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Technical Staff

Clorissa Adams
Veterinary Assistant, Small Animal Critical Care

Justyne Adams

Justyne Adams
Lead Veterinary Technician, Food Animal

Amanda Alviso
Veterinary Assistant, Shelter Medicine

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Michelle Biermann, RVT, VTS
Lead Registered Veterinary Technician, Dentistry

Jaerie Booher

Jaerie Booher, RVT
Registered Veterinary Technician, Anesthesiology

Bradi Brewster, RVT
Registered Veterinary Technician, Anesthesiology

Kelsey Brown, RVT
Lead Registered Veterinary Technician, Cardiology

Darla Combs, RVT
Lead Registered Veterinary Technician, VHC-Wentzville Oncology

Rachel Craig

Rachel Craig, BS, RT (R) (CT) (ARRT)
Radiologic Technologist, Radiology

Morgan Croarkin

Morgan Croarkin, VT
Veterinary Assistant, Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Kendra Cullison

Kendra Cullison, RVT
Senior Registered Veterinary Technician, Small Animal Emergency

Sierra Daniels, RVT
Registered Veterinary Technician, VHC-Wentzville Oncology

Dobson

Kaitlin Dobson
Veterinary Technician, Theriogenology

Becca Doler

Rebecca Doler
Veterinary Assistant, Orthopedic Surgery

Alyssa Doner, BS, RVT
Registered Veterinary Technician, Supervisor, Small Animal Surgery

Kayla Dorpinghaus,
Certified Pharmacy Technician, Pharmacy

Christina Emfinger

Christina Emfinger
Veterinary Assistant, Small Animal Critical Care

Barb Fennel Moll

Barbara Fennel Moll, BS, RTR, RDMS
Ultrasonographer, Radiology

Foster

Priscilla Foster, RVT
Senior Registered Veterinary Technician, Small Animal Surgery

Clarissa Frederking, RVT
Senior Lead Registered Veterinary Technician, VHC-Wentzville Oncology

Kiersten Gillman, BS, RVT
Lead Registered Veterinary Technician, VHC-Wentzville

Glahn

Anastasia Glahn, MBA, BS, RVT, VTS
Registered Veterinary Technician, Supervisor, Oncology

Riley Butler

Riley Goans, RT (R) (ARRT)
Radiologic Technologist, Radiology

Liz Gordon

Liz Gordon, BS, RVT
Registered Veterinary Technician, Anesthesiology

Rachel Graves
Veterinary Technician, Oncology

Guthrie

Joyce Guthrie, RVT
Lead Registered Veterinary Technician, Supervisor, Equine

Haight

Matt Haight, RVT
Senior Lead Registered Veterinary Technician, Small Animal Internal Medicine

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Trey Bruno Hall
Veterinary Assistant, Small Animal Critical Care

Maya Harris

Maya Harris
Veterinary Assistant, Small Animal Critical Care

malissa hoehn

Malissa Hoehn, RVT
Registered Veterinary Technician, Surgical Oncology

Topher Holland

Topher Holland
Veterinary Assistant, Sports Medicine and Rehabilitatio

Danielle Hurd

Danielle Hurd, RVT
Senior Registered Veterinary Technician, Community Practice

Olivia Jacobson

Olivia Jacobson
Veterinary Assistant, Anesthesiology

Rachel Jeffries

Rachel Jeffries, RVT
Registered Veterinary Technician, Anesthesiology

Angelina Johnson

Angelina Johnson, RVT
Registered Veterinary Technician, Anesthesiology

Breyon Johnson

Breyon Johnson, BS
Veterinary Assistant, Equine

Logan Johnson
Veterinary Assistant, Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Tiffany Jones-Crowe
Veterinary Assistant, Equine

Sean Kennelly,
Certified Pharmacy Technician, Pharmacy

Brooke Kohser
Veterinary Assistant, Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

michelle lancaster

Michelle Lancaster, RVT
Senior Registered Veterinary Technician, Small Animal Surgery

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Allison Lautenschlager
Pharmacy Technician, Pharmacy

