Kimberly Daffner, DVM

Born and raised in Las Vegas, Dr. Daffner escaped the desert and moved to Redondo Beach in 2010.  She purchased Family Pet Clinic of Redondo Beach in 2012 and has loved every minute of business ownership. 

Dr. Daffner received a B.S. from the University of Nevada Las Vegas in 1987 and then her professional veterinary medical degree from Colorado State University in 1991.  She considers herself a 'family practitioner' and she celebrates the bond between humans and their furry friends.  

Her medical passions include geriatric medicine, ultrasound, dentistry, cold laser therapy, chemotherapy, and specialty surgeries for bulldogs such as soft palate resection, entropion, stenotic nares, and corkscrew tail amputations. 

She proudly became Fear Free Certified in 2017!  As a Fear Free Certified Professional, Dr. Daffner has undergone stringent testing and annual continued education.  Fear Free certification focuses on providing the best physical and emotional care with special attention to the handling of fearful, anxious, or stressed-out pets.

In her spare time, she reads, plays lots and lots of tennis, loves and adores her three pups, Cozy and Dexxie, and Hercules, and enjoys a glass of good red wine with a delicious home-cooked meal.