Lisa is a small animal and companion exotic animal (small mammals and pet birds) veterinarian.  Lisa earned her doctorate in veterinary medicine in 2014 at Iowa State University and continued her education with a year long internship at VCA Alameda East Veterinary Hospital in Denver, Colorado. She enjoys all aspects of small animal and exotic practice including soft tissue surgery, oral surgery and dentistry, internal medicine and critical care.

Lisa and her husband Rick share their home with 3 cats (Mystic, Brigid, and Maxine) and their hyper terrier Mina.  She loves spending time outside and in her spare time you’ll likely find her hiking with Mina.  Lisa also enjoys mystery novels and traveling to visit family from California to Florida and multiple states in between.