Dr. William Kestler grew up in the Southern California town of Lancaster. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Loyola Marymount and is a 1992 graduate of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. In 1996, he joined Lafayette Animal Hospital and is now one of the managing veterinarians along with Dr. Radcliffe. His special interests in veterinary medicine are the care of geriatrics and internal medicine. He especially enjoys getting to know his animal patients and their owners.

He lives in Danville with his wife Liz, and their two teenagers Thomas and Emily, two Golden Retrievers Seamus and Daisy, and an orange tabby named Orangeboom. In his free time, Dr. Kestler enjoys spending time with his family, bicycling up Mt. Diablo, camping, and going on adventure outings with his son’s Boy Scout troop.