Veterinarians

Veterinary medicine is Dr. Borgmann’s second career! She started out in molecular biology (gene cloning) and was working for the National Research Council in Saskatoon when her beloved black lab escaped and was hit by a car. Devastated, Dr. Borgmann’s husband took their dog to the Western College of Veterinary Medicine for treatment. 

Only then did he find out it was Dr. Borgmann’s life long dream to become a veterinarian. With his encouragement & support she left her career and returned to school. Dr. Borgmann has never looked back! While in Saskatoon Dr. Borgmann worked with the Zoological Society and the Forestry Farm Park and Zoo to develop their interpretive zoo programs and was integral in convincing the city to build an on site hospital for the care & treatment of the animals at the zoo. Dr. Borgmann’s enjoyment of exotic animals continues in her practice today and has shared her home and heart with a variety of exotic pets. 

Dr. Borgmann’s other areas of interest in veterinary medicine are pain management, diagnostic imaging and feline medicine. Dr. Borgmann currently lives with 3 cats, a lab, a rabbit and a husband! When not working, Dr. Borgmann enjoys spending time outdoors, gardening and traveling.

Dr. Ken Macquisten has been a veterinarian in the Fraser Valley since 1980 as a small animal, exotic and wildlife private practitioner.

Ken was Director of the Greater Vancouver Zoo for three years, a Director of the Fraser Valley SPCA, and is a founder of two unique BC wildlife refuges; the Kicking Horse Grizzly Bear Refuge in Golden BC, and the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife in North Vancouver BC where he is currently its Managing Director. 

In addition to continuing to practice small animal medicine and surgery in Abbotsford at the Townline Veterinary Hospital, Ken is a Recovery Team member for the critically endangered Oregon Spotted Frog, the lead vet for the BC Northern Spotted Owl captive breeding project, and a founding board member of the Grizzly Bear Foundation which is dedicated to the long-term welfare of the grizzly bear in North America.

Dr. Kortschak, or Dr. K as she is fondly called, graduated from the University of Guelph, with a Bachelor of Science in Animal and Poultry Science in 1982 and from the Ontario Veterinary College with honors, in 1986. She worked at various practices in Southern Ontario until her husband was transferred to Vancouver in 2002. She started working at South Surrey Veterinary Hospital in September of 2002 and quickly came to realize the beauty of the practice and the wonderful clientele it serves. When Dr. Olafson was looking to retire she saw the opportunity of fulfilling a lifelong dream and purchased the practice from him in November of 2008.

She brings with her many ideas from her years of practice and much enthusiasm for making the practice grow and achieve the potential that exists. She has a special interest in dentistry and is very satisfied when a dog or cat’s health improves after a dental. Her favourite part of practice is interacting with the pet’s owners. She enjoys nothing more than sharing a four legged family member’s escapades with their owners or discussing all your concerns for your pet’s health.

Dr, Kortschak and her husband Ernie have 3 wonderful children, Eric, Collin and Meaghan who are well on their way to being grown up, with all three in post secondary schooling.

She has two cats “Kevin” and “Russell”, and her beloved black lab “Gracie” who enjoys coming to work with her. Ernie can be seen around the clinic as he helps with office work and maintenance. In her spare time, Dr. K sings with the Church choir, enjoys fitness classes and has been having fun training Gracie in obedience and agility. She also recently got back into performing in community theatre.

Dr. Kortschak is a member of the BCVMA, CVMA and the SVBC She also works a few shifts a month at the Animal Emergency Clinic of the Fraser Valley. She would like to see South Surrey Veterinary Hospital active in the community by visiting schools, cub groups and hosting special events at the hospital.

AECFV provides a complimenting service to your regular veterinarian by providing emergency and critical care for companion animals, exotics and pocket pets. Just like a human emergency room, we are structured to provide state-of-the-art emergency and critical care when your regular veterinarian is unavailable. Once your pet’s condition is stabilized you have the option to refer back to your regular veterinarian for ongoing care.

Communication with your regular veterinarian is one of the most important services we provide and is an example of the standard of care we provide. AECFV has been providing emergency and critical care coverage since 1996 to more than 100 general practitioners throughout the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley. Over this time, we have developed effective protocols and collaborative relationships with these veterinarians in order to provide their clients with the best emergency care possible.

These protocols ensure there are no missed steps or communication between our facility and your regular veterinarian as well as any necessary specialists.

Our doctors and staff are specially trained in emergency and critical care and our new hospital, opened in December of 2017, carries advanced diagnostic technologies, state-of-the-art surgical rooms, cutting edge intensive care units, and more. Should your pet require emergency veterinary care, you can be sure that he or she will receive the best possible care within a fully-equipped, modern facility.

While we hope your pet will never need emergency care, you can be assured that AECFV is here 24/7 to provide life-saving medical services when it is most needed.

We are open 24-hours per day, 365 days per year for emergencies.