the Allied ER Veterinary Service team
Our team as a whole carries multiple decades of Emergency Medicine experience and is equally passionate about being a part of exceptional patient care. Learn more about our team and why we love what we do so much.
Our Incredible Team
Kara Nelsen DVM, MPH
Medical Director
Jessica Towley BS, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Hospital Administrator
Kara Nelsen DVM, MPH
Medical Director
Emergency medicine has always been a passion of Dr. Nelsen’s, starting even before Veterinary School. In the past 20 years, she has enjoyed creating and maintaining relationships with specialists, emergency clinicians, and the referring community. I have also enjoyed creating and maintaining relationships with local veterinary colleges, technical schools, and faculty and students.
Dr. Nelsen has lived between the Twin Cities and Wisconsin her entire life with her husband, 4 wonderful sons, and 1 delightful daughter. They currently have 3 Devon Rex cats and hope to get a dog in our lives someday soon. Disney World is her favorite place, and she would love to work there in her “retirement.”
Jessica Towley BS, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Hospital Administrator
Jessica has been a CVT for the past 20+ years and has helped manage ER and ER/Specialty clinics for the past 17 years. She also has advanced certification as a Veterinary Technician Specialist in Emergency and Critical Care: VTS (ECC). Jessica also has her Bachelor’s degree in Business w/Conc in Organizational Leadership. She was awarded the VECCS Practice Manager of the Year in 2017 and has been actively involved with state Practice Manager groups. Emergency Veterinary medicine and Leadership are Jessica’s biggest career passions.
In her spare time, Jessica loves the outdoors and camping. Jessica and her husband have 4 amazing children. She has a senior Labrador, a middle-aged one-eyed Pekingese, and a teenage deaf Great Dane. She also has a 3-legged tabby, tri-colored blood donor torti, and a tuxedo munchkin, along with a variety of egg-laying chickens. Jessica couldn’t be more thrilled to help provide Emergency Veterinary Care in the Eau Claire area!