Dr. Nicole Mikoni

Dr. Nicole Mikoni grew up surrounded by the beautiful mountains of Colorado. At the age of 8, saving an injured goldfinch ignited her passion for helping all creatures feathered, furred, and scaled. Dr. Mikoni dove headfirst into the field of veterinary medicine and completed her doctorate at the University of California, Davis, graduating in 2017.

From there, she furthered her skill set by completing a high-volume emergency internship while simultaneously assisting with wildlife rehabilitation at the South Florida Wildlife Center and CROW. Dr. Mikoni was called back home for a couple of years to work in mixed animal practice, seeing both companion and exotic animals in Castle Rock, Colorado. However, she felt she still had much to learn to truly provide her exotic patients with the specialized, high-quality medicine they needed most.

In 2020, Dr. Mikoni returned to UC Davis to complete a post-doctorate research project in avian pain recognition and management before being accepted into the university’s Zoological Companion Animal specialty residency program.

Over the course of the next three years, Dr. Mikoni received specialty training in emergency medicine, performed a wide variety of surgeries, and became incredibly well-versed in the proper care and treatment of zoological companion animals. She has also published multiple articles to help further advance the field of exotic pet care. She passed her specialty boards in October 2025 through the American College of Zoological Medicine, with an emphasis in Zoological Companion Animals, and has been using her extra letters to continue providing high-quality medicine to all of her patients, no matter the species.

Dr. Mikoni is specialty trained in small mammal dentistry, soft tissue surgery, and emergency and critical care medicine, among other skill sets. Rabbits hold a particularly special place in Dr. Mikoni’s heart, but she has yet to meet an exotic species she didn’t like.

When not in the clinic, Dr. Mikoni enjoys beadwork, photography, hiking, paddleboarding, crocheting, reading a good book on a rainy day cuddled up with her three cats, and exploring new places with her partner.