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Dr Nick Barbaza, Lead DVM
Dr. Nick graduated from the Cluj-Napoca Veterinary Medical School in 2005 in Transylvania, Romania. He developed his love for animals at a very early age, when he was in middle school he started breeding fox terriers :) He decided to leave Europe right after graduation from vet school and explore the North American continent. He worked in small animal practices in the Bay Area, California and Vancouver, BC prior to moving to Edmonton, AB in 2012 with his wife and son. After working for three and a half years as an assosciate at a small animal veterinary clinic in Edmonton, he decided to fulfill his dream and start his very own veterinary practice here. Dr Nick loves internal medicine and the challenges of behavioral cases, and has a special love for ultrasonography. He believes that the visits in the clinic should be relaxing and informative for the whole family and he is promoting the the fear free concept. In his spare time he enjoys hiking, photography and spending time with his wife Diana, his sons Eric and Alex, their cat Zack and little Papillon Daisy. |
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Dr Belinda Lowes, DVM
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Dr. Belinda Lowes graduated from the Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2013. Since then she has enjoyed practicing veterinary medicine in both large and small animal species. She is originally from Washington State and came to Canada in 2014 to work in an equine practice and has now decided to make this her home. Dr. Belinda joined the GFPC team full-time officially in September of 2019 and has since developed a passion for performing echocardiograms and looks forward to growing her knowledge on echos throughout 2023! On her time off she enjoys spending time with her friends and family, riding horses and watching lots of hockey. Go Oilers!! |
Dr Ashley L'Hirondelle, DVM
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Dr. Ashley was born and raised in the Edmonton area and graduated from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 2021. Dr. Ashley has always dreamed of becoming a veterinarian and has always had a love of animals! Dr. Ashley has a special interest in wellness and preventative medicine, dentistry and dermatology. Dr. Ashley is also a strong believer in fear free medicine and is fear free certified!
In her spare time she enjoys skiing, yoga, and camping! |
Dr Felipe Zeymer, DVM
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Bio coming soon
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Star*, Lead RVT, Practice Manager
Star grew up on a farm just outside of Alsask Saskatchewan and was homeschooled from grades 5-9 which left lots of time to play with all the different animals she acquired. Star was in canine 4-H for several years and competed with her dog, Honey, in different things but especially excelled in agility which she later went on to teach classes in.
From 2004-2009 she attended the University of Saskatchewan to try and get into veterinary medicine but switched gears to instead become a veterinary technician. Star was awarded the Centennial Merit Scholarship and graduated with distinction from the 2 year program from Siast Kelsey Campus in 2011. During that time she did a 5 week practicum at the Greater Vancouver Zoo and was able to increase her knowledge for exotic medicine. For the next 5 years she worked at Acadia Vet Clinic in Saskatoon as the head technician and specialized in weight consults, semen freezing, stem cell therapy and exotic animal care and treatment. She also worked closely with different rescue groups and fostered several cats and dogs over the years.
Star moved to Edmonton in 2016 to live with her husband, Rob, with her 3 cats in tow. Shortly after moving, Star was beyond excited to have the opportunity to join the GFPC Family. She loves meeting all the new patients and owners that come in and is looking forward to the future here!
Star grew up on a farm just outside of Alsask Saskatchewan and was homeschooled from grades 5-9 which left lots of time to play with all the different animals she acquired. Star was in canine 4-H for several years and competed with her dog, Honey, in different things but especially excelled in agility which she later went on to teach classes in.
From 2004-2009 she attended the University of Saskatchewan to try and get into veterinary medicine but switched gears to instead become a veterinary technician. Star was awarded the Centennial Merit Scholarship and graduated with distinction from the 2 year program from Siast Kelsey Campus in 2011. During that time she did a 5 week practicum at the Greater Vancouver Zoo and was able to increase her knowledge for exotic medicine. For the next 5 years she worked at Acadia Vet Clinic in Saskatoon as the head technician and specialized in weight consults, semen freezing, stem cell therapy and exotic animal care and treatment. She also worked closely with different rescue groups and fostered several cats and dogs over the years.
Star moved to Edmonton in 2016 to live with her husband, Rob, with her 3 cats in tow. Shortly after moving, Star was beyond excited to have the opportunity to join the GFPC Family. She loves meeting all the new patients and owners that come in and is looking forward to the future here!
Danielle, RVT
Danielle is originally from a small town in British Columbia, where she spent most of her time enjoying the outdoors and helping out on the farm.
She moved to Alberta in 2005 with her family after the devastating forest fires of BC in 2003.
Danielle attended the University of Alberta to follow her love for music in 2011, and after volunteering at the Edmonton Humane Society realized her real passion was working with animals. After her first year of tech school, she had the wonderful opportunity to work at Glenora Family Pet Clinic where she was able to apply her teachings and grow as a technician in training while in school. Danielle graduated from NAIT’s Animal Health Technology program with honours in 2018, followed by an exciting 5 week practicum at the Edmonton Humane Society, the place where her love for the industry of veterinary medicine all started. After her practicum she continued to work as a Registered Veterinary Technician for Glenora after passing the Veterinary Technician National Exam. She couldn't be happier to continue her career and grow as a technician with the GFPC team.
