Our Staff

Doctors:

David W. Linzey, DVM – Dr. Linzey is a 1994 graduate of the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Since that time, he has practiced small animal and emergency medicine in Taylorsville and Hickory, NC. Dr. Linzey and his wife, Debi, established the emergency clinic in 2005 and reside in Boone, NC.


Sarah R. Cooper, DVM – Dr. Cooper is a 2005 graduate of the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. She received her undergraduate degree at Appalachian State University in Boone and completed an internship program in small animal / emergency medicine at VCA South Shore Animal Hospital in South Weymouth, MA. She joined the emergency clinic staff in 2006 and resides with her family in Boone, NC.


Kelly L. Ballard, DVM – Dr. Ballard is a 2000 graduate of the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine. She has worked at several veterinary hospitals in North Carolina and Tennessee and currently practices as a relief veterinarian. Dr. Ballard joined the staff in 2006 and resides with her family in Jonesborough, TN.



Technicians:

Mandi Johnson, RVT – Mandi is from Watauga County and completed her veterinary technician certification in 2004 at Central Carolina Community College in Sanford, NC. She joined the staff in 2006 as a full-time technician / office manager and resides in the Bethel community.

Cassandra Schuster, RVT - Casie is originally from central Pennsylvania and completed her veterinary technician certification in 2006 at Harcum College in Bryn Mawr, PA. She joined the staff in 2010 as a full-time technician and resides in Granite Falls, NC.




Assistants:

Alex Albers
Joanna Burkett
Caitlynne Garland
Patterson Gelok
Liz Miller
Scott Rhyne