Meet the Team at Eyota Veterinary Clinic
Get to know the team at our Eyota, MN veterinary clinic. We’re dedicated to providing your pets with state-of-the-art, compassionate veterinary care.


Dr. Brett Flathers

Dr. Karen Lorch

Dr. Sara Hoge

Dr. Aliyyah Noel

Dr. Heidi Woodruff
Dr. Woodruff has practiced as an equine and companion animal veterinarian since 2006. Her clinical interests include surgery and preventative medicine.
In her free time, Dr. Woodruff enjoys driving her retired Standardbred racehorses and miniature horses, gardening, and hiking with her dogs.

Dr. Ethan Scharmer
Dr. Scharmer grew up on a small hobby farm just outside of Winona, MN with sheep, pigs, and dogs. He was an active member of the local 4-H club where he became interested in veterinary medicine. Ethan graduated from UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine in May of 2023. Outside of work Ethan enjoys swimming, hunting, woodworking, recreational sports, and countless trips to the park with his wife Becca, and 18-month-old daughter Wren.

Natalie, Practice Manager
Natalie leads the team as a practice manager at Eyota Veterinary Clinic with her gentle yet firm approach to management. A lover of animals, Natalie cares for 2 dogs, a love bird, and a bearded dragon.

Kayla, Certified Veterinary Technician
Kayla is one of our veterinary technicians who joined our team in 2017. She grew up in Chatfield, Minnesota. She graduated from North Dakota State University with her Bachelor’s of Science degree in veterinary technology in the fall of 2016. In her spare time, Kayla enjoys reading, running, and horseback riding. Kayla and her husband have a busy border collie named Saige. Kayla will be working in both Lewiston and Eyota.

Jennifer, Veterinary Technician
Jennifer started her career at the practice in October 2021. In her free time, she enjoys camping, horseback riding, fishing, kayaking, and anything else that is in the outdoors. She has a dog named Paisley and a horse named Lilly