Veterinary TeamRancho San Carlos Pet Clinic

Veterinarian

Dr. Rodriguez is a home-grown Veterinarian from La Mesa. She grew up in Fletcher Hills and graduated at the top of her class from Grossmont High School. As a child, she was inspired to become a Veterinarian after seeing the family’s beloved labrador saved from snail bait poisoning. After high school, Dr. Rodriguez received both her Bachelor of Science in Genetics and her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from UC Davis.

She returned to San Diego and has been in general practice working with dogs and cats ever since.

Dr. Rodroguez strongly believes in the bond between people and animals and feels that it is the doctor’s job, as a veterinary professional, to foster and enhance that bond through education and compassionate care. She has extensive training in fear-free methods to help your pet feel their best at the vet.

She is married, has two beautiful children, and continues to enjoy the local neighborhoods.

Veterinarian

Dr. Fransioli earned her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis, the top-ranked Veterinary Program in America, where she served as the Vice President of her graduating class.

She was selected for an elite rotating internship at the Veterinary Medical Surgical Group, where she refined her approach to clinical care ranging from general wellness to emergency trauma. As a life-long animal lover, her formative academic years were focused on excelling in Veterinary Medicine. Before obtaining her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine, she obtained a BS in Marine Biology and Chemistry at the University of Miami, Florida, and an MS in Physiology at San Diego State University.

Today Dr. Fransioli can be found hiking with her husband, daughter, and two dogs or curled up on the couch with a medical journal and her cat, O’ren.

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Dr. Herman was drawn to animals at a young age but was inspired to pursue Veterinary Medicine after watching a documentary with the message of “Do what you’ve always wanted to do, no regrets.” She immediately changed majors and dedicated her career to Veterinary Medicine.

Dr. Herman received her undergraduate degree at the University of California, Davis, and her Doctorate from the University of Kansas School of Veterinary Medicine in 2010. After veterinary school, she completed a one-year intensive emergency and specialty internship at California Veterinary Specialists. This solidified her passion for small animal medicine, and she has been working with San Diego dogs and cats ever since. Her focus is on working with families to keep their pets happy and healthy, through sickness and in health, and in celebrating illness recoveries and milestones. She also has a soft spot for golden retrievers.

Dr. Herman is also certified in fear-free and brings this training into each patient experience. When not at work, Dr. Herman enjoys getting out with her golden retriever and human family.

Veterinarian

Dr. Linsey Hackett has been practicing Veterinary Medicine in the San Diego area since 2007. Dr. Hackett grew up in Colorado surrounded by dogs, cats, bunnies, and a box turtle she rescued after it was run over by a tractor. She dreamed of being a Veterinarian as a young girl. Now that she realized this dream, she understands the human-animal bond and focuses her efforts on optimizing her patients’ health and quality of life. Dr. Hackett has special interests in preventative care, surgery, dentistry, urgent care, and internal medicine (especially diabetes).

After graduating from her prestigious Colorado State University, Dr. Hackett moved to San Diego to fulfill an internship with VCA Emergency Animal Hospital and Referral Center. At this state-of-the-art specialty hospital, she gained vital experience in emergency medicine, soft tissue surgery, and internal medicine, which she has used every day in general practice to care for her patients.

Dr. Hackett joined our team at Rancho San Carlos Pet Clinic because she saw an opportunity to be a part of something unique and exceptional. She’s amazed by how the whole team at Rancho San Carlos Pet Clinic supports one another to work towards a common goal of providing loving, high-quality veterinary care to your families. Dr. Hackett loves the outdoors, when she’s not surrounded by animals, she’s in the ocean, the trails, or in the mountains. She’s also incredibly attached to her cat Nelson (pictured here).

