VitalPet

Dr. Andy Otto was born in New Jersey and moved to Texas at a young age. He received a BA in English andWriting from the University of Oklahoma and graduated cum laude from Texas A&M’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 2010.  Dr. Otto has a special interest in internal medicine, especially cardiology, oncology, and kidney disease.  In his last year at A&M, he won an ACVIM award for kidney disease. He and his wife, Emily, have an Australian Shepherd named Brooklyn, and two cats named Robin Hood and and Coco.  In his free time, Dr. Otto follows the Yankees and OU football. He enjoys spending time with his family and friends, working out, and cooking on his BBQ pit.

Dr. Neal grew up in Southeast Texas. At an early age, she realized that working with, and caring for, animals would be her chosen career.  Her passion and determination never wavered.  She is a proud member of the Texas A&M Class of 2000.  She majored in Biomedical Science and was awarded a bachelor’s degree during her first year of veterinary school.  In June 2003, she graduated from Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine with her doctorate.  The loves of her life are her husband Jeff, and their two beautiful daughters, Hailey and Addy.  She enjoys spending quality time with her two dogs and two cats.
Dr. Neal’s special interest include internal medicine, soft tissue surgery, and endoscopy.  She is a member of AVMA, TVMA, VIN, American Animal Hospital Association, and Harris County VMA

Dr. Key graduated from the College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, in 1967. Shortly after graduation he entered the United States Army Veterinary Corps as a Captain and was stationed in Wisconsin. During his service he was in charge of a field inspection office whose mission was to inspect and procure different food products for the United States Armed Forces. After the completion of his military obligation, Dr. Key entered into private practice in Houston, Texas at Northshore Animal Hospital. In 1977 he moved to Humble, Texas and joined the Eastex Veterinary Clinic where he quickly became a partner in 1978.

In the early 1990’s, Dr. Key appeared on Channel 11 News on six different occasions to speak about various pet related topics. From 1999-2001, Dr. Key volunteered as a crewmember for the Oral Rabies Vaccination Program (ORVP). This is an innovative program of the Texas Department of Health that uses an oral rabies vaccine to control rabies in wildlife. While participating in this program he flew over 35 hours dropping more than 180,000 Oral Rabies Vaccine Baits in the South Texas Canine (Coyote) Rabies Epizootic and in the West-Central Texas Grey Fox Rabies Epizootic. The April 2004 issue of H TEXAS MAGAZINE list Dr. Key as one of the “Best Vets” in the Houston area. For over 40 years Dr. Key has been active in working with wildlife and has permits from the U.S. Department of Interior and Texas Parks and Wildlife. Dr. Key has two sons, Brett and Adam, and he has four grandchildren.

Dr. Eric Inmon is another highly qualified veterinarian here at the Story Road Animal Hospital.  When not helping animals, Dr. Inmon enjoys spending time outdoors.  Rather than the typical beach vacation, Dr. Inmon enjoys heading up to the mountains where he can hike, bike, and snow board.  Additionally, Dr. Inmon is a strong strong family man and is a proud grandfather who loves spending time with his grandchildren.

Dr. Erin Kelley graduated from Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine. During her free time, she enjoys spending time with her dog, Rayne, and her cats, Kali and Savannah.

I graduated from Texas A&M University in 1966 with a degree in veterinary medicine.

After serving as a Captain in the U.S. Army Veterinary Corp from 1967 to 1969 in New York and Vietnam, I started practicing veterinary medicine in Irving in a small animal practice in 1969. I have served on the Board of Directors of the Dallas County Veterinary Medical Association and served on the Board of Directors of the Airport Freeway Animal Emergency Clinic.

We have an experienced staff that schedule appointments, screen phone calls, and handle prescription refills after a review with me. Our technicians have long-term experience in handling cats and dogs. If you need to speak to me personally, let our staff know; I will be glad to return your call at my earliest convenience.

Dr. James Kelly has been a partner and clinic director with Eastex Veterinary Clinic, and a resident of the Humble/Kingwood area since July 1978. He and his wife Maudine have 2 wonderful children: Kevin in Houston and Stacy in Dallas. They also share the love of one very beautiful grandchild. Ginger, Dr Kelly’s miniature long haired Dachshund, keeps him company when he is reading or experimenting with photography in his spare time.

I grew up in a military family and traveled all over the United States and Europe while growing up.  I ended up in Las Cruces, New Mexico as a teenager where I graduated high school in 1964.  While attending high school, I played football, basketball, and track on championship teams.  I received a football scholarship to Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, where I played quarterback for four years and graduated in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science.  After Igraduated from Stephen F. Austin, I was accepted to Veterinary school at Texas A&M.  From A&M I graduated in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Medicine and in 1971 with a Doctor of Veterinary of Medicine.

After practicing in Pensacola, Florida for a year, I returned to San Antonio, Texas where I practiced in the area for another year.  I then moved to Corpus Christi and bought my first practice which was very successful from 1973 to 1983.  In 1983, after selling the practice, I made my move north to the big city of Dallas.  I have been practicing in the area since 1983 in three different locations as sole proprietor.

My practice interests are internal medicine, orthopedics, and soft tissue surgery.  My personal interests are hunting, fishing, golf, and movies.  I have been married to Joyce, my wife and love, for almost 45 years.  I also have one daughter who was in commercial interior design and is now pursuing a career as a Veterinary Technician and Practice Manager.  My wife and I also have a King Charles Cavalier named Miss Money Penny and a Havana Brown named D’Vita.

Dr. Zieben is a 1984 graduate of Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine. He has been providing quality veterinary services for the San Antonio area for over 24 years. He is married with two children, Jacob and Sarah. He has several pets of his own, a chocolate lab, two cats, a turtle, 2 gerbils, a ball python snake, and a tarantula.