In her spare time she enjoys going on road trips to the mountains, spending quality time with her family and friends, tinkering on the piano and playing with her two cats at home, Spaz and Dasha(pictured).
She moved to Alberta in 2005 with her family after the devastating forest fires of BC in 2003.
Danielle attended the University of Alberta to follow her love for music in 2011, and after volunteering at the Edmonton Humane Society realized her real passion was working with animals. After her first year of tech school, she had the wonderful opportunity to work at Glenora Family Pet Clinic where she was able to apply her teachings and grow as a technician in training while in school. Danielle graduated from NAIT’s Animal Health Technology program with honours in 2018, followed by an exciting 5 week practicum at the Edmonton Humane Society, the place where her love for the industry of veterinary medicine all started. After her practicum she continued to work as a Registered Veterinary Technician for Glenora after passing the Veterinary Technician National Exam. She couldn't be happier to continue her career and grow as a technician with the GFPC team.
In her spare time she enjoys going on road trips to the mountains, spending quality time with her family and friends, tinkering on the piano and playing with her two cats at home, Spaz and Dasha(pictured).
Christine, RVT
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Christine grew up in Spruce Grove, Alberta just outside of Edmonton and has always had a love of animals since she was little, especially horses.
Christine attended NAIT in Edmonton from 2015-2016 where she completed the VMA program. After graduating from the VMA program Christine moved to Jasper, Alberta to work as a trail guide for the summer of 2017, and then joined the Glenora Family Pet Clinic team in October of 2017. After working as an assistant for 2 years at our clinic, she went on to graduate from the AHT program at NAIT and after she passed her VTNE in July 2021 she officially becoming an RVT on our team! In her spare time Christine enjoys spending time with her Quarter Horse mare "Jazzy', her Border Collie/German Shepherds "Kaleb", and "Kali" and here two cats "Buddy" and "Harmony". In her free time during the summer she loves to spend her free time camping and hiking with her boyfriend and their dog in the mountains! |
Bree, RVT
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After completing her practicum with us in April of 2022, we officially added Bree to the GFPC team in May 2022 after she Graduated from the AHT program at Lakeland College. Her favorite thing about working in vet med is helping all of the senior pets! Bree has a soft spot for the seniors, and is often gently singing to them while they are having blood taken.
Brees loves working with all of her coworkers and we are sure glad to have her height around (Bree is 6 ft 1”!) when we need to reach the top shelves! Her favorite thing (Besides her beloved senior friends of course) is giving all of your pets smooches! In her spare time she spends time with her 2 cats, and loves to play volleyball. Bree also has a soft spot for the Shih-Tzus as her family has a Shih-Tzu named Oreo (Can you guess what color he is??) |
Sydney, RVT
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Sydney had quite the journey before joining us here at Glenora Family Pet Clinic. She originally moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba from Vietnam in 2015, and after deciding she wanted to become an RVT she made the move from Winnipeg to Edmonton to attend the AHT program at NAIT! After graduating in June of 2022, she took some time for herself and then joined our team in November 2022!
Sydney has a special interest in anesthesia & anesthesia safety. After having a bad experience with a childhood pet, Sydney wants to do everything she can to prevent someone else from experiencing the same thing. She also loves ear cytology and thinks that yeast are super cute! Even if they are troublesome... Sydney and her roomies have a pet hedgehog named “Goose” and even though he is a spicy spikey boy… they love him anyways! |
Chera, RVT
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Chera joined our team in August of 2022 after graduating from the AHT program at NAIT in June 2022.
As well as being an RVT, Chera also works in the human nursing world, and at the Edmonton Humane Society. Chera has always had a love of animals which lead her to working in veterinary medicine. In the future she looks forward to fostering many pets on their journey to find their forever homes. She especially loves all of the bunnies that she sees at our clinic and at EHS. Chera has 2 dogs and 3 cats (One of which only has three legs, and is named “Legolus”. She all has 3 lovely children who she adores and is exceptionally proud of each and every one of them! |
Paige, AHT Student
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Paige is currently an AHT student at NAIT and is looking forward to growing her knowledge with us while attending school! You can always count on Paige to cheer up the clinic with her bright & bubbly personality!
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Liza, Veterinary Medical Assistant
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Liza joined our team in 2019, and we like to call her the “Cady Heron” of Glenora Family Pet Clinic as she grew up in Africa until she was 8 years old and was always surrounded by animals! Liza is in the process of getting into school to become an RVT and we can’t wait for her to be apart of our team as an RVT one day.
Her favorite part of working at GFPC is helping with surgeries! From setting up the surgery suite, to helping prep patients for procedures, and cleaning up after surgeries are done for the day, Liza loves it all! Liza loves everyone she works with and thrives in our busy work environment. Liza has 2 cats and 2 dogs, and loves to spend her time reading, hiking, and visiting the dog park with her pups in her free time! Did we mentioned that Liza also speaks multiple languages??? |
Emily-Rose, Veterinary Medical Assistant
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Emily is from Québec and moved to Edmonton in 2015 because of her dad's job. She finished high school here and took a year off to work full time. She then decided to get into a career that involved animals as she has always loved them and interested her very much from a young age. Emily took the Veterinary Office and Technical Assistant (VOTA) course at Robertson College and worked at an emergency clinic for a little while before joining the GFPC family in September of 2019!
