Veterinarian Staff
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Dale Lonsford, DVMDr. Lonsford has been the proud owner of Deer Park Animal Hospital since 1978. He graduated from Texas A&M University Veterinary College in 1972, followed by service in the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps for 3 years. He and his wife, Yolanda, share their home with Selva, a 30 year old African Grey parrot, and Jess a malte-poo. They have 3 adult children and 6 grandchildren. His hobbies include anything the grandkids want to do. He has served as the President of both the Harris County Veterinary Medical and the Texas Veterinary Medical Associations.
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Charmel Rodick, DVM, CVPMDr. Rodick is one of Dr. Lonsford's daughters and co-owner of the clinic. She enjoys working side by side with her father! Dr. Rodick received undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University. She completed her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine at Ross University and spent her clinical year at Virginia Tech in 2005. She has an interest in surgery and feline medicine. Her family includes her husband Wayne, two children, and a Welsh Corgi named Nacho. She has also adopted fish, a cat, and a cockatiel. She enjoys business management and marketing. She received her Certification in Veterinary Practice Management in 2018. Her hobbies include camping, spending time outdoors, and spending time with her family and friends.
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Dominique Gras, DVMDr Gras joined the Deer Park Animal Hospital team immediately following her graduation from Texas A&M in 2009. She attended Texas A&M University for both her Undergraduate Degree and Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine.She has a special interest in internal medicine, orthopedic surgeries, and rehabilitation. Her family includes her husband Bobby, her daughter Lyla, and her son Lincoln. She shares her home with her dog Speks as well as a cat. Her hobbies include yoga, zumba classes, and reading.
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Cynthia Allen, DVMDr. Allen joined the Deer Park Animal Hospital team after graduating and has been with us since August of 1987. Her family includes Terri Melton, her cat named Olive and a puppy, Katie. Her interests include internal medicine, feline medicine, and ophthamology. Her hobbies include spending time outdoors hiking, gardening, traveling, and photography.
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Tifaney Jones, DVMDr. Tifaney Jones joined the Deer Park Animal Hospital team immediately following her graduation from Ross University in June 2019. She completed her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine at Ross University and spent her clinical year at Louisiana State University. She is originally from Spartanburg, South Carolina. She has an interest in exotics, surgery, and fear free practices. She shares her home with her lab/terrier mix Twizzler whom she adopted 6 years ago from the shelter. Her hobbies include reading, spending time outdoors, travelling, and scuba diving. A fun fact about her is that she has traveled to 32 of the United States, Canada, and has even visited the Galapagos Islands located in South America.
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Leah Myles, DVMDr. Myles was raised in Deerfield Beach, Florida. She joined the Deer Park Team in 2019. She attended Tuskegee University for her Bachelors degree and Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine. Her interests include exotics, wildlife, zoo medicine, and surgery. She has 4 animal babies, her dogs Scarlet and Tubbs, her guinea pig Letty, and her hedgehog Queen Quillopatra. Dr. Myles favorite thing about Houston is the assortment of brunches.
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