| Hospital Director
A graduate of the University of
Pittsburgh, Ted brings over 30 years of government and business experience, as well as
nine years of teaching and coaching, to his challenge of keeping LaVale Veterinary
Hospital on the leading edge of veterinary medicine, both technically and in the effort to
provide compassionate care to our pets and their owners.
Registered Technicians
Registered technicians may induce anesthesia (the only non-veterinarians
permitted by the state to do so), assist in surgery, supervise technician assistants
in the rehabilitation and general care of hospitalized animals, and communicate with
clients concerning the condition of their pets.
Adrian Twigg
Adrian attended Fairmont State University in her hometown of Fairmont, West Virginia. She graduated in 2003 earing her Associate Degree of Applied Science in Veterinary Technology. She spent the first couple years of her career finding her place in the Veterinary profession by gaining experience in research and small animal practices. She joined our team here at LVH in 2005.
In her spare time, Adrian also does secretrial work for her husband's general contracting business. She has a Great Dane/Black Lab. mix breed dog named Sassy and 3 cats named Carlos, Moe, and Lu Lu which are her only children at this time.
Lisa
DeMott
Lisa, originally from rural West Virginia, graduated from WVU in 1995 and went on to Fairmont State College to earn her Applied Science in Veterinary Technology degree. Lisa has worked at LVH since 1995, with a 2 year hiatus in August of 2001 when she had her son.
Lisa has taught the Veterinary Assistant class at Allegany College and occasionally teaches several puppy obedience classes in the Spring and Summer months. She also shows her dogs in many agility and obedience arenas and has put both obedience and agility titles on her shelties and her ILP Border Collie.
Lisa currently has 2 dogs, 5 cats, 6 chickens, a pygmy goat, a husband and a son.
Amanda Tasker
Amanda joined the LVH team in Novemer of 2003. During her time here, she acquired the skills to move up from a veterinary assistant, to technician assistant. Amanda then took advantage of the hospital's distance learning scholarship program, and she recently received her registered veterinary technician degree and passed her national boards! Way to go Amanda!
Alicia Klein
Alicia attended Central Carolina Community College in Sanford, NC and graduated in 2008 with a degree in Applied Science in Veterinary Medical Technology. She moved to Keyser, WV in 2009 and lives with her boyfriend on a 500 acre beef cattle farm. Alicia has one dog named Zoie, and enjoys watching movies, playing Rockband with her boyfriend, and playing with her dog. She likes to keep up with the most current information to keep your animals healthy.
Veterinary
Assistants
Our veterinary assistants are a
dedicated group that have completed further skills training and several of whom are
studying to become certified veterinary technicians.
This group of employees performs many tasks including phlebotomy, radiography,
dentistry, and medication and treatment of hospitalized patients. They also act as liaisons between the patients and
doctors, often communicating with clients on the status of their pet.
Technician Assistants
This is the most numerous of the
hospital groups, and with good reason; they're sort of the worker bees of the
hospital. Their tasks include animal restraint, assisting both the Certified
Technicians, Veterinary Assistants and Doctors; providing basic patient care, surgical
preparation, bathing, maintenance of kennel areas, sterilizing surgery equipment and
keeping the hospital clean. And of course they're the real hands-on people, both in the
exam room when the owners are there, and in the back of the hospital when the pets are
hospitalized.
Room Coordinator
Bob is in charge of keeping a steady flow throughout the
hospital. He is responsible for weighing your pet and placing
you in an exam room. Bob is also in charge of ordering all the food in
the hospital.
Client Relations
Specialists
Our client relations
specialists are the 'front line' of customer service at LaVale Veterinary
Hospital. Whether they are checking you in for an appointment, answering your phone
call, or scheduling a future appointment, the client service
specialists strive to
ensure that your experience at LaVale Veterinary Hospital is a smooth and pleasant one.
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