Our Staff
Lisa
Lisa has been a vet tech and has worked in various animal hospitals since 2001, but she currently calls Southshore Animal Hospital her home. Her son, Ty, and daughter, Emma, love coming to work with her. She has a husband of 10 plus years, and together they have 2 dogs and 2 cats. She is our head veterinary technician at our Transcontinental location.
Justine
Justine joined our clinic in 2015 after moving to the New Orleans area with her husband. She was raised in rural Southwest Missouri on her family's ranch and graduated from Missouri State University with a bachelor’s degree in Animal Science and a minor in Ag Business. She has 2 dogs, Huk and Goose, a cat named Maya, and a flock of backyard chickens. Justine is the practice manager for our Bucktown location.
Ashley
Ashley is our head Veterinary Technician for the Bucktown location. She was born and raised in the New Orleans area. She has worked in a few veterinary clinics over the past 10 years. When she is not working at SSAH, she is home caring for her adorable daughter, Isabella and their 2 dogs, Kayto and Vanessa as well as their 2 cats, Bruno and Tofu.
Cynthia
Cynthia was born in Los Angeles and raised in New Orleans from the age of 7. She started working in the veterinary field in 2006. She has a daughter named Victoria and 2 dogs, Nova and her terrier mix fur-baby named Indica. She enjoys working with animals. She joined our team in mid 2017 and is looking forward to many years to come. In her free time she loves exploring nature, barbequing at the beach with her family and watching movies.
Brandy
Brandy grew up in the Kenner area and started working in the veterinary field in 1989 at the age of 15. Her passion and love for animals has kept her working in the field. Brandy joined our team in July of 2017. She has been married to her husband Ronnie for 20 years and has 2 children, Gannon and Claudia. She also shares her home with 2 dogs, Finn and Baxter, 3 cats, Archie, Berry and Deeda, 2 turtles, Paddington and Southern and many tropical fish.
Mandy
Mandy is from St. Bernard Parish. She has been working in the veterinary field for over 20 years. She loves working with animals! She is happily married and has 3 kids, 7 cats, 2 dogs and 1 rabbit.
Dylan
Dylan graduated from Archbishop Rummel high school in 2019. He is currently enrolled at the University of Holy Cross, studying to be a radiology technician. Dylan joined the Southshore team in early 2021. In his free time, he enjoys watching sports, playing video games and hanging out with friends and family.
Josh
Born and raised in New Orleans, Josh has always dreamed of going to Louisiana State University to become a veterinarian. Bleu (pictured with Josh) is his partner in crime and a big reason that he does what he does. He now attends LSU studying to accomplish that dream while working as a technician for us part time, learning as much as he can along the way.
Rachel
Rachel started working at Southshore Animal Hospital in 2021 after moving to New Orleans from New York. She graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Zoology and a continuing love for animals and the veterinary field. She shares her home with her wife of ten years, 3 dogs and 3 cats, and a collection of chickens.
Hailey
Hailey grew up in New Orleans and attended Mount Carmel Academy. She went on to graduate from Louisiana State University with her bachelor's degree. She is dedicated to helping animals and aspiring to become a veterinarian.
Daryelle
Daryelle is born and raised in New Orleans, she graduated from Southern University at New Orleans with a bachelor’s degree in biology and a minor in chemistry. Her academic journey fueled her aspiration to become a veterinarian, driven by a passion for animal care and science. With a strong foundation in the life sciences, she is dedicated to contributing to the health and well-being of animals. She has a daughter named Amarie and 4 ball python snakes, Penny, Chief, Goku and Jigsaw.
Shelby
Shelby has been in the veterinary field four plus years and is currently studying to become a registered vet tech. Shelby loves the fast pace environment of being a technician. She loves making a positive difference in the lives of not only the animals but their owners. Outside of work Shelby enjoys spending time with her family, building Lego sets and painting. She shares her home with Addy, a blue heeler and Wrigley a little gumbo pot of love.
Charlie AKA King Charles
Charlie came to Southshore Animal Hospital when he was brought to Dr. Chris by his previous owner. He was not able to urinate, and after trying for 2 weeks to unblock him, Dr. Chris decided to do a surgery to help him urinate. The owner was not able to afford the surgery and Dr. Chris fell in love with Charlie and decided to have the owner sign over ownership to us. Dr. Chris did the surgery Pro Bono and officially performed a perineal urethrostomy on him. Charlie was so lovable we decided to keep him in our clinic where he is the King. You can often find him looking for someone to rub his ears and love on him.
Thomas
Tom Tom came to us as a feral cat rescued by a longtime client. He needed a double entropian surgery to fix his eye lids. During hospitalization, Thomas became quite friendly and the Southshore staff fell madly in love. Unable to come to a decision to release him, Dr. Chris' grandmother stepped in and adopted Tom Tom so he could stay as an indoor cat. Eventually, Thomas came to live at the clinic where you can find him roaming the halls or sleeping under the reception desk. He loves belly rubs and ear scratches.