Waka Blair, DVM, CVA, CVFT, CCRP

Owner

Dr. Blair is the owner of Acorn Veterinary Clinic. She worked as a veterinary assistant at Acorn and as a registered veterinary technician/Small Animal Renal Transplant Coordinator at UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital prior to attending veterinary school at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, where she graduated with honors in 2010. Following graduation, she trained through the small animal medicine and surgery internship at Texas A & M University as well as the small animal emergency and critical care specialty internship at UC Davis. She studied eastern medicine for animals while working at a busy after-hour emergency clinic and furthered her studies through Chi University in Florida by training in Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM). Her certifications include certified veterinary acupuncturist (CVA), food therapist (CVFT), and certified Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner (CCRP) from the University of Tennessee. She is currently in the process of obtaining a certification in Palliative and End-of-Life Care through Chi University. Her professional interests include animal physical rehabilitation and integrative medicine. She was born and raised in Japan and is fully fluent in both English and Japanese. She enjoys spending time with her husband and daughter and three furry children (two cats and a dog), gardening, skiing and working out. 

Barbara Barajas, RVT

Barbara has been a licensed Veterinary Technician (RVT) since 1982. She worked at Woodland Veterinary Hospital for 18 years after which she spent 19 years working in shelter medicine. Through the combination of both “worlds” she has gained a lot of experience handling dogs and cats of all temperaments. She is excited to be part of the team at Oak Tree Animal Rehabilitation and feels privileged to assist in the rehab center to improve the lives of our “senior” fur kids.

Sebastian

Sebastian grew up in a small town along the Santa Clara River. Raised in a veterinary family and exposed to the various wildlife around town, they were enamored with the field from a young age and have found themself working in veterinary hospitals ever since high school. They graduated with a B.S. in ecology and evolutionary biology from CSUN with honors in 2023 and now attend UC Davis as a veterinary student. Sebastian is passionate about animal welfare and exotic/ wild animal medicine. In their spare time they love to play guitar, hike (while looking for cool critters of course), and hang out with friends!