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Veterinarians

Dr. Marie Leslie

Veterinarian

Caring Hands Animal Hospital opened its doors in the fall of 2007.

Dr. Cesar Mena

Veterinarian

Dr. Cesar Mena earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Sydney,

Dr. Andrews

Veterinarian

Dr. Andrews is a 2025 graduate of Lincoln Memorial University College of Veterinary Medicine in Harrogate, TN.

Paige Glass

Practice Manager & Certified Veterinary Technician

Paige was born and raised in the Tampa

Ashley Grubbs

Office Manager

Ashley Grubbs is from Tampa, Fl. She started working in veterinary

Stormi McAdams

Office Manager

Born and raised in Lake City, Stormi has always had a deep love for animals

Brooke Kirkpatrick

Veterinary Technician

Brooke was born and raised in White Springs, Fl.

Michael Najem

Veterinary Technician

Mike is originally from Miami Beach Florida.

Jaden Oneail

Veterinary Technician

Jaden was born and raised in Lake City, Florida.

Elisia Simmons

Veterinary Technician

Elisia is originally from Live Oak Florida. She has moved

Brandon Tileston

Veterinary Technician

Brandon is no rookie when it comes to vet med. He started his career

Madison Lee

Veterinary Technician

Madison, better known as Maddy, was born and raised in White Springs, FL.

Sara Negron

CSR

Sara began her career in the animal care industry 10 years ago

Melanie Bargamain

CSR

Melanie, who is better known as Mel, is from Orlando, Florida.

Harlie Locklear

CSR

Harlie is such a friendly face in the front office.

Kenzie Williams

CSR

Kenzie has been serving customers with a smile since 2017

Kasey Blunt

CSR

Kasey is originally from Plantsville, Connecticut and moved to the area

Savannah

Technician Assistant

Savannah is originally from West Palm Beach Florida, and moved to Lake City with her family

Dr. Marie Leslie

Caring Hands Animal Hospital opened its doors in the fall of 2007. While working at and managing various animal hospitals in northern Florida, Dr. Leslie saw that pet owners are most concerned about how much veterinarians and staff care about them and their pets. She observed that often veterinary care givers became hurried and even callous towards the needs of the clients and their pets. The name Caring Hands was chosen to help remind us all about why we are really in this profession.

Dr. Marie Leslie

Dr. Annie Choi

Dr. Annie Choi is originally from Queens, New York. She completed her Bachelor's degree at the University of Delaware in 2017. She completed her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at Ross university where she rescued her beloved cat Garfield and graduated in 2022. She completed her clinical year at Lincoln Memorial University where she found Caring Hands during an externship. Dr. Annie fell in love with the technicians and is extremely excited to work alongside a great mentor, Dr. Leslie. Dr. Annie has a passion within vet med for soft tissue surgery and general practice. In her free time she loves going to the beach, and going on special adventures with Garfield.

Dr. Marie Leslie

Veterinarians

Dr. Marie Leslie

Veterinarian

Dr. Cesar Mena

Veterinarian

Dr. Andrews

Veterinarian

Hospital Administrator

Paige Glass

Practice Manager & Certified Veterinary Technician

Office Managers

Ashley Grubbs

Office Manager

Stormi McAdams

Office Manager

Veterinary Technicians

Brooke Kirkpatrick

Veterinary Technician

Michael Najem

Veterinary Technician

Jaden Oneail

Veterinary Technician

Elisia Simmons

Veterinary Technician

Brandon Tileston

Veterinary Technician

Madison Lee

Veterinary Technician

Customer Service Representatives

Sara Negron

CSR

Melanie Bargamain

CSR

Harlie Locklear

CSR

Kenzie Williams

CSR

Kasey Blunt

CSR

Technician Assistant

Savannah

Technician Assistant

Dr. Marie Leslie

Dr. Marie Leslie

Dr. Annie Choi

Dr. Marie Leslie

Dr. Marie Leslie

Dr. Cesar Mena

Dr. Andrews

Paige Glass

Ashley Grubbs

Stormi McAdams

Brooke Kirkpatrick

Michael Najem

Jaden Oneail

Elisia Simmons

Brandon Tileston

Madison Lee

Sara Negron

Melanie Bargamain

Harlie Locklear

Kenzie Williams

Kasey Blunt

Savannah