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Technical Staff

Pharmacy Technicians

Patrick Ege
Pharmacy

Megan Britton
Pharmacy

Ruth Tesfai
Pharmacy

Radiologic Technologists

Riley Butler, RT (R) (ARRT)
Radiology

James Holland, RT (R) (MR) (ARRT)
Radiology

Joni Lunceford, CNMT, NMTCB (CT), PET
Radiology

Kevin Lunceford, BS, CNMT
Radiology Supervisor

Gaye Sponamore, ARRT
Radiation Therapist – VHC Wentzville

Barb Fennel Moll , BS, RT (R), RDMS
Radiology

Caitlin Stephan, RT, (ARRT)
Radiology

Terry Stockton, RT (R) (CT) (ARRT)
Radiology

Veterinary Technicians

Deanna Biondo, RVT
Equine

Sandy Briesacher, DVM
Shelter Medicine

Kelsey Brown, RVT
Cardiology

Jamie Brueggeman, RVT

Jessica Dalton, RVT
Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Stacie DeClue, RVT
Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Alyssa Doner, RVT
Small Animal Surgery

Rachael Downey, RVT
Neurology

Jane Ebben, RVT, VTS
Equine

Whitney Fahrendorf, RVT
Oncology

Mary Flacke, RVT
VHC Wentzville

Priscilla Foster, RVT
Small Animal Surgery

Clarissa Frederking, RVT
VHC Wentzville

Billie Gardner, RVT
Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Stephanie Gilliam, RVT, VTS
Neurology and Rehabilitation

Anastasia Glahn, RVT
Oncology

Christina Guthrie, RVT
Community Medicine/floater

Joyce Guthrie, RVT
Equine

Matt Haight, RVT
Internal Medicine

Abby Hawkman, RVT
Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Brianna Hess, RVT
Anesthesiology

Sylvia Hohmeier, RVT
Anesthesiology

Julie Holle, RVT
Food Animal

Katrina Hunton, RVT
Anesthesiology

Mindy Jacobs, RVT
Small Animal Surgery

Morgan Keys, RVT
Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Michelle Lancaster, RVT
Small Animal Surgery

Hope Larson, RVT
Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Kacey Lundy, RVT
Community Medicine

Jeff March, VT
Radiation Therapy

Kelly Michael, RVT
Community Medicine

Sia Miller, RVT
Theriogenology

Jennifer Polkow-Haight, RVT
Anesthesiology

Jessica Rader, RVT
Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Adrienne Siddens, RVT
Small Animal Surgery and Rehabilitation

Ruth Silverberg, RVT
Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Savannah Smith, RVT
Internal Medicine

Deb Tate, RVT, VTS (Oncology)
Oncology

Emily Thompson-Westhues, RVT
Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Tatiana Watson, RVT
Anesthesiology

Rebecca Wiseman, RVT
VHC – Wentzville

Megan Young, RVT
Radiation Therapy

Animal Health Technicians

Peggy Ashbaugh
Animal Technician – Equine

Melody Canote
Equine Veterinary Assistant

Jay McCallie
Animal Technician – Equine

Technical Staff
Our VHC technical staff comprises pharmacy technicians, radiologic technologists and veterinary technicians.

Pharmacy Technicians
Pharmacy technicians work under the direction of a licensed pharmacist to dispense medication and provide information to clients. Their training prepares them to work with different prescription drugs, understand pharmacy operations and protocol, and abide by ethical standards.

VHC pharmacy technicians ensure that the hospital is stocked with all necessary medications and related items, fill medications for clients and prepare chemotherapy drugs, IV fluids and compounded drugs. Certified pharmacy technicians, designated by the letters CPhT, are technicians who have passed a national certification exam that tests their knowledge on topics such as pharmacology, pharmacy law and medication safety.

Radiologic Technologists
Radiologic technologists are the medical personnel who perform diagnostic imaging examinations and administer radiation therapy treatments. They are educated in anatomy, patient positioning, examination techniques, equipment protocols, radiation safety, radiation protection and basic patient care. They may specialize in a specific imaging technique such as computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear medicine, sonography or general radiography.

Registered radiologic technologists are designated by the letters RT after their name. They must complete at least two years of formal education in an accredited hospital-based program or a two- or four-year educational program at an academic institution in addition to passing a national certification examination. To remain registered, they must earn continuing education credits.

Veterinary Technicians
Veterinary technicians are essentially the registered nurses of veterinary medicine and surgery. Our hospital employs professional, licensed veterinary technicians who have attended a technical program or college. Many have earned bachelor’s degrees in addition to having passed a professional licensing examination.

Depending on where they went to school and were first licensed, you may see the letters RVT (registered veterinary technician), CVT (certified veterinary technician) or LVT (licensed veterinary technician) after their name. Some of our veterinary technicians have undergone additional training and passed a series of rigorous credentials criteria and examinations to become veterinary technician specialists (VTS). Their expertise far exceeds even that of a typical licensed technician in fields such as veterinary emergency and critical care, physical rehabilitation, oncology, cardiology, equine medicine or other specialized areas.