Bio
Dr. Jessica Ripke is a native of Colorado. She attended Concordia University in Seward, Nebraska and received a bachelor’s degree in biology. She earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine through the combined veterinary program at University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Iowa State University. She spent almost two years as a mixed animal practitioner in central Minnesota before returning to her home state of Colorado. Dr. Ripke’s professional areas of interest include surgery, ophthalmology, and small ruminant medicine and care.
Away from the clinic, she is part of a local performing hand-bell choir, takes piano lessons, cheers on the hometown Rockies team, enjoys the winter sports of Nordic and downhill skiing, and takes her dog Polar for hikes in the mountains.