Staff

Veterinarians

Dr. Cindy Lizotte (Bilingual)
Dr. Cindy Lizotte is the owner of the Elmwood Veterinary Hospital. She graduated from the Université de Moncton: campus d’Edmundston in 1998 with a D.S.S. with honors and went to pursue her studies at the University of Montreal through the veterinary college located in St-Hyacinthe for which she graduated with her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 2001. She also completed a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) and graduated with honors in 2003.

In 2013, Dr Lizotte received her Certification in Veterinary Acupuncture (CVA) from the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society (IVAS). She also received certification from Chi Institute as a Chinese Veterinary Food Therapist (CVFT). In may 2013 she received a graduate degree in Chinese Veterinary Herbal Medicine (GDCVCM) from IVAS/Graduate Diploma in Vet Chinese Herbal Medicine and a graduate diploma in Veterinary Western Herbal Medicine (GDWHM). Dr Cindy Lizotte currently has 8 dogs: Louis, Emma, Mindy, Haley, Falko, Tahoe, Suay and Sandy.

Dr. Megan Turple
Dr. Megan Turple grew up in Middle Sackville, Nova Scotia. She spent the first two years of her Bachelor of Science degree at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College and completed the remainder of her degree at Dalhousie University, graduating with a major in Marine Biology. She then completed her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree at the Atlantic Veterinary College on Prince Edward Island.

Her areas of interest include diagnostic imaging, senior pet wellness, and preventative medicine. Outside of veterinary medicine, she enjoys being active and playing sports, camping and spending time with her fur-children. She owns a silly pup, Stella and a spunky hedgehog named Big Ed.

Dr Nicole Robinson

Dr Nicole Robinson will be updating her pict and bio soon. She brings with her over 9 years of experience in small animal veterinary medicine.

Registered Veterinary Technicians (RVT)

Ashley Johnston (RVT)
Ashley graduated from Oulton College in 2017 and has been with our team since. She grew up in Doaktown, NB. Ashley loves spending time with her three cats; Oliver, Cooper, and Sadie, four wheeling and exploring new places with her husband, daughter and dog Hank.

Jaya Szeto (RVT)
Jaya is from Amherst NS. She has a BSc degree from UPEI and is now living in Moncton to become a Veterinary Technician. She graduated from Oulton College in 2019. She has always had a love for animals and has even gone to Nicaragua with World Vets to help animals in need. She mostly spends time with her two dogs; Buffy and Nova. She plans to further her education in veterinary medicine and is grateful to be working at Elmwood Veterinary Hospital with their amazing staff.

Kurt Bird (RVT)
Kurt is a A.H.T that graduated from Nova Scotia Agricultural College's Animal Health Technology Program in 1994. He started working at the Elmwood Veterinary Hospital in the fall of 1994. He is a Registered Veterinary Technician. He loves his job and is very proud of the Elmwood Vet Hospital.

Leah MacPherson (RVT)
Leah graduated of the Veterinary Technology program at Oulton College and she is a Registered Veterinary Technician. She has been working at Elmwood Veterinary Hospital since November of 2016, and has valued the experience it has given her to pursue her career in Veterinary Medicine. She is from Saint John, NB but she currrently lives in Moncton. She has one cat, Athena and a dog, Miller. She grew up with a love of animals, and she has a big place in her heart for all things furry, big and small.

Brittany Lawrence (RVT)
Brittany graduated from Oulton College after completing her Veterinary Technician course. She is a Registered Veterinary Technician. Brittany grew up in Moncton, currently living in Huate-Aboujagane with her dog Maverick and two cats, Abby and Avery. Animals of all kinds have been a big part of Brittany's life and she always knew she would work with them one day. Becoming a Registered Veterinary Technician and being able to help improve patient lives every day is a dream come true.

Maverick (Clinic Dog)

Client Care Representatives/Veterinary Assistants

Monica Cormier (Bilingual)
Monica is a Veterinary Assistant graduate from Oulton's College. Since she was 6 years old she has been riding horses. Her love for animals just kept growing and wanting to know more she then attended College. She is now very greatful to work with animals everyday and work with an amazing team here. At home she is accompanied by her dog Sierra, her cat Pepper and horse Diamond.

Lindsey Rodey
Lindsey Noble was born and raised in Sarnia, Ontario. She moved to New Brunswick to attend Oulton college to become a Veterinary Assistant. After completing her on the job training for college, she was hired on full-time and now is part of the Elmwood family. Lindsey may continue her education to become a RVT in the further. Lindsey spends most of her spare time outdoors either camping or fishing the Miramichi River and of course cuddling her cat's Tulowitzki and Catrick Swayze, she also has an axolotl named Ned. She is extremely grateful for the opportunity and is very excited to be working along side the staff here at Elmwood Veterinary Hospital

Veterinary Technician Assistants

Julia Peter Paul
Julia from Elsipogtog, NB. Graduated from Eastern College in 2016 in the Veterinary Assistant program. She always knew she wanted to work with animals since she was young and she is very happy that she gets to do what she loves, with great people here at Elmwood Veterinary Hospital. Julia has 3 pets of her own, 2 cats (2-stroke, and Marley) and 1 dog (April). She is glad to be a part of the Elmwood Vet Hospital team, and is eager to go back to school in the next couple of years to further her education on animals.

Kat Fontaine
Kat joined the Elmwood team in early 2016 after graduating from the Veterinary Assistant program at Eastern College. She has always wanted to work in the animal care field and so far it has been her proudest achievement. She feels the best parts about her job include assisting in surgery prep, learning new things every day, the friendships established and of course, when feeling down the opportunity to hug a puppy or kitten is never far! She loves her job and is thankful everyday to be a part of such an amazing Vet Hospital.

Summer Students

Samantha Davison
Samantha will be starting vet school at the Atlantic Veterinary College, UPEI, September 2020, and is very excited about her new adventure. She has been with our team since May of 2020, and values the experience she is able to gain from us. She grew up in Rexton, NB. Samantha loves spending time with her three dogs; Koda, Levy, and Jax, and in her spare time she likes to play volleyball and be a social butterfly.

Alexandra Taws (Bilingual)
Alex has been with us for 3 summers, while she to goes to Vet school at Universite de Montreal, in St. Hyathine, QC. More info to come!

JOB OFFERS!

1. Recruiting a DOG TRAINER for puppy classes and dog obedience (Fall 2020). Salary based on experience. CE, Health/vision/dental benefits, scrubs, license fees, etc. if you also want a full time position with us as kennel assistant. Email your resume to elmwoodveterinaryhospital@gmail.com
2. Recruiting veterinarian full or part-time. New 2020 grads also welcome to apply for a position in Summer 2020 or Fall 2020! Salary based on experience. CE, Health/vision/dental benefits, scrubs, license fees, etc.Email your resume to elmwoodveterinaryhospital@gmail.com
3. Registered Veterinary Technician for the Spring/Summer 2020. Salary based on experience. CE, Health/vision/dental benefits, scrubs, license fees, etc