Leslie Nies

Dr. Nies is a 2013 graduate of Oregon State University College of Veterinary Medicine. She originates from Missouri, and received her undergraduate degree in International

Communications at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN. After a brief time tending bar in Scotland (putting her International Communications skills to use), she landed in Manhattan and worked in book publishing for a few years.  As incredible as sharing a 600 sq foot apartment with two roommates was, she felt the draw of the northwest. She moved to Portland in 2004, under the guise of opening her own mobile dog biscuit bakery, but ended up working for the Sales Department of a local microbrewery while attending classes to apply to vet school.

During that long, circuitous route, she has found her home in the continuous challenges and rewards of veterinary medicine combining the opportunity to meet a wide variety of interesting people with providing care to their pets and continuously learning. End of life care has always been an aspect of veterinary medicine that has felt deeply rewarding and important to Dr. Nies. To help families with a peaceful transition in the comfort of their homes is an honor.

Dr. Nies has a current license to practice veterinary medicine in Oregon and Washington.  She enjoys baking, running, backpacking and knitting. She keeps a guitar nearby as a constant reminder of what could be when she eventually learns to play it. She is accompanied through her adventures by a daughter, a partner, an old cat and a young Chihuahua mix – all of whom have just the right number of opinions about an outlandish number of topics.