Hixson-Lied Small Animal Hospital Staff Directory

PDF of Faculty & Staff directory by specialty

Administration

Stephanie West, DVM
Director of Hospital Operations
Brian Rowe-Barth
Hospital Relations Coordinator
Melissa Tritsch
Departmental Coordinator
Amber Hoskins
Administrative Specialist I
Katherine Cunningham
Business Manager
Amelia Dohlman, RVT
Anesthesia & Surgery Supervisor
Carrie Schwake, RVT, VTS
Small Animal Technician Supervisor

Anesthesiology

Bonnie L. Hay Kraus, DVM, DACVS, DACVAA*
Michael Curtis, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVAA*
Morgan Murphy, DVM
Shelley Chi, DVM, Resident
James Riddle, DVM, Resident
Samantha Dennis
Stacey Johnson, RVT
Rebekha Lauridsen, RVT
Stacie Madson-Whittaker, RVT, BAS, VTS
Olivia Porter
Lisa L Smith, RVT
Alida Watts, RVT

Cardiology

Wendy Ware, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM (Cardiology)*
Melissa Tropf, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVIM (Cardiology)*
Jessica Ward, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Cardiology)*
Shane Murphy, DVM, Resident
Lori Moran, BS, RVT, VTS

Dentistry

Brenda L Mulherin, DVM, Diplomate AVDC*
Tara Luher, RVT

Dermatology

James Owen Noxon, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (SAIM)*
Darren Berger, DVM, Diplomate ACVD*
Sarah Hoff, DVM, Resident
Jane Wengert, RVT

Diagnostic Imaging

Kristina G Miles, DVM, M.S., Diplomate ACVR*
Elizabeth A Riedesel, DVM, Diplomate ACVR*
Jennifer Fowler, DVM, MS
Laura Ellen Chadwick, DVM, Resident
Chris Olmo, DVM, Resident
Robin White, DVM, Resident
Stephanie Canon, RT
Ashley Pick, RT
Samantha Schmidt, RT
Julianna Teno, RT

Emergency, Critical & Intensive Care Services

April Blong, DVM, Diplomate ACVECC*
Rebecca A Walton, DVM, Diplomate ACVECC *
Julie Riha, DVM
Katheryn Cooley, DVM
Sarah Bender, RVT
Brigette Daugaard, CVT
Lisa Foster, RVT, VTS
Jessica Griffith, RVT
Elizabeth Hick, RVT
Melissa Riegel, LVT
Adriana Silva, RVT
Dayna Watson, RVT

Internal Medicine

Albert Jergens, DVM, MS, PhD, Diplomate ACVIM (SAIM)*
Karin Allenspach, Dr.med.vet, PhD, Diplomate ECVIM-CA,
Chad Johannes, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (SAIM, Oncology)*
Dana LeVine, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVIM*
Jean-Sebastien Palerme, DVM, MSc, Diplomate ACVIM*
Laura Van Vertloo, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVIM*
Elle Donnini, DVM, Resident
Melissa Gettinger, DVM, Resident
Ellen Heinrich, DVM, Resident
Alexandra Portanova, DVM, Resident
Amy Hodnefield, RVT
Jodi Kincaid, RVT

Oncology

Leslie Fox, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVIM-IM*
Chad Johannes, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (SAIM, Oncology)*
Margaret Musser, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Oncology) *
Erika Berger, DVM, Resident
Giovanna Coto, DVM, Resident
Rachael Rail, RVT
Drema Lopez, RT(T)

Ophthalmology

Rachel Allbaugh, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVO*
Gil Ben-Shlomo, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVO, Diplomate ECVO*
Lionel Sebbag, DVM, Diplomate ACVO*
Braidee Foote, DVM, Resident
Louise O'Leary, MVB, Resident
Rita Wehrman, DVM, MS, Resident
Chimene Peterson, RVT
Laura White, RVT

Primary Care and Exotics

Small Animal Rotating Interns

Katherine A Dawson, DVM, Intern
Sarifa Lakhdhir, DVM, Intern
Becky Lozada-Miranda, DVM, Intern
Leah M Moody, DVM, Intern
Belen Perez-Marquez, DVM, Intern
Elizabeth Soler, DVM, Intern
Hana Toribara, DVM, Intern

Small Animal Surgery

Cheryl Hedlund, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS*
Karl Kraus, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS*
William D Hoefle, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS*
Jaron Naiman, DVM
Eric Zellner, DVM, Diplomate ACVS*
Brian Petrovsky, DVM, Resident
Thomas Riegel, DVM, Resident
Elizabeth Schmitt, DVM, Resident
Caitlin Gibson, RVT
Diane Perry, RVT
Lynn Reece, RVT
Brittany Schwasinger, RVT
Angela Woster, CVT

Rehabilitation

Kristen Obbink, DVM, MPH, DACVPM
Joanna Hildreth, RVT, CCRP

Shelter Medicine & Surgical Education

Joyce Carnevale, DVM, MS, Diplomate ABVP (Canine/Feline) *

Theriogenology

Swanand Sathe, BVSc, MVSc, MS, Diplomate ACT*

Zoological Medicine & Surgery

June Elizabeth Olds, DVM

Receptionists

Pharmacy

Medical Records

Deanna Collins, HIT

Caretaker

*Board-Certified Specialist