Staff

Staff December 2019 Picture (only missing our 4 Vet techs students from this picture)!

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. From 2001-2003, while working part-time at the Elmwood Veterinary Hospital in Moncton, New Brunswick, she 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 10 dogs: Louis, Emma, Mindy, Haley, Falko, Tahoe, Suay and Sandy.

In 2017 and 2018, Dr Lizotte was also nominated for a RBC Women of Influence award.

Dr. Genevieve Machum
Dr. Genevieve Machum grew up on a small hobby farm outside of Saint John, N.B. She completed a Bachelor of Arts degree and after taking some time off, decided to go back to school to take sciences. She graduated from the Atlantic Veterinary College with her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree.

Outside of the clinic, Genevieve spends a lot of time hiking, exploring and participating in dogs sports; including agility and rally obedience.

Dr. Vivek Basu
Dr. Vivek Basu grew up in Toronto, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Guelph. He then started at the Ontario Veterinary College where he graduated with his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.

His interests include surgery, dentistry and he has a special interest working with wildlife and zoo animals. Outside of veterinary medicine, he is found travelling the world, often accompanied by his dog Aria. His interests include playing video games, hiking, and exercising.

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.

Adele Doucet grew up in Memramcook, N.B. on a small hobby farm raising chickens and turkeys. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Mount Allison University, and then completed her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree at the Atlantic Veterinary College on Prince Edward Island.
Adele is fluently bilingual and her interests include exotic animal medicine, and preventative medicine. Outside of veterinary medicine, she enjoys crafting, bullet journaling and spending time outdoors with her doggy-nephew, Lennon. Her fur family is constantly growing, with a crazy kitty named Pip, four sugar gliders (Newt, Tina, Queenie and Pickett), and a crested gecko named Dobby.

Dr. Phil Yaychuk (Bilingual)

Phil is originally from Fredericton, New Brunswick. In 2010 he completed a bachelor of Science, with a major in Biology at UNB. He then went on to work for the provincial government for three years before applying to the Atlantic Veterinary College. He then proceeded to graduate with is Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. He is fluently bilingual and is excited to offer French services to the Greater Moncton area. Outside of the clinic, his interests include travel, outdoor sports, and hanging out with his Bernese mountain dog, Rufus.

Registered Veterinary Technicians (RVT)

Kayla S (RVT)
Kayla is a Registered Veterinary Technician from Nova Scotia. She graduated from the Veterinary Technician Program at Maritime Business College. She has volunteered at Hope for Wildlife and a few different rescues within Nova Scotia. She moved to Moncton to join our team. She has a variety of fur babies including 2 ferrets, 2 cats and a hedgehog.

Ashley Johnston (RVT) (maternity leave Jan 2019)
Ashley is a Registered Veterinary Technician from Doaktown, NB. She has always wanted to work with animals ever since she was young. She loves spending time with her three cats; Oliver, Cooper, and Sadie, four wheeling and exploring new places with her husband and two dogs Dottie and Hank.

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.

Janelle Boudeau (Bilingual) (RVT)
Janelle grew up in Cheticamp, Nova Scotia running around the local horse ranch. She moved to Moncton NB to pursue her education at Oulton College’s Veterinary Technician Program. Her passion for veterinary medicine grows daily but she has a special interest in all things surgery and radiology. She loves spending her free time relaxing at home playing video games, exploring the city on her bicycle, or playing with her cat Eugene.

JOB OFFERS! We have hired another bilingual veterinarian to join our expanding team for May 2019. Therefore we need to increase our support staff team.

1. Recruiting DOG TRAINER for puppy classes and dog obedience (May 2019). 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 full or part-time bilingual Client Care Representative/Veterinary Assistant for Client services, scheduling appointments and front-staff duties. Great computer skills are necessary and the ability to multi-task. CE, Health/vision/dental benefits, scrubs, license fees, etc. Email your resume to elmwoodveterinaryhospital@gmail.com

Client Care Representatives/Veterinary Assistants

Monica Cormier (Billingual)
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.

Jessica Adams (Bilingual)
Jessica graduated from Oulton's College from the Veterinary Assistant program. She has 2 dogs, 3 cats, 2 fish and 2 Guinea pigs and absolutely loves everyone of them. On her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family of 5 (pets not included). She is very happy to be working with the amazing staff at Elmwood Veterinary Hospital. She is passionate about animals and hopes to be a part of this team for a very long time.

Lindsey Noble
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 Assistants/Kennel 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.

Veterinary Technician students graduating in June 2019!

Daniel Taylor (Bilingual)
Dan graduated from Eastern College’s Veterinary assistant program in 2016. He is now attending Oulton College for the Veterinary Technician course and will graduate 2019. He is happy to have the opportunity to work with the amazing staff at Elmwood Veterinary Hospital. He spends most of his time playing with his two dogs; Minko and Dyani (huskies) and his four cats; Smoke, Shadow, Bell and Charm. Caring for animals is his passion and he is very grateful to have the opportunity to do what he loves. He feels it is an amazing experience that challenges and teaches him new things each day.

Savanna Pitre (Bilingual)
Savanna Pitre is from Bathurst NB. She moved to Moncton to become a Veterinary Technician. She is currently studying her first year at Oulton college and will be graduating in 2019.

Savanna has always had a strong passion to care for animals. She loves her dogs as well as her cats, degu, rat and a guinea pig. Savanna enjoys boxing on her free time and going for runs with her two dogs. She is grateful to be welcomed to the team at the Elmwood Veterinary Hospital.

Jaya Szeto
Jaya is from Amherst NS. She has a BSc degree from UPEI and is now living in Moncton to become a Veterinary Technician. She is currently in her second year at Oulton College. 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.

Office Manager

Staff Manager

Samantha Thompson
Samantha is from Bass River N.B. She has always had a passion for animals and at age 12, she started volunteering at a clinic in her hometown. She was fortunate enough to have been offered a summer position there at the age of 14, where she continued to work every summer for the following 8 years. This experience influenced her decision to attend Dalhousie Faculty of Agriculture where she attained her Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, majoring in Animal Science in May 2015. She was fortunate enough to have joined the team here at Elmwood Vet Hospital in 2015. Every day has new and exciting challenges and gives her the chance to learn and grow as a person with such an amazing team.

Stephanie Wright
Stephanie is a new recent addition to our Elmwood Family and joined our team in 2018 as staff manager. Growing up in a family that moved around the country every few years, Stephanie Wright has seen much of the beautiful and diverse mosaic that makes up Canadian culture from coast to coast. Her experiences of being constantly thrust into new environments, surrounded by new people, left Stephanie with a love of travel, experiencing new things and a desire to dive in to life heart first.

Stephanie holds a degree in Sociology and Psychology which she says helps her connect with the heartbeat of the individuals and families she tries to help and to communicate her understanding back to them in the simplest most direct way possible. Stephanie enjoys taking on challenges that allows her to learn new things as often as possible, which the great people here at Elmwood Veterinary Hospital happily provide in abundance.