Meet the Team

Learn Who We Are

  • Jud Easterwood, DVM

    Dr. Jud Easterwood was born in Alexander City, home of the beautiful Lake Martin, and attended Benjamin Russell High School. After high school, Dr Easterwood completed his undergraduate studies at Auburn University and his veterinary medical training at Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2004. While there Dr Easterwood received specific equine medical training and has been specializing in equine medicine and surgery while seeing a limited number but wide range of other species both large and small.In 2008 Dr Easterwood started Easterwood Equine Hospital in Calera, AL after working at an equine surgery center in central Mississippi. There he provides medical service to horses in and around the greater Birmingham area as well as many horses and clients that haul to Easterwood Equine from other municipalities. His professional interests include lameness diagnosis/detection and management, performance horse medicine, reproduction, and surgery. Dr Easterwoood’s team is able to provide most any equine medical/surgical/management service both on the farm or in a clinical setting


  • Beverly Austin

    Beverly is the Office Manager at Easterwood Equine Hospital. She has been the face and voice of HEH for over twenty years. Beverly handles the day to day activities in the front office, billing, purchasing, assists in the lab, and helps out anywhere else needed. She is dedicated to insure the day to day functioning of the hospital and is very helpful to our clients with their equine needs.

  • ​Sophia Gerontakis, Vet Tech

    Sophia began working at Easterwood Equine Hospital November of 2020. She attended Southern Union Community College before entering the Veterinary Industry. She has both small and large animal experience and is Easterwood Equine Hospitals head veterinary technician. When she is not at work she enjoys hanging out with her dog Roscoe and riding her horses, Ace and Outlaw.

Hours of Operation

Monday

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Tuesday

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Wednesday

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Thursday

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Friday

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Saturday

Closed

Sunday

Closed

Monday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed

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