Veterinarians

I grew up just outside of Pittsburgh, PA, and graduated from Seneca Valley High School. I stayed local for college, earning my undergraduate degree in Biology from Westminster College before going on to receive my DVM from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine in May 2025. My professional interests include cardiology, soft tissue…

Dr. María Juárez Byrd is a veterinarian passionate about exotic and small animal medicine. She earned her B.S. in Animal Science and minor in Computational Neuroscience from the University of Missouri in only three years. In 2021, Dr. Byrd graduated from Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine, where she tracked exotic animal medicine with courses covering…

Dr. Sydni Hendricks, a Columbia native, graduated from Rock Bridge High School and pursued her passion for animals at the University of Missouri, where she earned a degree in Animal Science. Remarkably, she got married just a week before starting her studies at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, where she graduated in…

Dr. Kaysha Rodriguez Avila was born and raised in Trujillo Alto, PR and graduated from Escuela del Deporte de San Juan in Puerto Rico! She speaks English and Spanish. She attended Iowa State where she got a BS degree in Animal Science with a minor in Animal Ecology. She then got a MS in Biomedical…

Dr. Abigail Roe (Stone) grew up in Wardsville, MO and graduated from Helias High School. She attended Missouri Western State University and got her BS degree in Biology with an emphasis in Health Sciences. She worked at a Veterinary Clinic in undergrad, while also playing College Basketball. She attended the College of Veterinary Medicine at…