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Dr. Laura Halsey grew up in San Diego and was inspired to become a veterinarian as a way to combine her love of animals and science with her passion for wanting to create positive change. After graduating from UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in 2010, she returned to San Diego to complete a rigorous internship in emergency and specialty medicine. Dr. Halsey proceeded to general practice to help pets during their time in need and also to help enough maintain health and wellness through preventative care. During these years, it became apparent that traditional medicine was not always enough to help her patients, so Dr. Halsey spent a year becoming trained and certified in veterinary acupuncture and has incorporated this into her general practice. Dr. Halsey seeks to evaluate the patient as a whole and has a special interest in surgery, dentistry, pain management, ultrasonography, and behavior.

Dr. Halsey is honored to follow in the footsteps of Dr. Jeff & Dr. Shannon as the owner of Rancho San Carlos Pet Clinic. 

Dr. Halsey shares her home with her husband, two human children, and a rambunctious dog named Quila.

Veterinarian, Retired

Dr. Jeff and Dr. Shannon met at Washington State University in 1990 while attending veterinary school. They connected immediately over a shared love for animals. After graduating from the combined programs at Oregon State University & Washington State University, they moved to Phoenix, AZ, and began practice careers.

In 2003 Doctors Reh became the proud owners of Rancho San Carlos Pet Clinic, and they have passed that honor on to Doctor Halsey, so they may enjoy retirement.

Dr. Jeff & Dr. Shannon provided veterinary care for over 3500 families and over 4500 pets and Rancho San Carlos Pet Clinic over their 16 years. They are thankful every day for the opportunity to serve the clients and pets entrusted to them.

They currently share their home with Bradley, one of their many “furry children.” Bradley is a loving, loyal, and athletic black labrador retriever.

Our Client Service Supervisor

Lisa has been helping pets and their owners as a Client Service Representative for over 15 years. Lisa lived in Hawaii, Oregon, and San Diego as a child, and has spent time in Virginia. She is married, with a daughter and a son, and Finn (her Labrador Retriever). She enjoys her family time, traveling, music, and reading.

Client Service Representative

Sara is a native San Diegan and grew up loving animals. She is also a big fan of Disney and Soccer, both of which she shares with her beautiful family. Sara has been in the veterinary field for over 10 years and enjoys helping strengthen the bond between client and patient with each interaction.

Client Service Representative

Luna loves all animals, and despite growing up in the city of San Diego, she dreams of having a farm sanctuary someday. Luna loves spending time with her family, soaking up the sun, and playing sudoku. She stays busy with work, college, and caring for her cat Caleb.

RVT, feline well-being advocate

Sam was born in raised in Michigan. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Findlay, and obtained a degree in Veterinary Technology from the University of Michigan in 2002. She has been working with small animals as a veterinary technician ever since and moved to San Diego to seek warmer weather in 2015. She has a special interest in feline health and well-being and is our resident “cat whisperer.” Sam and her significant other share their home with Irony, a senior kitty, and have been able to bring Porch Cat indoors after being abandoned by neighbors.

Heather is from Washington, D.C. but grew up in San Diego since she was 8 years old. She graduated from Mesa College in 2011 from the RVT program. Heather enjoys video games, hiking, going to the playground with her son, and watching scary movies when her son goes to sleep. She has a 4-year-old black and white cat named Strawberry who she adopted 3 months ago.

Erika is from Dundee, New York. She graduated from Alfred State College with an associate degree in Veterinary Technology and also received her Bachelor’s degree at Suny Oswego. She is licensed and worked in New York, North Carolina, and Colorado and has been in the field for 7 years. Erika enjoys walking, hiking, kayaking, going on motorcycle rides, and crocheting. Erika and her husband moved to California because of the Marine Corps. She has a Great Dane Tucker Winston Kirkendall and he is their whole world and he knows it!

Veterinary Assistant

Andrea is one of the Veterinary Assistants at Rancho San Carlos Pet Clinic. She grew up in San Diego and graduated from PIMA. Andrea became a Certified Veterinary Assistant in 2019 and hopes to become an RVT in the future.

