Veterinarians
Dr. Erika Glocker
Dr. Erika Glocker is a General Practitioner who has been practicing with Eastside Veterinary Associates since August of 2010.
Initially, Dr. Glocker had planned on becoming a human doctor. However, her experience with caring for animals and the unique challenges and rewards of veterinary medicine encouraged her down her current path.
A native of Bellevue, Washington, Dr. Glocker attended Lake Forest College where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology in 1991. After graduating from college, she worked at a veterinary hospital near her home and began applying to veterinary school. In 1992, she entered Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and earned a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 1996.
Though she is skilled in all veterinary modalities, Dr. Glocker holds a particular professional interest in Dentistry. Now that she is a practicing veterinarian, Dr. Glocker says she very much enjoys the opportunity to use her skills to help her clients’ pets. In particular, she remembers one kitten with a rather interesting surprise. “During my first year out of veterinary school a client brought in their six-month-old kitten that would randomly jump like some invisible object was poking it,” she says. “I ended up removing a sewing needle that made it all the way to her colon. Amazing how far that needle traveled before it caused a problem.”
Not long after graduating veterinary school, Dr. Glocker married her husband Paul after becoming reacquainted at their 10-year high school reunion. The couple has three young children, Maria, Hugh, and Hank. The family also provides a home for an orange Tabby cat named Cuervo, a Setter mix named Diggity, and a box turtle named Chuck that she adopted from her brother in 1989.
Dr. Glocker’s hobbies include gardening, sewing and camping.
Dr. Judy Hung
Dr. Hung knew at the age of seven that she wanted to be a veterinarian. Her family moved from Taiwan to Grants Pass, Oregon where she was introduced to Spotty the Dalmatian and Jake the Siamese cat. “We also walked past sheep, goats, horses, and cows on the way to school. I was utterly fascinated by these creatures and knew I wanted to become a veterinarian.” Shortly afterwards, her family moved to Shoreline, Washington where she spent most of her time building up her grades and extracurricular activities to be accepted into the prestigious Ivy league school, The University of Pennsylvania.
She graduated from The University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Biology and Economics in 1993, and continued on for four more years at Penn for her doctorate degree in veterinary medicine. During this time, she met Dr. Barbara Deeb while working as a veterinary assistant near Greenlake. Though Dr. Deeb passed away in 2005, she remains an inspiration to Dr. Hung with her compassion and gentle touch for all her patients. After working in Pennsylvania for a couple of years, she moved West and practiced in Anaheim, California, and then finally returned home to the beautiful Pacific Northwest in 2001 where she gained valuable management experience serving as a medical director in Bellevue. In October 2008, she opened Eastside Veterinary Associates in Kirkland just two blocks from the Costco she grew up going to.
Now that her childhood dream of becoming a veterinarian has been realized, Dr. Hung enjoys developing long term relationships with her patients and their owners. She considers herself the pet’s advocate from puppy/ kitten to senior stages. Dr. Hung is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Washington State Veterinary Medical Association (WSVMA), and serves on the Public Information Committee of the WSVMA. Her areas of interest are Dermatology and Dentistry.
Recently, Dr. Hung was named Top Vet by Seattle Met Magazine. She is extremely proud of her staff and credits them for helping to make the experience at Eastside Veterinary Associates exceptional.
During her time outside of Eastside Veterinary Associates, Dr. Hung loves to just hang out with her family, made up of her husband, two kids, one grey tabby cat, one Shiba Inu dog, one chinchilla, and six chickens. Now that her children and Eastside Veterinary Associates have grown from their infancy phase, she is hoping to have some free time to raise backyard chickens and a vegetable garden. She enjoys the simple things in life…eating, coffee with friends, bowling, movies at home, and a good sale. Her circle of friends from work, MEOW cat rescue, Lighthouse Christian Church, Cherry Crest Elementary, University of Pennsylvania, and family continually motivates her to be the best that she can be.