, I am taking in as much as I possibly can---luckily, Dr. Liz and Dr. Carroll are great teachers.  I live in Superior with my boyfriend, Josh, my beautiful pound puppy, Skillet, and my gigantic cat, Davis.