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, Meko, Tao, Suay, Zoey and Sandy. 
Dr. Kristen Doucet
Dr. Kristen Doucet grew up in Fredericton, NB and graduated from the University of New Brunswick in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in Biology. From there she went on to complete her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine at the Atlantic Veterinary College in Prince Edward Island. Some of her areas of interests include surgery, dermatology and preventative medicine. She is currently owned by her tuxedo cat, “Peggy” with a special leg and her tabby cat “Grayson”. In her spare time she enjoys hiking, backpacking, camping, travelling and playing board games. 
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 in 2010 and after taking some time off, decided to go back to school to take sciences. She gradulated from the AVC in 2018. 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 in 2013. He then started at the Ontario Veterinary College, graduating with his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 2017. 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 in 2014 with a major in Marine Biology. She then completed her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 2018 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. 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 is a recent graduate from the class of 2018. 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)
Cindy S (Bilingual) (RVT)
Cindy graduated from the Veterinary Technician program at Oulton College, and became a registered Technician in 2008. She loves working in her garden, and spending time with her daughter Carmen. She has two Yorkshire Terriers; Cactus, and Rocky, and two cats; Rosie and Mega Man. Cindy has been working at the Elmwood Veterinary Hospital since 2011. 
Ashley Weaver (RVT)
Ashley is a Registered Veterinary Technician from Doaktown, NB. She joined our team in June 2017. 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 Fiance 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 loves his job and is very proud of the Elmwood Vet Hospital. 
Kayla Sexton (RVT) Kayla is a Registered Veterinary Technician from Nova Scotia. She graduated from the Veterinary Technician Program at Maritime Business College in 2015. She has volunteered at Hope for Wildlife and a few different rescues within Nova Scotia. She moved to Moncton to join our team in August 2017. She has a variety of fur babies including 2 ferrets, 2 cats and a hedgehog. |
Client Care Representative
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Client Service Manager
Marguerite Dykstra (Bilingual) Marguerite lives and works on a dairy farm in Havelock. She enjoys working in the fields with tractors and dump trucks. Willing to drive far into work in order to maintain the country\farm lifestyle she grew up with, and loves. She has 2 dogs, Merle- a chocolate lab, and Angus- a golden retriever. She also has a cat named Tux, who is ruler of all the dogs. She has been a receptionist at the Elmwood Veterinary Hospital since 2010. |
Chloé Roy (Bilingual)
Chloé was born and raised in Bathurst, New Brunswick. She wants to become a veterinarian. She has had many pets including dogs, guinea pigs, birds, etc. She graduated from Université de Sainte-Anne in 2016 (where she worked with Northern Saw-Whet Owls as part of her research project) with a Bachelor in Sciences and studied Biology at Acadia University in 2016-2017. She aspires to one day be accepted at the Atlantic Veterinary College in Prince Edward Island to pursue her dream career. |
Veterinary 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. 
Jessica Adams (Bilingual)
Jessica graduated from Oulton's College in 2006 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. |
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 Medicine Students
Dominique Violette (Bilingual)
Dominique has completed her first year of veterinary medicine at the Atlantic Veterinary College as she is part of the 2021 promotion. Becoming a member of this profession has been her goal since childhood and she is excited to return to the Elmwood Veterinary Hospital team for another busy summer of learning and taking care of your many furriends. When not at work, Dominique loves going to the gym, enjoys running outdoors as well savoring a nice cup of coffee while keeping up to date in her studies of all things veterinary medicine. |
Alexandra Taws (Bilingual) Alexandra is first year student in veterinary medicine at the Université de Montréal. She grew up in Dieppe and did my D.S.S. at the Université de Moncton before pursuing my studies in Quebec. Last year she had the chance to work at the Moncton Magnetic Hill Zoo where she gained a lot of experience working with exotic animals. She has a pug (Mia), a hedgehog (Ella) and two childhood cats (Grisou and Minnie) living with her in Montreal. She is very excited to spend her summer working with the team at Elmwood Veterinary Hospital and do what she loves, taking care of animals. |
Veterinary Technician Students
Shauntelle MacDonald
Shauntelle was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia. She moved to Moncton, New Brunswick to pursue the Veterinary Technician program at Oulton College and will be graduating in 2018! She has always had a passion for animals and currently owns a Belgian Malinois mix (Ocean), a Cornish Rex (Loki) and a ferret (Toby Wan Kenobi). She has a strong interest in dentistry and large exotics and hopes to have the opportunity to work in these fields in the future and continuing her education. 
Leah MacPherson
Leah will be a 2018 graduate of the Veterinary Technology program at Oulton College. 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. She grew up with a love of animals, and she has a big place in her heart for all things furry, big and small. |
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 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. |
Pre-Veterinary Medicine students
Eve Godin (Bilingual)
I’m a third year Bioveterinary Science student at Dalhousie University, Agricultural Campus in Nova Scotia. I spent most of my childhood by the sea in Caraquet, NB. I have the best study buddy, my dog Arnold, and he now knows everything one needs to know about anatomy. I also enjoy competing on the Atlantic Intercollegiate Equesrian League circuit during the school year. I am hoping to pursue a career in veterinary medecine and in the meantime I am more than excited to see your furry friends in clinic!
I’m a third year Bioveterinary Science student at Dalhousie University, Agricultural Campus in Nova Scotia. I spent most of my childhood by the sea in Caraquet, NB. I have the best study buddy, my dog Arnold, and he now knows everything one needs to know about anatomy. I also enjoy competing on the Atlantic Intercollegiate Equesrian League circuit during the school year. I am hoping to pursue a career in veterinary medecine and in the meantime I am more than excited to see your furry friends in clinic!
Office Manager
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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 November 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. |
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