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Dr. Brandon Prince was born in Idaho and raised on a small family farm in Alberta, Canada. As a third generation veterinarian, he often spent his childhood days joining his father on calls to local farms. After high school, Dr. Prince spent two years on a Christian mission in Great Britain before attending Brigham Young University in Utah where he met and married his wife.

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Tessa grew up in Iowa with a deep love for animals and earned her Associate of Applied Science in Veterinary Technology degree from Kirkwood community college. Tessa has been a certified/registered technician for 16 years, has had her VTS (veterinary technician specialist) certification in anesthesia and analgesia since 2017, and is currently working on her VTS in surgery.

Brenda was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona. She has worked in the veterinary field as a Certified Veterinary Technician for 30 years with positions ranging from: general practice technician, Emergency/critical care technician, and management before settling into home at Care Surgery Center.

Aubrie joined the Care Surgery family in October of 2021. Aubrie is a Phoenix Native and has built her career in Veterinary Medicine since 2003 Aubrie. Starting in General Practice and quickly progressed to Surgery, Internal Medicine, Emergency and ICU Critical Care but has returned to her love of Surgery. Aubrie shares her home with 6 dogs, 2 cats, a snake, many fish and a human!

Shannon joined the CARE Surgery team in November of 2021. Although, new to us at that point, Shannon had a wealth of veterinary experience dating back to when she was 13 years old. Shannon began working for a Large and Small animal combination practice in the small town of Chino Valley.

Jessica has been a part of the veterinary medicine family since 2005 and has earned her associates degree in veterinary technology but has further aspirations to become a Certified Veterinary Technician.

Joshua Kane is originally from Glendale, Arizona and has always had a soft spot for animals, especially exotics. Joshua was raised in Fort Worth, Texas with his mom & 3 siblings. Prior to moving back to Arizona to be with his family, Joshua’s life was filled with animals of his own; 2 awesome dogs named Beauty & JR, 3 snakes, 5 scorpions & a bearded dragon named Ezra.

Hector began his commitment to Veterinary Medicine 3 years ago. Bump starting in the emergency field and transitioned into surgery, Hector soon discovered his passion for advanced surgeries and began working towards his CVT license.

Hannah is our part time Veterinary Assistant. Hannah joined the Care Surgery family early 2021. We are proud to have Hannah on our team as she continues to grow within the Veterinary Field. Hannah is in year 3 of 4 as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Candidate and has future plans to become a Board-Certified Surgeon.

Katy was born and raised in Southern California but transplanted to Phoenix in 2009. She and her husband Mike have a son, Connor, and two dogs, Ruger and Scout. As a kid she was active in 4-H and then also in FFA and has always gravitated to working with animals.

Kimberley was born in the United Kingdom and began her Veterinary Career in 2005, immediately working in Orthopedic and Neuro-surgery specialty. After working with the British Veterinary Nurses Association on her certification, Kimberley began advancing her surgery knowledge and skill.

Carrie is a born and raised islander, from Coastal Maine. She began her career in Veterinary Medicine in 2001, starting as the Office Manager in a 1 doctor General Practice hospital.

Lily joined our Care Family in March of 2021 during her Veterinary Assistant Certification and when graduated, she joined full time as our Patient Care Assistant.

Alejandra joined the CARE Surgery team in November of 2021. Coming over to us from the leadership of a busy hybrid urgent care hospital, Alejandra began fitting into our hospital right away. In Alejandra’s past, she worked on her Veterinary Technician qualifications but soon realized her passion lied within customer care and so set out to become an outstanding customer service team member.