Kyle T. Crowley, DVM

   Dr. Crowley fulfilled his life-long dream to be a veterinarian when he graduated from A&M in 1993. He practiced at Lincoln Heights Animal Hospital until joining our staff in September 1999. Born in Mesquite, TX, he has 2 brothers and 1 sister. He decided he was going to be a vet at age 4 and brought home every stray that crossed his path (and his mother still loves him!). He found someone in vet school who shared his love for animals and they were married in 1991. His wife Lori, also a veterinarian, stays busy with their two children Jarred age 10 and Mikaela age 8.  Other members of their family include 3 cats Chocolate, Muffin, & Miitens and 4 dogs - Sarge (pictured here), Louie, Penny & Rudder.  He loves to be outdoors in his spare time, especially if golfing or fishing is involved. He is an incredible cook and even though he doesn’t eat many ‘sweets’(we're working on him), he makes a phenomenal coconut meringue pie.

Lori H. Crowley, DVM

   Dr. Crowley was born in Baltimore, Maryland.  As an "army brat" she has lived all over the US until settling in North Carolina.  She discovered at an early age that she wanted to be a vet; she used to put band-aids on all her stuffed animals.  She is a third generation Texas Aggie and graduated from Veterinary College in 1993.  After she and Kyle moved to San Antonio, she worked at Bandera Veterinary Clinic for 3 years.  She then moved to Dodd Animal Hospital before taking a break to raise children.  She became a full-time mom in 2001 with the birth of their first son Jarred.  Two and a half years later, they were blessed with the birth of their daughter Mikaela.  We are lucky to have her back partime on Thursdays.  In what little sparetime she has, she enjoys reading, scrapbooking, and fishing with her family.

Sarah E. Abernathey, DVM

   Dr. Abernathey received her bachelor's degree from the University of North Texas and then went on to complete her veterinary degree at Texas A&M in 1999.  She joined Acres North in June 2001.  She was born in Denver, Colorado and grew up in Denton, Texas.  She discovered her attraction to the Texas Hill Country (minus the 100 degree summers) when her parents moved to Fredericksburg in 1990.  Dr. Abernathey enjoys traveling, playing tennis, reading, and eating homemade chocolate chip cookies. She and her husband Pat have been married for 15 years and have an 8 year old daughter named Skylar. Their family also includes 3 dogs, 3 cats and a rabbit.

Alicia F. Anderson, DVM
   Dr. Anderson was born and raised in Mississippi.  She graduated from Mississippi State University in April 2009 and joined our veterinary staff on June 1, 2009.  She has spent time at multiple zoos and animal hospitals and will see exotics.  She has two dogs, Ace and Emma, and one cat named Chuck.  Dr. Anderson married her husband Clay in May 2010.  Together they enjoy camping, hiking, swimming, water sports, golf, and recently became certified scuba divers! 

Kara LaRue, DVM

Dr. LaRue moved here from Waco and studied Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M. She joined our clinic in June of 2011. She has been married to her husband Blake since 2008 and they have two dogs; a mutt named Loki and a fox hound named Zoey, as well as two cats named Vincent Vega and Heather Mills. 

Christine Ikerd, Manager

  Linda Garcia, Receptionist

    Linda started working here in April of 1998 as a receptionist. Her duties include answering phones, greeting and checking out customers, and assisting in any way possible around the clinic. After a background in child care, animal care came easy to her! She grew up in the Rio Grande Valley and settled in San Antonio in 1994 when her husband was stationed here. She enjoys going back as often as possible to visit family. Linda is one of 14 children in her family, she and her husband Jim have been happily married since 1988. They were blessed with birth of their first child, Sophia, in November 2007. Linda loves to cook and enjoys taking family trips to the park or beach.  

Brittany Sowell, Receptionist

   Brittany joined us in December 2006. Born in Washington D.C., she lived in Maryland, Germany, & California before settling in Texas.  She is no stranger to customer service having worked at Landry's for over three years. She is pictured here with Travis, and has two other cats at home, Daisy & Jack and a dog named Penelope.  She recently graduated from the University of Phoenix with a Bachelor of Science in IT-Visual Communications.

Nicole Joiner, Receptionist

   Nicole was born in California and lived in Washington State for over 10 years.  She moved to Texas in May 2009 from Georgia and immediately started working here. She is currently studying Psychology with the University of Phoenix online. She and her husband Michael were married in March 2009 and had their first child on May 1, 2010; a beautiful girl named Riley. Riley has a rare chromosome disorder, which keeps her schedule full of appointments. They have three cats: Grease, Nemo, and Mojo. She enjoys going to the beach, listening to music and watching movies.

