Dr. Alison Higgins graduated with distinction from the College of Agriculture and Bioresources (Animal Science) in 2009 and the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in 2014. Growing up on a farm near Vanscoy, SK, Dr. Higgins’ love and passion for all animals started from a very young age. In veterinary school, Dr. Higgins spent a summer with Global Vets in Africa where she helped with the care and treatment of wildlife including rhinos and chimpanzees as well as livestock. In 2015 Dr. Higgins joined the team at Acadia and began working closely alongside her mentor Dr. Wickstrom in preparation for her biggest goal and dream, and in 2019 she became the proud owner of Acadia Veterinary Clinic. Acadia’s great reputation in reproductive services continues on as Dr. Higgins has a special interest and advanced training in canine reproduction. She also loves performing surgeries especially foreign body surgery, cruciate surgery, and emergency caesarians, although her greatest joy comes from helping to keep pets healthy. Nothing feels better than seeing a sick or injured pet become well again and the happiness it brings to their loving owners. Dr. Higgins currently has 2 cats Luke and Dennis, a Chinese Water Dragon named Elizabeth Targaryen, and a horse named Taz. In her spare time, Dr. Higgins loves being with her family and pets, enjoying the outdoors, camping, hiking, and fishing as often as she can.

Dr. Sunghyang Choi grew up with a passion for science and mathematics that was inspired by her mathematician father. She received her Bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the Yonsei University in Korea in 2003 and began a career teaching biology and chemistry to high school students after graduation. It was when she traveled to India for volunteer work that she recognized her calling to become a veterinarian. When she came back home to Korea, she applied to veterinary school and successfully graduated from the College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University in Korea in 2013.


While in veterinary school, Dr. Choi met her husband and had two lovely children together. Eventually, they decided to move their family to her husband’s home city – Saskatoon! Dr. Choi started her veterinary career here in Saskatoon in 2018 and later joined the team at Acadia in January of 2021. Dr. Choi has a fur allergy, so she does not have pets of her own, but her allergy wasn’t enough to stop her from doing her life’s work as a veterinarian! She is a dedicated vet with a deep passion for the health and wellbeing of the animals in her care. Dr. Choi is keenly interested in surgery, physiotherapy, and rehabilitation and is especially devoted to working with patients with chronic diseases who are in need of long-term care and medical management. 

Outside of her work as a veterinarian, Dr. Choi focuses on quality time with her family. She enjoys indoor wall-climbing with her children and loves outdoor activities such as camping and fishing. Dr. Choi also loves to sew clothes for her children with her old classic sewing machine, which was passed down from her mother-in-law.

She is from Saskatoon and loves camping, gardening, hiking, traveling, and basically anything involving the outdoors. Bailey has a 24-year-old red Eared Slider turtle named Sheldon.

Mekayla graduated as a Registered Veterinary Technologist from Saskatchewan Polytechnic in 2021 and initially started her career in large animal practice. She later transitioned back to the city closer to friends and family and became a member of the Acadia team in February of 2023. Mekayla has always loved animals and knew from a young age she would work with them in some capacity. As she grew older, she became interested in medicine so the veterinary field became an obvious choice. Her favorite part of veterinary medicine is the diverse people and animals she gets to help daily. Mekayla is passionate about helping pet parents keep their pets happy and healthy and she enjoys working with all kinds of animals.  She currently has three pets; two mischievous cats named Fender Bender and Sootsprite, as well as a green cheeked conure named Charlie. In her spare time Mekayla enjoys cooking, disc golf, crafts like embroidery or crocheting, and spending time with friends and family.