Cierra Layton

Cierra Layton
Veterinary Assistant, Oncology

natalie litwicki

Natalie Litwicki, RVT
Registered Veterinary Technician, Anesthesiology

Liverar Madeline

Maddy Liverar, RVT
Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

joni lunceford

Joni Lunceford, CNMT, PET, NMTCB(CT)
Nuclear Medicine Technologist, Radiation Oncology

kevin lunceford

Kevin Lunceford, BS, CNMT
Nuclear Medicine Technologist, Supervisor, Radiology

kacey lundy

Kacey Lundy, RVT
Lead Registered Veterinary Technician, Dentistry

Louis Luttrell

Louis Luttrell
Veterinary Assistant, Small Animal Critical Care

jeff march

Jeff March
Veterinary Technician, Radiation Oncology

Brianna Martin
Veterinary Assistant, Shelter Medicine

Calderon Monica

Monica Mayoral
Veterinary Technician, Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

mary mcfillen

Mary McFillen, RVT
Registered Veterinary Technician, Community Practice

Erin Murphy
Veterinary Assistant, Cardiology

Isabella Ngo

Isabella Ngo
Veterinary Assistant, Oncology

Amber Piggot, RVT
Anesthesia

Carrie Piquard

Carrie Piquard
Veterinary Assistant, Oncology

Marantha Prenger

Marantha Prenger, RVT
Registered Veterinary Technician, Oncology

Nicole Rivera, RVT
Registered Veterinary Technician

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Abigail Russell, RVT
Registered Veterinary Technician, VHC-Wentzville Oncologye

leah sabath

Leah Sabath, RVT
Veterinary Technician, Small Animal Critical Care

Lisa Sandford

Lisa Sandford, BS
Veterinary Assistant, Equine

Lauren Sanner
Veterinary Assistant, Small Animal Critical Care

Laura Sherwood
Veterinary Assistant, Shelter Medicine

Hannah Sisco

Hannah Sisco, RVT
Registered Veterinary Technician, Small Animal Emergency

megan smith

Megan Smith
Veterinary Assistant, Small Animal Surgery

malori stewart

Malori Stewart, RVT
Senior Registered Veterinary Technician, Anesthesiology

Jarrett Sutphin
Veterinary Assistant, Small Animal Internal Medicine

Bailey Teel

Bailey Teel, RT (R) (ARRT)
Radiologic Technologist, Radiology

Auryetta Torres-Jeffery, MPH
Veterinary Technician, Small Animal Internal Medicine

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Mariangely Torres-Rodriguez, BS, RVT
Senior Registered Veterinary Technician, Small Animal Critical Care

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Taylor Tynes
Veterinary Assistant, Small Animal Emergency

anna vollet

Anna Vollet
Veterinary Assistant, Neurology

Andrea Ward
Veterinary Assistant, Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation

Taylor Wardrip

Taylor Wardrip, RVT
Veterinary Technician, Small Animal Surgery

WHITE_Ryan

Ryan White, RT(R)(ARRT)
Radiologic Technologist, Radiology

Allison Williams

Allison Williams, RT
Radiologic Technologist, Radiology

Alyson Zawisza, BS, RVT
Registered Veterinary Technician, Small Animal Emergency

Michele Zelaya

Michele Zelaya, BA, RVT
Senior Registered Veterinary Technician, Medical Oncology

VHC Hospital Leadership

Hospital Administrator
Peggy Bryan, MA, CVPM

Hospital Director
John R. Dodam, DVM, MS, PhD
Chairman of the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery

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.

Contact

Small Animal Hospital
573-882-7821; After Hours: 573-882-4589
Regular hours: M-F, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Emergencies: Please see current policies

 

Equine Hospital
573-882-3513; After Hours: 573-882-4589
Regular hours: M-F, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Emergencies: Open 24 hours a day

 

Food Animal Hospital
573-882-6857; After Hours: 573-882-4589
Regular hours: M-F, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Emergencies: Open 24 hours a day

Our Location

900 E. Campus Drive, Columbia, MO Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital

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