Temple Veterinary Hospital of Western Hills

Dr. Keith Gudgel:   

Dr. Gudgel is a 1968 graduate of Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine.  After graduating, he served 2 years as a Captain in the U.S. Army.  He practiced  large animal medicine for 8 years in Celina, Texas before moving to Dallas and practicing exclusive small animal medicine for 12 years. He has been at Western Hills since 1990. 
He is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Texas Veterinary Medical Association and North Central Texas Veterinary Medical Association. His special interest is soft tissue surgery.

Dr. Pat Griffin

Dr. Griffin joined our staff in January of 2012.  He is a 1982 graduate of Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and has practiced veterinary medicine in the Temple area for over 15 years.  He enjoys doing difficult internal medicine cases.   When not working, Dr. Griffin enjoys outdoor activities with his three children, Kayla, Josh and Brock.

They enjoy kayaking and working with bird dogs.

Dr. Gudgel is married to Annette, hospital administrator and they have 2 daughters and 5 spirited grandchildren.  When they are not hard at work at the clinic, they enjoy camping and spending time with family and friends.  They share their home with Bekka, Sage and Max, their three cairn terriers and JJ, the mighty hunting cat.
They are both active members of Foundation United Methodist Church at Lakewood.