Dr. Mike Giacopuzzi is one of the founders and co-owners of Humphrey, Giacopuzzi & Associates. He grew up on a dairy farm in Ventura County and graduated veterinary school from the University of California, Davis in 1980. Dr. Mike specializes in general surgery and lameness. He is very active in the local 4-H program and serves every year as the veterinarian for the Ventura County Fair.

Dr. Klasson graduated from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and joined the practice as an intern in 2012, and as an associate in 2013. Her professional interests include: internal medicine, theriogenology and neonatology, as well as wellness and preventative medicine. She completed the Chi Institute’s Equine Acupuncture course and began offering this a as a regular service at HGAE in 2014.

Dr. Youngblood grew up in Washington showing English and Western performance and barrel racing in junior rodeo. She attended Washington State University for undergraduate and vet school and completed internships at Mid-Atlantic Equine Medical Center, Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital, and Oregon State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Her residency in equine surgery and master’s degree in veterinary biomedical science were performed at the Kansas State University Veterinary Health Center. While not working Dr. Youngblood enjoys  spending time outdoors and with her cats Bonnie and Bridgette.

Dr. Sam grew up in the suburbs of Los Angeles and played competitive fastpitch softball all the way through her undergrad years at Middle Tennessee State University. She is graduating from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine with a focus on Equine Medicine in May of 2020. Her professional interests include theriogenology, anesthesia and analgesia, and veterinary emergency response. Outside of veterinary medicine, she enjoys working out, being outdoors, and teaching her Bengal cat, Koda, new tricks.

Liz grew up in South Jersey just over the bridge from Philadelphia. She attended the University of Findlay where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in pre-veterinary and animal sciences. In 2011 she moved to California to attend veterinary school at Western University of Health Sciences. She attended the Chi Institute and completed the equine acupuncture course during her last year of veterinary school. She graduated in 2015 and was induced into the Phi Zeta Honor Society. In 2015 she began her first internship at HGAE and immediately fell in love with the area and the horse community of Ventura County. In 2016 she moved to Leesburg, Virginia to complete a rotating internship at Virginia Tech’s Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center where she found her passion for equine internal medicine. In 2017 she moved to Manhattan, Kansas to begin her three year residency in equine internal medicine at Kansas State University. During her residency she conducted research in immunology investigating vaccine reactions in adult horses and plasma reactions in foals. In 2020 she completed her residency, graduated from K-State with a master’s degree in veterinary biomedical sciences and was inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi and Golden Key national honor societies. Dr. Perry is extremely excited to once again call HGAE home and to now provide advanced care in equine internal medicine.