Get To Know Dr. Noordwijk
Dr. Kira Noordwijk spent her early years moving across the globe with her family. Despite
the many moves, her passion for horses developed at an early age and progressed while
participating in the hunter/jump circuit and eventually landed in Three-Day Eventing. Dr.
Noordwijk attended Oregon State University for her undergraduate education where she
competed on the Three-Day Eventing team and received a Bachelor of Science in Animal
Science. She went on to receive her Bachelor of Veterinary Medine (DVM equivalent) from
the Royal Veterinary College, London, in 2017 where she discovered a love for playing polo.
Since then, she has completed a rotating equine internship at Chaparral Veterinary
Medical Center in Cave Creek, Arizona, an equine surgery internship at Hagyard Equine
Medical Institute in Lexington, Kentucky, a research fellowship at Cornell University, and a
rotating equine internship at Mississippi State University. She then completed a residency
in Equine Surgery and Sports Medicine at Auburn University in pursuit of diplomate status
in the American College of Veterinary Surgeons.
After completing her residency in 2024, Dr. Noordwijk stayed at Auburn University to
continue her work on her PhD in Biomedical Sciences and to support the equine
emergency services. Dr. Noordwijk is an active member of the American College of
Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS), the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), and the
American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).
In addition to working with horses, Dr. Noordwijk also enjoys hiking, traveling, gardening,
and cooking/baking. When not working, she enjoys spending time with her boxer puppy
Xani.
