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Dr. Aubrey Lavizzo, DVM
Dr. Aubrey is a 1970 graduate of the Tuskegee University School of Veterinary Medicine. After a brief stint in private practice in his hometown New Orleans, Aubrey began practicing in Denver in January, 1971. His wife Gayle Brooks Quick is a licensed psychotherapist whose practice is located in the building which houses The Center.
Aubrey is active in community and professional organizations, and veterinary education. He chairs the Veterinary Issues subcommittee of the Colorado Alliance for Cruelty Prevention, and is a member of the Denver Area Veterinary Medical Society, the Colorado Veterinary Medical Association, and the American Veterinary Medical Association. Dr. Aubrey also serves as a non-faculty member of the Admissions and Mentoring Committees of the Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biolgical Sciences, and is the Practitioner Diversity representative of the CSUCVMBS Admissions Committee, and he is a faculty member and facilitator of the AVMA Veterinary Leadership Experience.
Aubrey's varied interests include hiking, backpacking, photography, bicycling, live music- especially Jazz and Blues - and theater. |
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Dr. Andy Nigro, DVM
Dr. Andy is a graduate of Colorado State University where he attained his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine. His undergraduate work was done at the University of Colorado, Boulder, where he obtained degrees in fields completely outside of science and medicine. He is a member of both the Denver Area Veterinary Medical Society and the Colorado Veterinary Medical Association.
Dr Andy was born and raised in Kansas City, but has been enjoying what Colorado has to offer for the past 15 years. He has also been fortunate enough to have traveled throughout Asia, India, Northern Africa, Europe, and South America.
Dr. Andy enjoys watching and playing nearly all sports, but skiing in the winter and golf in the summer particularly. He is also an avid backpacker.
Other interest include music (virtually every genre, as long as it’s quality) and reading (especially the classics). |
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Dr. Madeline Boles, DVM
Dr. Madeline is a graduate of
Oklahoma
State
University where she obtained her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in May of 2010. She completed a Bachelor of Science in Zoology with a minor in Chemistry at
Texas
Tech
University in
Lubbock
Texas in 2004.
Dr. Madeline was born and raised in the deserts of
Odessa
Texas but has grown up traveling to
Colorado annually in both the summer and winter seasons. Madeline has two dogs; Maverick a 6 year old
Brittany and Goose a 2 year old
Labrador. She also has 4 zebra finches; Lardo,
Gouda, Andre, and Fontina (all named after a trip to
Italy).
She enjoys traveling anywhere to broaden her horizons, snow skiing, sailing, all forms of fishing, bird hunting with her dogs, cooking and gardening. She is very excited to be in the
Denver area and looks forward to becoming active in the community and exploring the beautiful outdoors.
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Christie Fishbaugh, Practice Manager
Christie graduated Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL in 1989 with a degree in Communications and a minor in Psychology.
She grew up in the Florida Panhandle and worked in a variety of fields including two years as Technician Supervisor at the Winter Garden Animal Hospital. She also worked as a Docent at the Central Florida Zoological Park, Outreach Program and volunteered with the Colorado Wildlife Rescue Team.
She moved to Colorado in 2003 and enjoys hiking, camping, skiing, theater, live music, good food and good wine. Christie has one very spoiled cat, Sophie, who she raised since she was only two days old and is hoping to add to the family with a puppy in the very near future.
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Cole Tillotson, Head CVT
Cole graduated from Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology in 1998. She comes to The Center for Animal Wellness with over 10 years of experience.
Cole is a Colorado native who enjoys time spent in both the mountains and the city. Her time outside The Center is spent with family and friends. She has 2 little nieces and a 12 week old nephew who she has nicknamed "squishy" and he has completely stolen her heart.
Cole and her husband Kyle have a 13 year old cat named Cleo, and a 5 year old border collie named Bowdee. They plan to add to their furry family soon by adopting a dog. They are still debating on what breed to get.
Her main interests include hiking, listening to live music, watching movies, and celebrity gossip. She loves People magazine and E True Hollywood Story!
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Michelle McConnell, CVT
Michelle is a California native that came to Colorado to go to the Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology where she graduated in 2004. Since then, she has spent several years working in animal welfare along with being a veterinary technician.
Michelle calls Colorado her home now with her husband Jeremy; dogs Maverick, Ebba, and Carbon; and cat Kaylee.
She enjoys hiking, camping and music
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Taya Jones, CVT
With 14 years of veterinary experience, Taya has always loved animals. Like the rest of us, helping to keep them happy and healthy is one of the joys of being a Veterinary Technician.
In her free time, the Denver native and die-hard Bronco fan loves getting together with her family and friends.
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Cindy Hoang, Veterinary Receptionist
Cindy is currently in her Senior year at the University of Colorado Denver for her undergrad. She is majoring in Biology, and has an interest in Veterinary Medicine.
In the future, she would like to obtain a career in Veterinary Medicine involving post-op care and canine rehabilitation or possibly spay/neuters.
Cindy has two dogs of her own named Miko and Babee.
She likes hanging out with her family, going to school, listening to music and on her free time watching Asian soap operas.
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Tanya Dorsey, Veterinary Receptionist
Tanya Dorsey is a
Colorado native. She brings over 15 years of veterinary experience to The Center for Animal Wellness. She has worked in several aspects of veterinary hospitals through the years. In addition, she has a pet sitting service that she has run for over 12 years in the metro area. She has several pets of her own, including ferrets and a tortoise. She has dreams of someday having a farm with cows, pigs, goats, and horses. She enjoys being outdoors, camping, hiking and rollerblading. She also enjoys live music of all kinds. She is a single mother of a seven year old daughter Taylor. She enjoys spending time with
Taylor and does as much volunteering at her elementary school as she can. Tanya is very excited to be a part of the team at The Center for Animal Wellness.
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Robin Johnson, Housekeeping Service
Robin has been in the animal business for a number of years. Growing up as a child, she had numerous animals. In 2000, Robin graduated from dog grooming school. Later in 2005, Robin graduated dog training school. She also used to own her own cleaning service for 11 years. Robin loves to work, loves animals, likes outdoor activities, and loves to spend time with her family. |
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