Our caring and compassionate veterinary care team!

Meet the Veterinarians & Team of Pet Authority Animal Hospital in Waterford, Michigan! We’re pleased to provide exceptional vet care for your pets!

Please call us at 248-673-1288 to speak to one of our caring veterinary staff members!

Dr. Tyler Hutchinson

Owner

As of 2019, Dr. Hutchinson has worked at Pet Authority for 14 years. In the summer of 2019 he assumed ownership of the hospital and is honored to be leading this excellent team of professionals. Dr. Hutchinson’s special interest areas are vaccines and client education. In his spare time, he enjoys building and caring for freshwater planted aquariums, movies, video games, and travel. Though he is a Michigan State vet school graduate, his heart belongs to his undergrad university: Northern Michigan in Marquette.

Dr. Tracy Kadarjan – DVM

Associate Veterinarian

Dr. Tracy obtained her Bachelor of Science degree and DVM degree from Michigan State University.  She has been a small animal practitioner since 2004.  Prior to starting veterinary school, she worked as a veterinary technician in small animal general and specialty practices.  Dr. Tracy is a feline focused veterinarian, with special interest areas also including canine and feline wellness and internal medicine, dentistry, dermatology, and geriatrics.
In her spare time, Dr. Tracy enjoys spending time with her family and friends, traveling, cooking, outdoor activities, word and music trivia games, and watching her favorite shows or a good movie.  She is married with two boys and two cats.
Dr. Tracy is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), Michigan Veterinary Medical Association (MVMA), the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP), and the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA).  She previously served on council for the Southeastern Michigan Veterinary Medical Association (SEMVMA) for many years.  Dr. Tracy attends continuing education seminars locally and national veterinary conferences as time allows.  She also enjoys online continuing education webinars to stay current on relevant topics in small animal veterinary medicine.

Dana

Practice Manager

Dana joined the Pet Authority Animal Hospital team in 2000. When she is not ruling the “roost” at Pet Authority Animal Hospital, she is busy with her two sons.  Dana also enjoys being outdoors and cuddle time with her cat “Peep” (pictured).

Dr. Jacqueline Mair – DVM, DACVS, MBA

Visiting Surgeon

Education: Michigan State University, Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine

Board Certified Surgeon, a Diplomate of American College of Veterinary Surgeons

Dr. Mair is a Board Certified Surgeon, a Diplomate of American College of Veterinary Surgeons.  A diplomate is a veterinary specialist that has completed another 4 years of training after veterinary school. Only after completion of this extensive additional training may the veterinarian take the board examination.  She provides surgical procedures for our patients such as Orthopedic and soft tissue surgery. She owes and operates Mobile Surgery Services. When not in surgery, she shares her life with dogs and cats, being outdoors and down hill skiing.

Kristin Hart

Visiting Ultrasonographer

Education: Henry Ford Ultrasound Hospital Program

Boarded Diagnostic Medical Ultrasonographer

Kristin is the owner and operator of Advanced Veterinary Ultrasound, LLC and performs level four ultrasound. She is boarded Diagnostic Medical Ultrasonographer, Registered Vascular Technologist, and Radiographic Technologist. She is an outdoor enthusiast, enjoys kayaking, running in marathons, jet skiing, hiking etc.

Licensed Technicians

Amy
A Licensed Veterinary Technician with over 13 years experience. Amy enjoys time with her 3 sons, and 1 daughter.
When Amy is not busy with all her kids activities, she finds time to garden, be on the beach and go riding with her husband on their motorcycle.

Jenn
A Licensed Veterinary Technician graduate of Baker College in 2004.
She has been an asset to our animal hospital in Waterford for over 11 years.
Jenn is the mother of twins Tyrus and Ryleigh! She also shares her busy life with her two pet cats Stryker AKA Tubbs and Olly Walley.

Christy

Christy is a graduate from Baker College 2020. She joined the Pet Authority Animal Hospital team in 2023. Christy has always had a passion for helping animals. She enjoyed her summer internship experience at the Detroit Zoo learning and caring for exotic species. Christy enjoys hiking, training her 2 dogs Ivan and Vanna and grooming dogs.

Technicians

Melinda

Melinda has been a Veterinary Technician for over 20 years, and has spent the last 15 years working in Emergency and Critical Care. She enjoys spending time with her family (Two daughters and 2 Doberman Pinschers), reading, nature and concerts.

Lauren

Lauren has been a Veterinary Technician since 2020. She is a mother of four daughters and has one granddaughter. Lauren and her family enjoy time with all their fur babies three dogs, two cats, two birds and two guinea pigs. She loves going to the beach and anything spooky!

Receptionists

Morgan

Morgan joined our team in 2019. She stays busy caring for her snake and fish tank. Morgan enjoys hiking with her dog, watching her favorite TV shows with her 4 cats and swimming.

Ashleigh

Ashleigh is a mother of 2 boys and two dogs.
Since 2011 Ashleigh has been keeping us on our toes at Pet Authority Animal Hospital. She enjoys spending time with her family, camping, 4 wheeling and antiquing.

Jessie

Jessie joined the Pet Authority Animal Hospital team in 2024. She has 3 cats (Rupert, Quintin, Odysseus), a dog who thinks she’s a cat Hilda (pictured), 2 aquatic frogs (Big Bird & Blanche), a newt named Fig Newton, and a husband named Nick. Jessie enjoys hiking, especially in the U.P. where her family grew up. Her hobbies are photography, painting with Bob Ross videos with her cats attempting to help.

Charity

Charity joined the Pet Authority Animal Hospital team with 21 years veterinary care experience. She enjoys spending time with her two boys and wonderful husband kayaking, crafting and camping. Charity’s fur kids two cats named Baby Kitty & Snickers and two dogs named Harper & Dobby also keep her busy.

Technician Assistants

Julia

Julia joined our team in 2018. She received her veterinary assistant certification in 2019. When Julia is not busy caring for all the fur babies, she enjoys time with her cat Jolene, going to concerts, and eating good food.

Jade

Jade joined our team in 2019. She has a cat named Pebbles. In her spare time Jade enjoys watching movies and taking pictures.

Emma

Emma received her Veterinary Assistant Certificate in August 2023. She joined the Pet Authority Animal Hospital team in 2023 to pursue her career caring for animals. Outside of work Emma enjoys painting and spending time with her three dogs and one cat.

Sabrina

Clinic Cat

Sabrina nicknamed ” the terrorist.” She was adopted from another veterinary hospital that was closing. Sabrina lives mostly in Dr. Hutchinson office helping him and the practice manager Dana do their paper work. She also enjoys laying in the windows and yelling at the birds.