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Employee Since: 1987
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All Creatures, Cat Doctors, Temple Terrace, Pebble Creek, North Bay
Timothy Lassett, DVM, DABVP
Dr. Lassett is a native of Tampa. He attended the University of Florida receiving a bachelors degree in microbiology in 1978 and a doctorate in veterinary medicine in 1982. After completing a rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery … Continue reading
Employee Since: 1987
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All Creatures, Cat Doctors, Temple Terrace, Pebble Creek, North Bay
Link V Welborn , DVM, DABVP, CCRT
Dr. Welborn was the valedictorian of his 1976 graduating class from King High School here in Tampa and as a President’s Scholar, he earned an undergraduate degree from the University of South Florida. Dr. Welborn graduated with honors from the … Continue reading
Employee Since: 2011
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Temple Terrace
Lacie Armstrong, DVM – Medical Director
Dr. Lacie Armstrong is an associate veterinarian and medical director at Temple Terrace Animal Hospital. She graduated with honors from Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina with dual degrees in Marine Science and Biology and a minor in Chemistry. Dr. … Continue reading
Employee Since: 2014
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Temple Terrace
Rachel DeNitto, DVM
Dr. DeNitto is originally from Syracuse, NY. She graduated with honors from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2004 with a degree in Biology. Dr. DeNitto attended the University of Florida and earned her veterinary degree in 2008. Following veterinary school, … Continue reading
Employee Since: 2012
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All Creatures, Cat Doctors, Temple Terrace, Pebble Creek, North Bay
Chris Ludlow, DVM, DACVIM
Dr. Chris Ludlow is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. He established Veterinary Internal Medicine Diagnostics with a commitment to providing the highest quality internal medicine for pets and personalized service. Dr. Ludlow earned his DVM with … Continue reading
Employee Since: 2020
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Temple Terrace
Madison Bajc, DVM
Dr. Bajc is one of our wonderful new Associate Veterinarians here at Temple Terrace Animal Hospital. She is originally from Marietta, Georgia. She joined our team because she immediate fell in love with our team members and felt immediately at … Continue reading
Employee Since: 2018
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Temple Terrace
Necia Godzisz, DVM
Dr. Necia Godzisz is originally from Warren, Michigan. She graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor’s in biology, followed by a post-bachelor’s secondary teaching certification. Prior to her veterinary degree program, Dr. Godzisz acquired many years of experience with … Continue reading
Employee Since: 2018
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All Creatures, Cat Doctors, Temple Terrace, Pebble Creek, North Bay
Colby Burns, DVM
Dr. Colby Burns, a board-certified surgeon at North Tampa Veterinary Specialists, provides specialized orthopedic, soft tissue, neurologic and emergency surgical services to small animal veterinary practitioners. This service allows our veterinarians the ability to offer advanced surgical services in the … Continue reading
Employee Since: 2021
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Temple Terrace
Chelsea Weiner, DVM
Dr. Weiner is one of our wonderful Associate Veterinarians here at Temple Terrace Animal Hospital. She is originally from Boca Raton, Florida. She joined our practice because she loves the atmosphere of the practice, and our dedication to compassionate, high-quality … Continue reading
Employee Since: 1995
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All Creatures, Cat Doctors, Temple Terrace, Pebble Creek, North Bay
Cassandra Timken, CVPM, CCRA
Raised on a working horse ranch Cassy has always had a strong love for all animals and a desire to improve the human-animal bond. She began working in the veterinary field at the age of 15 as an assistant in … Continue reading
Employee Since: 2012
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Temple Terrace
Melissa Layton, CVT – Practice Manager
Melissa is our Practice Manager here at Temple Terrace Animal Hospital. She began her career with us in 2012 where she worked as a Veterinary Technician at our sister hospital, North Bay Animal Hospital. In 2018 she transferred to another … Continue reading
Employee Since: 2013
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Temple Terrace
Emily Wilson
Hello, my name is Emily! I am a veterinary technician and have been working for the Tampa Bay Veterinary group since 2013. I was born and raised in Tampa, Florida and I am very thankful that I am able to … Continue reading
Employee Since: 2016
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Temple Terrace
Chelsea Hill
Chelsea, a Certified Veterinary Technician and our Technician Supervisor, and has been a member of our Temple Terrace family ever since 2016. She enjoys traveling and spending time with her family which includes her husband, their two Jack Russell Terriers … Continue reading
Employee Since: 2015
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Temple Terrace
Ciera Bowling
Ciera is one of our senior client care team members. She is from Brandon, Florida. She loves animals and helping their humans. She loves spending time outdoors, kayaking, hiking, archery, and going to the beach. She is happily married and … Continue reading
Employee Since: 2016
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Temple Terrace
Holly Tupper
Holly is the Office Coordinator as well as a member of our Client Care team here at Temple Terrace Animal Hospital. Holly cultivated her love of the ocean from a very young age, and has attended the University of South … Continue reading
Employee Since: 2016
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Temple Terrace
Tyla Toppin
Tyla is one of our rock star Veterinary Technicians here at Temple Terrace Animal Hospital. She was raised in Brooklyn, New York. She joined our team because working with animals is her passion and she loves our practice. She has … Continue reading
Employee Since: 2019
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Temple Terrace
Erin Pineda
Erin is our wonderful Client Care Supervisor here at Temple Terrace Animal Hospital. She is originally from New York. She received her Associates in Business Management from Hillsborough Community College. She joined our practice because she loves helping animals and … Continue reading
Employee Since: 2019
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Temple Terrace
Mackenzie Powell
Mackenzie is one of our amazing Pet Resort Specialists here at Temple Terrace Animal Hospital. She is originally from Tampa. She loves learning about animals and animal care. She shares her home with 7 cats. 3 Sphynx and 4 rescue … Continue reading
Employee Since: 2019
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Temple Terrace
Layla Grose
Layla is one of our awesome Client Care team members. She is originally from Virginia. She has wanted to become a Veterinarian since she was a child. She attended Hillsborough Community College and is currently enrolled in The University of … Continue reading
Employee Since: 2019
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Temple Terrace
Jamineliz Barreto
Hablo Español Jamineliz is one of our wonderful technicians. She is originally from Carolina, Puerto Rico. She has three beautiful dogs that mean the world to her. She has been working with animals for many years and has always loved … Continue reading
Employee Since: 2019
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Temple Terrace
Stefaney Pover
Stefaney is one of our amazing technicians at Temple Terrace Animal Hospital. She began volunteering at a local animal hospital and after a year they hired her onto the team. She has been working as a vet tech for 4 … Continue reading
Employee Since: 2019
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Temple Terrace
Jo-Mar C. Partida
Jo-Mar is one of our wonderful Pet Resort specialists here at Temple Terrace Animal Hospital. She is from Tampa, Florida. She started her career in the animal field as a volunteer with the hopes to have a career in her … Continue reading