Tucson Veterinary Specialists

11/24/2024

Congratulations to Dr. Shubitz for this accomplishment and much deserved recognition! We couldn't agree more!

5 Health Sciences faculty members named 2024 Women of Impact Nov. 4, 2024 By Gawain Douglas, U of A Health Sciences Office of Communications Image Five faculty members from the University of Arizona Health Sciences will receive University of Arizona Women of Impact Awards from the office of Researc...

09/27/2024

Your gratitude is overwhelming! We appreciate your support and thanks for what we are able to provide for our community. We hope to continue to be here for all of our furry companions and their families for years to come. 🐾

08/07/2024

COME JOIN OUR TEAM!
Please email resumes to:
[email protected]

07/18/2024

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Casey Birkel has joined our team as a second full time Neurologist. She has jumped right in and has already seen multiple cases, performed MRIs and several surgeries. She is a welcomed addition to our expanding neurology service and is excited to offer her expertise to our community.

12/11/2023

As part of our commitment to continuing education, TVS offers monthly case rounds for clinicians and UofA College of Veterinary Medicine students. This month our Board Certified Cardiologist, Dr. Robert Sanders, offered his expertise on "Management of Asymptomatic Patients with Heart Disease ".
Thank you Dr. Sanders!

11/09/2023

We are excited to welcome Dr. Brisa Hsieh, DVM to the TVS team!

Dr. Hsieh is now scheduling for Internal Medicine consultations and diagnostics.

**Veterinarian referral is required for our Internal Medicine services. Referrals can be sent via our website (rVetlink portal, under the “Referring Veterinarians” tab). If you need help logging in to the portal, please call Ashley to assist.**

We appreciate the opportunity to continue providing care for the Southern Arizona community.

10/18/2023

Although we are thankful for our Technicians and Assistants every day - this week is dedicated just to them! We want to recognize this hard working group - they are there for our patients and clients every step of the way!

05/17/2023

BIG NEWS! TVS is now offering Cardiology Services!

02/23/2023

Tuesdays, twice a month, are our Valley Fever days in addition to our usual neurology and radiology appointment schedule.
We love helping our doctors who specialize in Valley Fever treatment, and we especially love these hilarious shirts that a student at The Valley Fever Center of Excellence had made. The official name for Valley Fever is coccidioidomycosis. Try saying that 10 times fast.

12/18/2022

11/23/2022

Be safe this holiday weekend!
If you are a referring Veterinarian with an emergency, please call our office and leave a voice-mail.
If you are a client experiencing a medical emergency with your pet, please contact your nearest emergency hospital.

11/18/2022

A very rare opportunity occurred at TVS this week!
We had the pleasure of meeting sweet Primrose, a striped skunk from the Sonora Desert Museum. She came to us seeking advanced imaging (MRI) for her seizure activity. While she is improving with medication, her episodes still occur a couple times a week.
Primrose was accompanied by Dr. Barbara Paige (Veterinarian), Kara Gniewek (CVT), and Brenda King (Curator) from the Sonora Desert Museum.
She recovered well from her procedures and made her way back to her habitat at the museum.
We're honored to have had the opportunity to help improve her care.
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

10/22/2022

Last... but not least... here are our wonderful overnight technicians Luisa and Dallas! They take care of your pet if they should have to stay the night with us after surgery or if not stable enough to go home quite yet. They provide one on one care and treat them like their very own. Happy Vet Tech Week! And thank you to each and every one of our support staff. We couldn't do it without you!

10/22/2022

To end our tech week, we must also shout out our part time support staff! Meet Danny and Savanna ... our main Friday team. Our assistant Savanna is with us during the week as well in between her classes at the UofA and we get technician Danny on his day off from working emergency. They both help round out our team and we are so happy to have them on board.

10/19/2022

Meet our full time technicians: Allison, Casey and Marissa. Our team is fully trained in anesthesia and performing diagnostic imaging MRI and CT. They each assist our doctors in rooms, admitting patients and will be the voice you hear for follow up calls. They send out blood work, place IV catheters and fill your pets medications. They are here to advocate for your pet, get them home to you safely, and if the difficult decision must be made to say goodbye to your pet, they will be there for you and your pet the whole way through. Each of these extraordinary nurses chose this field because of their compassion for animals... and we are proud to have them on the TVS team.

08/06/2022

We are excited to announce that doctors Lisa Shubitz and Christine Butkiewicz will be joining us at TVS in addition to their full time research work at the University of Arizona. They both work at the Valley Fever Center for Excellence and study the epidemiology of disease in canines, the ecological distribution of the fungus in Southern Arizona and interactions between the host (both animal and human) of the fungus that causes Valley Fever. Both doctors are part of the team that created the Valley Fever vaccine for canines. Please contact your family veterinarian for referral if needed.