Our Team

Dr. Michelle Maalizadeh

Veterinarian/Chief Medical Director

Dr. Michelle Maalizadeh graduated from University of Illinois College of Veterinary…
Dr. Ashley Ellwood

Veterinarian

Dr. Ashley Ellwood graduated from veterinary school at the University of Florida in May…
Dr. Matthew Woods

Veterinarian

Dr. Matt Woods was born and raised in Gastonia and calls this home. My undergraduate…
Dr. Lauren MacDonald

Veterinarian

Dr. Lauren MacDonald graduated from the University of Florida College of Veterinary…

Tammy Zawila

Practice Manager

Tammy started working in a large and small animal veterinary practice in South Carolina in…

Sarah

RVT

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Kelly

RVT

Kelly and her boyfriend Steve moved to Charlotte a little over three years ago from…

Shelby

Veterinary Assistant

Shelby is from a small town in South Carolina where she first started animal medicine…
Cris

Veterinary Assistant

Cris was born and raised in California. After graduating from High School she took a…
Jennifer

Veterinary Assistant

In her childhood, Jennifer grew up riding horses and became very passionate about animal…
Amanda

Veterinary Assistant

Amanda was born in Philadelphia, PA and raised in Long Island, New York where she began in…
Corie

Veterinary Assistant

Corie comes from work in emergency ICU but also has experience working general…
Leah

Veterinary Assistant

Leah Grew up in a small town in North Carolina called Oakboro where she still resides with…
Alison

Pharmacy Technician

Alison grew up in Manhattan, New York. She has been passionate about animals since she was…

Kyle

Receptionist

Kyle is a returning member of the team who has worked with animals for many years, but has…
Caroline

Receptionist

Caroline is married with 3 children, two sons and a daughter (and daughter in law) in…
Kayla

Receptionist

Kayla was born and raised in Orlando, Florida. She recently moved to Charlotte three years…
Stephanie

Receptionist

Stephanie Hernandez, was born in Los Angeles, California but moved to Charlotte, North…