Dr. Barbara Hurst is an associate veterinarian that joined our hospital in 2022. Dr. Hurst grew up in Weston, WV where she still resides with her husband and children. Growing up, she always loved animals. She decided to combine her love of medicine, animals, and people into a career by becoming a veterinarian. She attended Alderson Broaddus College where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology in 2006. Dr. Hurst received her degree in veterinary medicine in 2011 from the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine in Knoxville. After years of serving our state as a small animal veterinarian and veterinary technology instructor, she began doing relief work for our hospital in 2022. She became a full time veterinarian at our hospital in 2023.
Dr. Hurst has a special interest in preventative medicine as well as animal behavior and dermatology. In her spare time, she loves traveling, spending time with her family, camping, and playing with her two dogs, Papi and Annie.