Dr. Tamara Miller received her BS in Dietetics and DVM from Purdue University. Her father was a Large Animal Veterinarian in the state of Indiana where she grew up. She spent countless hours working with her father and rescuing stray animals on their small farm. Since graduating from Purdue in 1988, Dr. Miller has practiced veterinary medicine first in New Jersey and then in Western Pennsylvania. She has experience in companion animal general medicine, surgery, emergency care, and wellness care. Her special interests include Ophthalmology, Dentistry, Dermatology, and Internal Medicine as well as pain management and geriatric care. Dr. Miller recently finished advanced training at the Chi Institute in Florida for Veterinary Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, obtaining certification in Veterinary Accupunture. She will be continuing her studies there over the next several years to include all aspects of TCVM. Dr. Miller and her husband, Dr. James Zeliff - owner of Allegheny Equine - have three children, all of whom are currently in college. They share their home with two dogs, Lilly, a miniature dachshund and Layla, a rescued Labrador cross, and a cockatiel named Spike.