Melanie Cameron, Receptionist

   Melanie was born and raised in Phoenix, AZ and her family moved to Texas in 1996.  She attended Sam Houston University in Huntsville as a music major, where she met her husband, Robert. She moved to San Antonio and joined our staff in August 2009. She and her husband welcomed their "lil man", Robert, in April 2011. They have two cats named Odie and Sandy (aka psycho kitty), an English Bulldog named Dora and a Lab named Theo. She enjoys spending time with family and friends, and listening to music, watching movies and cooking.

Sandra Wilson, Veterinary Technician

   Sandra was born and raised in the country, where she developed a great love for animals. She has worked in veterinary clinics since 1993 and we were fortunate enough to hire her in October 1997.  Here she is pictured with her puppy, a stray she named Kofee, whom she misses dearly. She has 4 dogs: Cisco, Cleo, Foxy, & Midas and 5 cats named Kenya, Jamaica, Simba, Felix, Cheerio. She would eventually like to pursue her dream of establishing an animal shelter for homeless strays, although it sounds like she already has! 

Sharon Smith, Veterinary Technician

   Sharon was born in Florida and lived there until she moved to San Antonio in 2007.  She joined our staff in February 2009 with two years of animal hospital and shelter experience. She has a Bachelors Degree in Math Research from the University of Miami and a Bachelors in Music Education from Florida State University. She is currently enrolled at UTSA majoring in Pre-Veterinary Sciences. Sharon and her husband Young have been married for five years and have three dogs:  Renegade, Osceola, and Seminole.  Sharon enjoys traveling, riding motorcycles, and playing sports. 

Nik Gamez, Veterinary Technician

Nik was born and raised in San Antonio.  He joined our staff in November 2003 as the "gopher" and quickly advanced to a veterinary assistant position.  He helps doctors in exam rooms, places catheters, cleans teeth, draws blood, and takes great x-rays! On his days off Nik enjoys being with his family and is an AVID sports fan, especially football & basketball!  

Hao-Chang Lan, Veterinary Technician

Hao-Chang or HC as we call him; was born in Taiwan and immigrated to the United States with his family in 1990. He received a Masters in Veterinary Science from the School of Veterinary Medicine at the Tuskegee University in Alabama in 1995. He and his wife Laura have been married for 9 years and they have a 7 year old daughter named Tiffany. He enjoys spending time with his family as well as reading and fishing. We are very happy to have him here as one of our newest Technicians!

Amanda Cardenas, Veterinary Technician

Amanda is also one of our newest Technicians, she was born and raised here in San Antonio but attended the Vet Tech Institute of Houston, Texas and graduated with an Associates of Applied Science in Veterinary Technology. She has 2 cats (Milo and Boston) and 2 dogs (Coco and Molly) which she adopted from ACS. She likes watching sports (especially basketball), running, spending time with her animals and taking her dogs to the park. She also loves spending time with her friends, family and Fiance Jonathan.

Dan Rosales, Veterinary Technician

   Dan grew up in Odessa and moved to San Antonio in 1989.  With over nine years of veterinary experience, he joined our staff in October  2002.  He is responsible for assisting in surgeries, client education, drawing blood and placing catheters. Dan is pictured here with BoJangles, a stray dog that was hit by car on Hwy 281.  He has a Lab named Clover. All of Dan's pets were rescued or adopted.  He has two children:  Danilo age 8 and Andrea age 16.  He graduated nursing school in 2008 & works at Santa Rosa Children's Hospital full-time.  He still works here a few times a month since he would miss us too much if he didn't. He's an avid biker, woodworker, and gardener.  He also works closely with SNIPSA rescuing and fostering strays.


Paula Garcia, RVT

   Paula was born in Mexico and raised in San Antonio.  She has loved animals all of her life and became a registered veterinary technician in 2003.  Paula helps in surgery, performs teeth cleanings, emergency & critical care, and other animal nursing procedures. She recently started working full time at Methodist Hospital downtown and visits us when she can. She has two beautiful girls; Zoee and May. Zoee has Down Syndrome and her family actively participates in the Down Syndrome Association.  They have a guinea pig named Senor Pig and Paula is pictured here with their chihuahua, Liv Tyler.  She also loves to read, watch her Dallas Stars, & ice skate in her spare time. 

Teresa Ross, Certified Groomer

   Teresa hails from Maine and moved to San Antonio in 1968.  She started here in January 2007 and is celebrating her 23rd year as a certified groomer!  She really enjoys dog shows and dog training and has 9 pets of her own, five dogs, a cockatoo, and 3 cats.  She also has two sons, age 23 and 21.  She was recently blessed with her first grandchild, a boy named Junior, in July 2010.

Stephanie Moss, Kennel Technician

  Stephanie works behind the scenes to accommodate your pets in our boarding facility. She also helps maintain our working environment and helps to assist the Veterinarians and their Technicians. She has a 5 year old daughter named Kendall who likes to visit us when she can.