Meet our Team
DEDICATED, CARING DOCTORS
We are proud of the doctors we have assembled to provide the highest level of care for you and your pet. Each member of our team has completed a rigorous academic program, including years of advanced study, in his or her area of expertise.
ADMINISTRATION + SERVICE MANAGERS

Mike Gazza
Hospital Director
Mike Gazza serves as the Hospital Director for the PESC, overseeing many aspects of the day-to-day operations of the practice.
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Stephanie Leone
RVT, Emergency Services Manager
Stephanie Leone graduated with a B.S. in Animal Science from the University of Delaware in 1999.
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Debra Marshall
Specialty Services Manager
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Virginia Estrella
Client Services Manager
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Sarah Haidley
Client Services Manager
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Beth Thurman
Veterinarian Relations
Beth Thurman, a third-generation San Diego native, has been with PESC since 2002. Her knowledge of the community makes her the perfect person to handle our veterinarian relations.
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Avian + Exotic Medicine

Chelsea Dillon
BVSc, Resident, Avian & Exotics
Dr. Dillon is originally from Canada and began her veterinary career in an avian specialty practice in Vancouver, BC.
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Todd R. Cecil
DVM, DABVP-Avian, Cert AqV, Board Certified Avian Medicine Specialist Certified Aquatic Veterinarian
Prior to attending veterinary school, Dr. Cecil worked as a zookeeper at the San Francisco Zoological Society where he developed a keen interest in exotic species.
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Dermatology

Jennifer Aniya
DVM, DACVD, Board Certified Dermatology Specialist
Dr. Aniya obtained her veterinary degree from Colorado State University in 2003.
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Emergency Medicine

Monika Kaelble
DVM, DACVECC, Medical Director, Board Certified Emergency & Critical Care Specialist
Dr. Kaelble attended veterinary school at U.C. Davis. After graduation, she was selected for an internship at Purdue University.
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Jennifer Willey
DVM, DACVECC, Board Certified Emergency & Critical Care Specialist
Dr. Willey received her veterinary degree from the University of Minnesota and went on to complete a residency and board certification in emergency and critical care medicine.
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IRA FEINSWOG
DVM, Emergency Clinician
Dr. Feinswog grew up in San Diego and attended San Diego State before transferring to U.C. Davis to complete his undergraduate education.
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Trevor Garb
DVM, Emergency Clinician
While attending veterinary school at Texas A&M University, Dr. Garb completed a summer externship program here at the PESC.
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Nirit Rosenberg
VMD, Emergency Clinician
Dr. Rosenberg completed veterinary school at the University of Pennsylvania in 1997.
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Melissa Cody
DVM, Emergency Clinician
Dr. Cody was born and raised in Wisconsin. She attended undergraduate and veterinary school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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CARRIE DEATON
DVM, Emergency Clinician
Dr. Carrie Deaton originally grew up in Kentucky before heading to the nicer climate of San Diego in 2000.
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Nicole Svehla
DVM, Emergency Clinician
Originally from Nebraska, Dr. Svehla received her undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska and went on to receive her veterinary degree at Kansas State University.
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MARGARET WYPART
DVM, DACVAA, Board Certified Anesthesiologist, Emergency Clinician
Dr. Wypart grew up in Warsaw, Poland where she started her veterinary training. After graduation from veterinary school she worked in a large specialty referral hospital as an emergency clinician and anesthesiologist.
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Erica Rodriguez
DVM, Emergency Clinician
Dr. Rodriguez is originally from Atlanta, Georgia. She completed her veterinary training at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine and moved to San Diego for an internship focusing on emergency medicine and critical care.
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Chris Micheletti
DVM, Emergency Clinician
Dr. Micheletti grew up in San Diego, working at the San Diego Zoo through high school and college. He attended undergraduate and veterinary school at UC Davis.
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Kelly Morello
DVM, Emergency Clinician
Dr. Morello was raised in both northern California and Oregon. She attended Cal Poly SLO for her undergraduate degree and UC Davis for her doctorate of veterinary medicine.
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Megan Richman
DVM, Emergency Clinician
Dr. Richman was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. She received her undergraduate degree and was a college athlete at Claremont McKenna College.
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Laura Sanabria-Ojeda
DVM, Emergency Clinician
Prior to becoming a veterinarian, Dr. Sanabria completed her Bachelor’s degree at the State University of Puerto Rico, where she was born and raised.
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Barbara Korten
DVM, Emergency Clinician
Dr. Korten was born in Argentina, then lived in Europe briefly before moving to the United States. She spent most of her childhood in Kansas.
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Erin Mortimer
DVM, Emergency Clinician
Originally from Illinois, Dr. Mortimer grew up in the Chicagoland area. She completed veterinary school at the University of Illinois.
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Amanda Campbell
DVM, Emergency Clinician
Dr. Campbell was born and raised in San Diego where she worked as a veterinary technician and an immunology researcher prior to veterinary school.
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Anjali Shrestha
DVM, Emergency Clinician
Dr. Shrestha grew up in Orlando, Florida, and earned her DVM degree from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 2018.
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Melodie Messer
DVM, Emergency Clinician
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Taylor Stephens
DVM, Emergency Clinician
Dr. Stephens grew up in Northern Virginia near Washington, D.C. He studied biology at the University of Virginia and then went on to veterinary school at Virginia Tech.
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Internal Medicine

ALEXANDRA CHISHOLM
VMD, DACVIM, Board Certified Internal Medicine Specialist
Dr. Chisholm earned her veterinary degree from University of Pennsylvania and her residency in Internal Medicine from Auburn University.
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Oncology

MELANIE BENZ
DVM, DACVIM (Oncology), Board Certified Medical Oncology Specialist
Originally from Florida, Dr. Benz received her undergraduate and veterinary degrees from University of Florida.
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Opthalmology

Reuben Merideth
DVM, DACVO, Board Certified Ophthalmology Specialist
Dr. Merideth has been a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists since 1981.
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Francesca Venturi
DVM, DACVO, Board Certified Ophthalmology Specialist
Dr. Venturi received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of Georgia where she was very active in the Pre-Veterinary Club including participation in mission work to provide veterinary services to underserved areas abroad.
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Surgery

MIKE SERDY
MS, DVM, DACVS, Board Certified Surgical Specialist
Dr. Serdy is a native Australian receiving his veterinary degree with first class honors from the University of Sydney in 1992.
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