In her free time, she enjoys going to Disneyland, but if she is staying local, she enjoys going to the San Diego zoo, museums (the Natural History Museum), walks along the beach to catch the sunsets and photography. Andrea is a big music fan, so she also really enjoys seeing her favorite artists perform at local venues. At home, she has 2 sisters, and they all grew up exploring San Diego with their wonderful mother and father. Andrea has 3 cats, an adorable and awkward 2-year-old orange cat named Mango, a sweet but sassy 9-year-old named Cleo, and a mischievous but sweet 9 month old named Tino. Her favorite snacks include acai bowls, potato chips, dark chocolate, veggie pizza, iced coffee with hazelnut, and almond/oat milk.

Veterinary Assistant

Elayna grew up in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, graduated from the veterinary assistant program at PIMA Medical Institute, and completed her externships at La Costa Animal Hospital. After completing her externship, she worked at Oceanside Veterinary Hospital. She is currently in the veterinary technician program at PIMA to fulfill her childhood dream of helping animals.

Her parents live in Minnesota with her dog, Tucker, and her brother attends college in Fargo, North Dakota. She also has a 12-year-old shepherd mix named Ruffi. Elayna rehomed him when he was surrendered at her vet’s office.

In her free time, she enjoys reading, painting, drawing, playing guitar and ukulele, and going on picnics with Ruffi. She loves any type of coffee, especially vanilla lattes and caramel macchiatos. She likes to be shown appreciation with verbal affirmations and sweet treats.

Elayna grew up with a plethora of animals since her grandparents lived and worked on a farm. She began caring for animals before she could walk. Her family had cows, chickens, horses, goats, pigs, bunnies, dogs, and cats.

Veterinarian

David Demner, DVM, Diplomate, ACVS (Board certified veterinary surgeon), graduated from the National University of Colombia in 2003. Upon graduation, he joined their soft tissue surgery department for advanced training in surgery for two years and then became an assistant professor. David moved to California, and after a rotating internship, he completed his residency in surgery at a private practice in Southern California. He passed the certifying examination and became Board Certified by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons, and after 5 years of working as a surgeon in private practice, he founded Veterinary Mobile Surgical Specialist – VMSS.

Dr. Demner’s vision is to offer excellent care to patients that need surgical care at a reasonable price. He enjoys all aspects of surgery, but his specific interests include orthopedic and soft tissue surgery.

Veterinarian

Dr. Bonadio is our MOVES veterinary internal medicine partner in the San Diego area, available to perform consultations and advanced internal medicine procedures at Rancho San Carlos Pet Clinic. Dr. Cecily Bonadio obtained her veterinary degree from UC Davis in 2010, and then completed her Internal Medicine residency at UC Davis in 2015. She obtained board certification in 2016 and, after a brief time in Berkeley, decided to settle in San Diego, CA. Endocrinology and auto-immune disease are her favorite parts of Internal Medicine. Cecily is also interested in the management of chronic disease, geriatric medicine, endoscopy, and ultrasound.

Dr. Bonadio enjoys explaining all of the options involved in the care of her patients and deciding which is the best choice for her clients. Cecily loves living in sunny San Diego, and when she is not at work, she can be found either at the beach with her two dogs, Zach and Olive, or in Ramona with her horse, Skylar.

Veterinarian

Dr. Render grew up dreaming of becoming a zoo veterinarian at the San Diego Zoo. Cardiology pulled on his heartstrings after having the opportunity to work with great mentors, all of whom are cardiologists. The zoo and exotics veterinary field is still near and dear to his heart, as Dr. Render enjoys evaluating the hearts of all animals, big and small.

Dr. Render enjoys all aspects of small animal cardiology with particular interests in congenital defects and cardiac tumor evaluation. When not treating patients, Dr. Render enjoys watching sports and movies OR movies about sports, all things comedy, and cooking shows.