Trust Our Veterinary Sonography Professionals
Our Commitment
Led by experienced veterinary sonographer Darcie Argentina, CVT our company was created to make quality diagnostic imaging more accessible to animal patients. With the services we offer, we are able to collaborate with local veterinarians in giving the best treatment to their patients.
Our team is composed of practitioners who have more than 21 years of experience and are ready to bring you quality service. We believe in evolving knowledge and expanding medical imaging education. That is why we offer sonography workshops, which include training and apprenticeship in scanning and centesis procedure. Your staff will be taught the proper skills to perform these procedures at your clinic.
Our Core Values
Veterinary sonography is a technical skill that is missing in today’s ultrasound imaging education. In our practice, we value basic teaching, integrity, accountability, and dedication. You can rely on us to teach you the necessary knowledge and move you to advanced skills more proficiently.
Meet Our Team
Darcie Argentina, CVT
Veterinary Sonographer
Kelley Doocy, DVM, DACVIM / Cardiology
Consulting Cardiologist
Andrew Fox, DVM, DACVR
Consulting Radiologist
Darcie Argentina, CVT
Veterinary Sonographer
"I am a veterinary sonographer for a veterinary specialty hospital, its the job I perform so it's the title of my position. I will call myself a 'Veterinary Sonographer' proudly and dedicate myself to educate and advocate for my industry to recognize the potential my job position has and its significant need for structured management. Over the years, the services of Ultrasound are being offered everywhere. No longer limited to the specialty hospitals. No longer respected as a specialized skill. Our industry is being extremely irresponsible with this service and even more so with the education of ultrasound training. I aim to bring awareness to this, and be a part of providing our industry with appropriate ultrasound education that will give the advanced imaging of ultrasound true quality rather than just the perception of quality."
- Darcie Argentina
Darcie has spent the past 21 years building her career as a Veterinary Sonographer. As a veterinary technician since 1996, she spent the vast majority of her time in the diagnostic imaging aspect of specialty medicine assisting with special procedures such as endoscopy, rhinoscopy, thoracoscopy, laparoscopy, arthroscopy, cystoscopy, ultrasonography and echocardiography. In 2005, Darcie was honored with the opportunity to train for the most advanced technical skill offered a veterinary technician. She attended hundreds of hours of continuing education courses and completed the studies and satisfying the requirements for a Certificate of Completion in Advanced Imaging from Sound, the ‘Academy of Veterinary Imaging’. During her years of training, Darcie had the privilege of being mentored by several veterinary radiologists, internist and oncologist. She described this to be her most priceless education, giving her an extensive and diverse experience with immediate instruction, correction and confirmation. After 7 years of training and building a solid network of professional references for a continuous source of education and guidance. Darcie received the greatest honor of her career. In 2012 she was offered a position and a job title that the veterinary industry had yet to recognize. Ending her career as a veterinary technician. Darcie became a veterinary sonographer for a specialty teaching hospital. This experience has brought her to today. Today she has a mission. This is what Veterinary Sonography Services is about.
Darcie makes every effort to stay current with progressive medicine and ever-changing advancements in technology by attending yearly conferences and seminars through the ACVR and is a member of their Veterinary Ultrasound Society.
In her free time, Darcie enjoys the open road on her motorcycle, walking the wilderness trails with her dogs, and snuggle time at home with her cats. All of which wouldn’t be complete without her best friend and biggest supporter of her life, her husband Dave.
Kelley Doocy,
DVM, DACVIM / Cardiology
Dr. Kelley Doocy is an Oklahoma native. She completed both her bachelor and veterinary medical degrees at Oklahoma State University, obtaining her DVM in 2011. After graduating from veterinary school, Dr. Doocy moved to Sacramento, CA for a medical and surgical small animal rotating internship. Following her rotating internship, she completed a one-year cardiology specialty internship and a one-year emergency and critical care specialty internship in Los Angeles, CA and Tucson, AZ, respectively. Dr. Doocy went on to obtain board certification as a veterinary cardiologist after completing a 3-year cardiology residency at Texas A&M University (2014-2017). Shortly thereafter, Dr. Doocy returned to California to continue treating cardiac disease is pets at a private practice specialty hospital setting.
While she loves all aspects of veterinary cardiology, her specific professional interests include interventional procedures, congenital heart disease, and diagnosis and treatment of complex arrhythmias. In her free time, she enjoys spending time at/in the ocean; exploring/traveling and trying new things with her husband, Trey; and spoiling her 2 French Bulldogs, Mon Amie and Clementine.
Andrew Fox, DVM, DACVR
Consulting Radiologist
Dr. Andrew Fox - Bio coming soon!