Clear Creek Animal Hospital | Doctors

David Gallagher, DVM

Dr. Gallagher is a native of Florida. In 1995, he graduated from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. That's GATORS!!!!! He moved to Charlotte in 1998 when he was hired to join Clear Creek Animal Hospital. He met his wife, Marnie, at CCAH. They married in 2003 after she completed her veterinary degree and moved back to Charlotte. Dr. Gallagher purchased CCAH in June 2005. He and Marnie welcomed their first child, Jake, in July 2006. Dr. Gallagher has a dog, Cassie, and 2 cats, Grayson and Millie. Dr. Gallagher looks forward to leading CCAH into the future

Dr. Joanne Speights, DVM

Dr. Speights came to Charlotte from England by way of Texas. That is, although born in England, she considers herself a Texas native as she spent most of her life there. She is a 2000 graduate of Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Speights joined Clear Creek Animal Hospital in 2003. She is married and has a young son. She also has 2 dogs, Picaya and Panko, and 2 cats, Rea and Snipper. In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, exercising (so she can keep up with her son), reading, cooking, and traveling. Dr. Speights enjoys both the medical and surgical aspects of veterinary practice.

Dr. Kristen Bamonte, DVM

Dr. Bamonte joined Clear Creek Animal Hospital in August of 2005, fresh from graduating from Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine. She left the wonderful Land of Oz to explore the east coast and live closer to her family. She has one dog, a cocker spaniel named Mia, and several fish. Dr. Bamonte enjoys traveling, reading, running, and cooking (at least trying). Dr. Bamonte favors internal medicine, but is also a fine surgeon.

Dr. Deborah Stone, DVM

Dr. Stone is a 1998 graduate of Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. She moved to the Charlotte area in 2005 and joined Clear Creek Animal Hospital on a part time basis in October 2005. Dr. Stone has previously worked in Baltimore and in Los Angeles, so she is our "worldly" vet. Dr. Stone is married and welcomed her first child in March 2007 and her second child in July 2009. Their family also includes two cats, a dog named Tyson, and a bearded dragon. Dr. Stone enjoys crafty hobbies including ceramics, cross-stitch, and crochet. She also enjoys reading and loves to travel to new places. Dr. Stone enjoys working with dogs and cats, but hopes to extend her skills to exotic animals in the future.