Emily is planning on becoming a DVM in the future and has started her pre-requisites to get into the Western College of Veterinary Medicine! In her spare time, Emily likes to spend time with her family, friends and her puppers. She also likes to go on trips to the mountains, camping and hiking. |
Sariah, Veterinary Medical Assistant
Sariah came to Edmonton, Alberta all the way from the Philippines in 2016! While living in the Philippines Sariah had a wide variety of pets; Dogs, Ducks, Bunnies, Fish and even a Pigeon for a short time. Being around animals her whole life made going to NAIT to complete the Veterinary Medical Assisting program in 2019 a natural thing for Sariah to do. While in school at NAIT the Covid-19 pandemic hit mid-way through the school year, which meant many clinics where not willing to take on practicum students anymore. But we are SO glad that Sariah found us and was able to complete her practicum with us in September of 2019. Once the end of her practicum came, we knew we could not let her go and she has been with us ever since!
Sariah is another avid bunny lover of the Glenora Family Pet Clinic team and currently owns a Lionhead Lop named “Leo”.
In here free time she loves listening to music and going to concerts, travelling and exploring, and trying all the new and different restraints that Edmonton has to offer!
Sariah is another avid bunny lover of the Glenora Family Pet Clinic team and currently owns a Lionhead Lop named “Leo”.
In here free time she loves listening to music and going to concerts, travelling and exploring, and trying all the new and different restraints that Edmonton has to offer!
Ashleigh, Veterinary Medical Assistant
Ashleigh Originally moved to Lethbridge, Alberta all the way from England in 2008, and then made the move from Lethbridge up to Edmonton in 2018! Ashleigh worked as a hairstylist for 5 and 1/2 years before changing paths. While volunteering at the Edmonton Human Society she discovered her great love for helping take care of animals. In 2019 when the Covid-19 pandemic hit and Hair salons were shut down, Ashleigh took the opportunity to change paths and went to NAIT to complete the Veterinary Medical Assisting program. Ashleigh completed her practicum with us in 2021 after graduating from the VMA program and has been an asset to our team ever since!
Ashleigh has a special place in her heart for Bunnies and Rescue dogs and you can always count on her to be loving, kind, and gentle with every animal she handles in the clinic! Ashleigh looks forward to growing her knowledge on Fear-Free techniques and helping shy and fearful dogs fees more comfortable when coming to visit the clinic.
Ashleigh has a special place in her heart for Bunnies and Rescue dogs and you can always count on her to be loving, kind, and gentle with every animal she handles in the clinic! Ashleigh looks forward to growing her knowledge on Fear-Free techniques and helping shy and fearful dogs fees more comfortable when coming to visit the clinic.
Chloe, Lead CSR
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Chloe started working in the world of veterinary medicine 9 years ago as an assistant. We added Chloe to our reception team in September of 2021 and she quickly become our Lead CSR! You can always count on Chloe to organize anything and everything for you!
She has always had a love of animals and her favorite part of being a CSR is greeting all the puppies & kittens and ensuring they have good experiences at the vet! Chloe also has a love of the administrative and management side of things and hopes to grow her knowledge in these areas in the future. In her free time Chloe loves taking her puppy “Hank” on walks, and snuggling her 2 kitties “Rizzo” and “Maisy”. In the past Chloe and our RVT Christine have also been known to enjoy some tacos together! |
Kristen, CSR
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Kristen joined our team in August 2022 and has worked in the veterinary industry for 8 years! From emergency, to wildlife (Kristen once worked at WildNorth here in Edmonton!) to general practice, Kristen has seen it all!
When Kristen has a few spare minutes in the clinic you can often find her giving our hospitalized patients kisses & cuddles to comfort them. While most of her time is spent in our reception area, she also enjoys being in the treatment area learning about all the interesting cases we see. At home she has her own mini zoo with 2 dogs, 2 cats, 2 leopard geckos, and a parrot! |
Rebekah, CSR
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Rebekah joined us in June of 2022 and has been in the veterinary industry since 2020. Before completing the VMR program at olds college Rebekah volunteered at our clinic in 2018! After working as a dog groomer and deciding it just wasn’t for her, but knowing she still wanted to be around pets and had reception experience Rebekah decided the veterinary reception world was for her. Her favorite part of working in a vet clinic is making sure all our clients & patients are well looked after and get everything they need!
She also previously worked over seas in China & Japan as an English teacher for 13 years! Rebekah has 1 horse, 2 cats, and an Italian greyhound pup named Tristan. Tristan came very close to being euthanized due to having a deformed limb, but thankfully Rebekah was there to step in and take him on! |
Alexa
Alexa is also a team member at GFPC. She listens ALL the time. Maybe too much... sometimes not enough... But we gave away our privacy for her entertainer qualities anyways!
