Our Doctors

Katie Spoo, DVM

Dr Katie Spoo is an Illinois native who chose to leave the cornfields of the Midwest for the salty sea air of Midcoast Maine 2 years ago.

She completed her undergraduate studies at Eastern Illinois University (Go Panthers!) and, after taking a year off to complete an internship at the Indianapolis Zoo, earned her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Illinois.

After 14 years in General Practice, she made the transition to Emergency Medicine last year. Dr Spoo has special interest in ultrasound and wound management, but she also enjoys seeing some more exotic patients. While her favorite animal is the walrus, her favorite patients are reptilian! 

Dr Spoo considers herself a devoted Anglophile and Mudlark. When not at work or traveling, she is either building LEGO, scouring the internet for the best cat toys, cheering on her favorite hockey team, or training jiujitsu.

Erin Rothrock, DVM

Dr. Erin "Doc Rock" Rothrock (he/him) is a 2009 graduate of the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine. He started his career in Florida working with exotic and small animals in private practice, but migrated to emergency medicine during the pandemic.

That shift ended up being just the change he needed and one that he continues to find very rewarding. Outside of the clinic, he is kept busy with his family and pets.

He and wife Alison have a uniquely blended family with 5 kids ranging in age from 18 to 2, as well as 11 non-human children including 2 dogs, 3 cats, an African grey parrot, 4 snakes, and a gecko that is legally old enough to drink (not that Doc would let the gecko have alcohol, of course).

In amongst all of that, in his "down time", Doc can be found working on home improvements, tending to his houseplants, playing the ukulele, or exploring on his bicycle.