Veterinarian and Owner
Dr. Beth Turnbull grew up in Missouri where she attended the University of Missouri, Columbia College of Veterinary Medicine. After graduating, she practiced veterinary medicine in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She then moved to Galveston, Texas to obtain a PhD in pathology and toxicology at the University of Texas Medical Branch. After receiving her PhD, she was the Director of the Houston Texas Wildlife Center. She then moved to Boston, Massachusetts where she was the Rescue and Rehabilitation Veterinarian at the New England Aquarium. In 2001, she moved to Peoria and in 2006 opened East Side Animal Hospital. Dr. Turnbull is currently the Head Veterinarian at the Peoria Zoo. Dr. Turnbull lives in Germantown Hills with her husband Rex, children Lindsey and Jadin, cats Theodore and Tickles, and dog Jasey.