Dr. Frei Dr. Frei started her veterinary career at three years of age when she rolled over a toad's foot on her tricycle. The foot healed and the toad lived many years in a planter on her back porch. Dr. Frei was a registered nurse before completing her veterinary schooling at Tufts University in Boston. After working five years at a local Houston clinic, she opened Southside Place Animal Hospital in 1994. She has many pets, including four cats (two are diabetic), three dogs, six birds, three lizards, two bunnies, four turtles and about thirty fish. She also has a lively daughter. Their favorite hobbies to do together are camping, hiking and animal watching.

Dr. Teboe Dr. Teboe graduated from Texas A+M University in 1978. She has practiced in the Houston area for twenty-five years. Her veterinary wisdom is immense. Her husband, Dr. Senske is also a veterinarian. Dr. Teboe tops off the rest of her family with four children, two cats, two dogs and five horses.

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Dr. Reyna Dr. Reyna is also a new addition to the staff as one of our vets. She received her undergraduate from Rice University (Go Owls!) and went to vet school at Texas A&M University. Her husband Bara is an engineer for NASA and together they have 3 very cute mutts named Dottie, Bruiser, and Osa. She also enjoys cooking, reading, and sports!

Debbie Debbie is the Hospital Administrator. She has been with the hospital since its opening in 1994. She has 18 years of experience in the veterinary field and is a graduate of the Veterinary Paramedic Program.

Lisa Lisa is a certified veterinary paramedic with thirteen years of experience as a technician. She owns many pets, and has a gentle calming influence on anxious pets.

Nicole Nicole is our senior receptionist with eleven years of experience in the veterinary field. She is the proud mother of a charming son, and owner of four dogs, one cat, a rabbit and a snake (the last two kept strictly apart).

Vicki and K.C. Vicki and K.C. are our senior kennel staff. It is their excellent care of the kennel that makes your pet so happy to come for a visit. They both have a ridiculous number of pets. They are both trained in gentle pet handling, grooming and bathing.

Tim Tim as worked at the Houston SPCA for 4 years. He graduated from Houston Community College as a certified Veterinary paramedic. He joined the Southside Place Animal Hospital team in February of 2005.

Lee Anne Lee graduated from Houston Community College in 2002 as a certified Veterinary paramedic. She has a specialty in Zoo and large mammals. She joined our clinic in April of 05. After working at the Houston Zoo and SPCA. You can catch her on animal planet on the show Animal Cops Houston! She has a dog named Wally and a cat named Scout.

Sherry Sherry has over 7 years experience at a veterinary clinic as both a receptionist and as a technician. She started here in November of 2004. She is the proud mother of 6 children. Sherry loves animals and one of her favorite past times is reading.

Jennifer Jennifer is one of our smiling faces at the front desk. She has numerous pets including Romeo, Arty, Mama, Trippy, Luno, Stewie, the dangerous Mister Boo, and the Spook Dawg! She credits her education to the school of life. She also enjoys art, music, and dancing!

Jenny M Jenny is one of our talented technicians who at first graduated from the University of Houston with a bachelor's degree in merchandising hoping to one day open a pet boutique. Later she realized her true calling still involved animals, but she was more interested in animal medicine. She began working at Southside in January of 2004 while also attending school to meet the pre-veterinary requirements. She will soon be leaving us only to return from Texas A&M as a vet! She has 2 cats named Myli Jo and Jasper and she also has a bearded dragon named Puff.

We have other part-time staff and student volunteers at Southside Place Animal Hospital, all valuable members of our establishment.