Dr. Oberbroeckling grew up in Des Moines, Iowa.  She received her B.S. in Distributed Studies (Business, Psychology, and Zoology) from Iowa State University in 1990. She graduated from Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 1994.  She and her husband moved to Kingwood in 1995, and she has been an associate with us since 1995. Dr. Oberbroeckling has a special interest in oncology. She has two daughters whom she loves with all of her heart.  Additionally, she has two cats and a pug.

Dr. Michele Wright received her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from Texas A&M University in 2010 after receiving her Bachelors in Biomedical Science from A&M in 2006.  She is, and always will be, the proudest member of the Fighting Texas Aggie Class of 2006! Whoop!

Dr. Wright grew up in Helotes, Texas as the daughter of two veterinarians.  Keeping with the family tradition, she married a fellow classmate who is an equine veterinarian, and after graduation they came back to her hometown.

Her favorite past time activities include going to Aggie football games, scrap booking, and event planning which includes weddings.  Dr. Wright enjoys riding her Arabian horses and learning reining on her husband’s Quarter horse.  She has two beautiful kitties, Jasmine and Ariel, as well as a boisterous and smart Golden Retriever named Beamer.

Dr. Díaz -Meléndez is original from Puerto Rico. She received her B.S. in Veterinary Technology, from University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus in 2000. She moved to the US and work as a LVT at Tuskegee University Small Animal Teaching Hospital for two years before applying to their Veterinary School.After graduating from Tuskegee University School of Veterinary Medicine in 2006; moved to Houston, Texas where she practiced her first three years. In 2009, Dr. Díaz-Meléndez began working as a Relief Veterinarian in he Dallas area; shortly after she joined VitalPet.  Dr.Díaz-Meléndez special interests are soft tissue surgery, dermatology and Internal Medicine.  Her family consists of her husband Héctor, their cat Mauro and dog Marien.  In her spare time she enjoys watching Texas Rangers games, running, reading and music.

Dr. Baskin grew up in Plano, Texas and Miami, Florida.  She received her B.S. in Animal and Dairy Science in 1998, her M.S. in zoological studies in 1999, and D.V.M. in 2003 from Auburn University.  She spent her first two years as a veterinarian in Victoria, Texas where she practiced small animal and emergency medicine.  She then got married and decided to take a job with more traditional hours at Neartown Animal Clinic in the Downtown/Montrose area of Houston.

Dr. Baskin recently had her first child which caused her and her husband decide to move to the more family friendly area of Humble, Texas.  Dr. Baskin has a special interest in dermatology and internal medicine.  She has two rescue dogs, Lucy, a beagle mix, and Shiner, a Doberman mix.

Dr. Rachel Klett graduated in 2003 with a BS in Biomedical Science.  In 2007 she obtained her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University.  She grew up in Huntsville, TX and currently resides in Livingston.  She works full time Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday at Eastex Veterinary Clinic in Humble and sees an array of animals including dogs, cats, small animals, and birds.  In her spare time she enjoys keeping up with her favorite sports teams: the Houston Rockets, Houston Astros, and all Aggie teams.  She also enjoys spending time outside, the arts, bowling, and movies.  She also owns six dogs that keep her busy throughout the week.

Dr. Johnson graduated from Texas A & M College of Veterinary Medicine in 2000 and has been an associate with us since her graduation.  Dr. Johnson has a special interest in orthopedic and general surgery.

Dr. Steve Peterman graduated from Texas A&M’s highly ranked College of Veterinary Medicine in 1986.  After graduating with multiple honors, Dr. Peterman went onto practice until he finally ended up at the Story Road Animal Hospital.  When not working. Dr. Peterman loves spending time with his ever growing family.  He also loves golfing and heading down to Padre Island for some fishing in the Laguna Madre.

Dr. W. Scott Mays

Owner of Pet Medical Center in Frisco & All Pet Care Center in Prosper. Born and raised in Frisco, Texas, he graduated from Frisco High School and is a 5th generation Friscoite . He and wife Janis currently reside in Celina where they have a set of twins (1 boy, 1 girl). Dr Mays has 2 older children who also graduated from Frisco High School.

Dr. Mays studied Biological Medical Science and attended the College of Veterinary Medicine while at Texas A & M University. He graduated from Texas A & M University in 1976. He Practiced in southern and northern California, Houston, and Irving before returning home to Frisco. He began his Frisco practice in 1982.

An avid outdoors man, Dr Mays is environmentally conscious and is involved with numerous animal rescue groups. He is dedicated to continually improving and strengthening the human-animal bond , and to the deliverance of progressive veterinary medicine.

He primarily works in the Frisco location but as time allows hopes to help in our Prosper location.

Dr. Resell graduated from Oklahoma State University with his DVM in 1978. He moved to Houston that same year and began practicing veterinary medicine with the Eastex Veterinary Clinic. Dr. Resell and his wife are both from small-town North Dakota and he comes from a long line of animal lovers. In a one-year-old baby picture of Dr. Resell, he can be seen hugging his beloved cocker spaniel Sandy. As a toddler, it was not uncommon for his parents to drive him to the edge of town to let him, literally, count sheep. “I have always, always loved animals and I still do,” he said. “It is so rewarding and satisfying. I still enjoy it as much as I did on my first day in practice.”

Dr. Willie Janik is a 1968 graduate of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University. He spent 2 years with the U.S. Army involved in laboratory animal medicine. From 1970 to 1980 he worked in general practice in both Dallas and Albuquerque. Dr Janik’s interests include internal medicine and surgery on dogs and cats. His special interests include eye diseases, corneal surgery, and primate care. He is married with four children and seven grandchildren plus eight grand-dogs &  grand-cat. In Dr Janik’s free time he follows the stock market, trades stocks & options, and collects coins.