Teri Sue Wright, DVM
Founder and Owner

Dr. Wright grew up in New Jersey watching her mother rescue wild animals among the menagerie of their pets. Her horse became her main focus during junior high and high school as she trained and showed in 3-day eventing. That passion took her to a private college in Virginia, where she studied horsemanship and business. She then transferred to Old Dominion University and completed a biology degree in 1991. Her long-term career with animals began with her first job at a veterinary hospital in South Carolina. Seeing a need in the community, she quit to start a non-profit wildlife rehabilitation organization. The seed was planted to become a vet during that project. After moving to Oregon in 1995, she worked at the local humane society in Corvallis for 2 ½ years,  then started veterinary school at Oregon State University, graduating in 2001.

While working in a conventional clinic for several years, Teri Sue felt that the medicine she was practicing wasn't quite right, as her patients just didn't seem to be getting well. In 2005, she left the clinic she was working for to focus on her new son who was born with disabilities. His needs led her to research alternative medical practices and changed her whole lifestyle. She began seeing clients in their homes and experimented with putting dogs and cats on raw diets and whole food supplements. Finally she began to feel good about the results she was seeing!  She continues to study nutrition and herbal medicine while expanding her mobile practice. 

Teri Sue is a single mom of two children, ages 12 and 14, with a new addition of her recently adopted puppy from our local shelter and a few rescued cats.  She spends her time volunteering for RideAble, preparing nutrient dense meals, reading, dancing, and being outdoors.

Amanda Nash
Office Manager

Amanda looks forward to assisting clients with compassion and attentive listening to best serve you. After college she dove head first into the medical world and hasn't looked back. While working as a medical assistant and volunteering at local animal shelters she craved to do more. Now studying holistic wellness, the power of essential oils and natural medicine her goal is to give those we love a longer quality of life.

With a senior dog, a newly adopted rescue puppy and her senior kitty her spare time is dedicated to her fu-rfamily. When able to she enjoys wild crafting natural local herbs and gardening. She continues to expand her knowledge about nutritional dieting and sharing information about healthy living.

Alex Woodworth
Receptionist

Alex is the first one to greet all of our clients when they walk in the door. When she's not on the phone with our clients, she is helping all of the staff at Balance Veterinary Care stay on task and keeping our schedule full. She has previous experience with animal rescues stemming from her lifetime spent with various animals as pets, including her current dog Howl and newly adopted puppy Marci.

Initially training to be a dietician, Alex is now on a new path of pursuing a career in diet-based animal wellness.

Bella Camargo
Vet and Office Assistant

Bella is our Veterinary Technician in the office. She can be found either helping Dr. Teri Sue with physical exams or Amanda with custom ground supplements. She has wanted to be a veterinarian since childhood and spends her time between school, work, and spending time with her new hamster. After studying Biology at the University of Oregon and finishing her term as the president of the UO Pr-Veterinary Club on campus, we all congratulate her on graduating from UO June 2019!