Our Staff
At Parkway Veterinary Hospital, we truly enjoy caring for your pet. Our staff is very experienced and specially trained to provide exceptional attention to the needs of each individual animal. Our veterinarians and support staff are committed to a rigorous program of continuing education. Our goal is to provide your pet with the best possible medical attention.
Chuck Wraith, D.V.M.
A native of Tri-Valley area, Dr. Chuck Wraith knew from a very early age that he would become a veterinarian (perhaps because his parents have always had at least three dogs!) He attended California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo for his undergraduate studies in biological science. He then attended the University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and received his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine in 1988. After working as an associate veterinarian in local veterinary hospitals, Dr. Wraith purchased Parkway Veterinary Hospital in 1995.
Dr. Wraith's professional interests include sporting dog medicine, ultrasonography, endoscopy and soft tissue surgery. He is a member and past vice president of the Contra Costa County Veterinary Medical Association, a member of the California Veterinary Medical Association, a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, and a member of the American Association of Feline Practitioners. Dr. Wraith is a veterinary consultant for Clorox Corporation, and has provided volunteer services to the Lindsay Wildlife Museum and the East County Animal Shelter.
Reading historical military fiction, visiting the beach as often as possible and attending his kids' sporting events are some of Dr. Wraith's hobbies. He has a high school junior daughter who is planning on becoming the first person to set foot on Mars and a high school freshman son who is aspiring to be either a rock star or a physician specializing in sports medicine. Both kids work at the veterinary practice during school breaks. The canine members of the Wraith family are Marek, a two year old golden retriever, and Rizzo, an eight year old Shetland sheepdog.
Demi Tanner, D.V.M.
Dr. Demi Tanner has been practicing veterinary medicine at Parkway Veterinary Hospital since 1998. Dr. Tanner did her undergraduate work in Animal Science at the University of California, Davis, and received her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from the University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in 1987.
Dr. Tanner's professional interests include pocket pets (rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, rats, mice and chinchillas), dogs, and cats. She is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association and the American Animal Hospital Association. On her day off, Dr. Tanner helps to teach “hands on” lab science at a local elementary school.
When she’s not working, Dr. Tanner enjoys spending time with her husband and teenage son, who is into music and drama, but also aspires to be an astronaut. Her hobbies include photography, paper crafts and cooking. The Tanner family has a Shetland Sheepdog named Scamp (whose main job is herding airplanes!), an orange tabby cat named Teneya (for the Ahwahnee Indian Chief of Yosemite) and a calico cat named Chessie (for the “Chessie Cat” of the Chesapeake Ohio railroad line). The cats, of course, keep the dog in line, when they’re not bird watching.
Dr. Patty Vogel, D.V.M.
Dr. Patty Vogel is the newest member of the Parkway team of veterinarians, joining the practice in January of 2009. Dr. Vogel did her undergraduate work in animal science at Iowa State University. She received her doctorate in veterinary medicine, also from Iowa State University, in 2007. After graduating from veterinary school, Dr. Vogel completed a small animal internship at Encina Veterinary Hospital/East Bay Veterinary Specialists in Walnut Creek.
Dr. Vogel is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the California Veterinary Medical Association and the Iowa Veterinary Medical Association. She has professional interests in dentistry, emergency medicine and internal medicine. Running, hiking and traveling and spending time with her new baby are just a few of Dr. Vogel’s personal interests. She and her husband, Tim, are the proud parents of Leah, who was born in November of 2009.
The Vogel family has a zoo in their condo! Dr. Vogel’s husband has to remind her how small their home is when she wants to bring another animal home from the clinic. The avian members of the family are two cockatiels, Doodlebird and Doolittle. The feline members are Professor, an eleven year old tabby cat, and Annie, a very sweet five year old orange and white tabby cat who was rescued from a gravel road in Iowa with a litter of three kittens. Rounding out the family is YaYa, a three year old chihuahua that Dr. Vogel rescued during her internship. YaYa is always at the hospital with Dr Vogel, and goes pretty much everywhere with the Vogel family.
