Dr. Hatala is a 2005 graduate of the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine. She has worked at the Hobart Animal Clinic since 1998, starting as a doctor in 2005. Her interests include soft tissue surgery and internal medicine. She and her husband Bill, who is also a graduate of the Purdue School of Veterinary Medicine, have 3 children and 3 cats. In her free time she enjoys sports and travel.