Emergency Vet Hospital Staff
Dr. Ann Turner, DVM - Clinic owner & Primary Veterinarian
Ann Turner has always been an animal lover and drawn to emergency medicine. She stresses that her number one priority is the patients and their owners!
Dr. Turner received her Associates of Science at NWC in Powell, WY and Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology at the University of Wyoming. She then went on to Fort Collins, CO where she earned her DVM from Colorado State University. She worked during her studies as an assistant at an emergency clinic in Aurora, Colorado.
She spent the first 1 ½ years after graduation at Cross Creek Animal Hospital. Her emphasis was equine and small animal medicine. Dr. Turner then spent 10 years at Animal Urgent Care in Fayetteville, NC. One of her most challenging and successful procedures was open heart surgery on a puppy! “I love my profession and my passion will always be emergency work and soft tissue surgery!”
Dr. Turner noticed the need for an after hour emergency facility in The Sandhills. This propelled her dream to open her own emergency clinic. The vision finally became a reality when she opened Small Animal Emergency Services in Aberdeen on January 18, 2006! Due to a steady increase of patients, a new facility has been built on US Hwy 1 in the Vass/Southern Pines area. The new facility has over 4000 square feet and was completed in April 2009.
Over the past 20 years, Dr. Turner has competed in dressage on many levels and is an avid horse woman. Her many hobbies include boating and scrap booking as well as her horses. She resides at the “Halt Salute Farm” in West End, NC, with her husband, Danny, 5 dogs, 2 cats and 2 horses!
Dr. Timothy Staudt, DVM - Associate Veterinarian
Tim was born and raised in Meadville, PA. He attended Edinboro University of Pa where he received his Bachelor’s of Science in Biology-Pre-Veterinary Medicine with minors in Mathematics and Chemistry. He applied to and was accepted by numerous veterinary colleges and decided to attend North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine.
He moved to Cleveland, NC in May 1995 and deferred a short-time from Veterinary College. During that deferment he taught Biology and Earth Science grades 9 through 12 at North Iredell High School in Olin, NC.
He graduated from NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine May 2001 and took his first job that same month in Hope Mills, NC where he also worked part-time at Animal Urgent Care (AUC). He later moved to Lumberton, NC for work where he met his wife of over 6 years, Jacqueline.
His experiences at the busy clinics in Hope Mills and Lumberton as well as AUC part-time fostered a great interest in Emergency Medicine which led to working full-time at Animal Urgent Care from May 2006 to July 2010.
He left AUC to join Dr. Turner, his former co-worker and owner of Small Animal Emergency Services, and her staff in July of 2010. He brings a wide range of work related experiences from numerous retail, restaurant and hotel jobs where he has strived to excel in customer service.
He has always had pets, even raising birds -such as budgerigars, cockatiels, conures, amazons, finches and canaries- and numerous pocket pets- such as guinea pigs, gerbils, hamsters, rats, rabbits and mice. He currently lives near Rowland, NC with his wife where he has numerous dogs, cats, horses, birds, guinea pigs, a rabbit and horses. He enjoys camping and photography when not working.
Dr. Erin O'Toole, DVM - Associate Veterinarian
Dr. Jennifer Seals, DVM
Alan J. Rose, Veterinary Assistant
Born in Canada, Alan moved to Southern Pines, NC in the mid 1980s. He grew up at the Moore County Hounds Fox Hunt, where his father, Clive Rose, was the Huntsman. After college, he moved around the United States, building a family of his own. In 2005, Alan brought his family back to the Sandhills.
Alan has been with Small Animal Emergency Services since October 2007 and has found his niche, caring and assisting for the dogs and cats requiring his attention and expertise!
Alan is a “Mr. Mom” during the week for his wife, 2 daughters, 5 fish, 2 cats and 1 dog. He enjoys trying to help all of our pets stay healthy, guess which breeds make up your mixed breed dog, and practice his Rock-n-Roll trivia!
Marissa Alford, RVT
Marissa is originally from the suburbs of Chicago, IL. She grew up with numerous animals throughout her life (fish, rabbits, birds, dogs and horses), all of which contributed to her love for animals. After graduating high school in January 2007, Marissa moved to NC to begin life on her own. She began working at Cabin Branch Tack Shop in Southern Pines and was barn manager/assistant trainer for a professional horseback rider. Marissa attended Central Carolina Community College in Sanford and graduated in August 2010 with her Associates in Applied Science in Veterinary Medical Technology. Now after passing her National & State Board Exams she is now a Registered Veterinary Technician and has been working at SAES since April 2010. She enjoys emergency medicine because of the thrill of never knowing what is going to walk in the door next and always having to be prepared.
Darla Blum, Veterinary Assistant
Angela Grey, Veterinary Assistant
Roger Alford, Veterinary Assistant
Sophia Whitley, Veterinary Assistant
Jenny Case, Veterinary Assistant
Michaela Letterlough, Veterinary Assistant
Lyssa Fansler, Veterinary Assistant
Shania Zastrow, Veterinary Assistant
Angel McKeithan, Receptionist
Donna Russel, Book Keeper
