Dr. Menasco completed her undergraduate degree in Biology at the University of Oregon in 2002.
Dr. Cummings graduated from Oregon State in 2003, and completed a mixed-animal internship in Prescott, Arizona. Since moving to Bend in 2006, Dr. Cummings has worked in private practice as well as for the Humane Society of Central Oregon.
Dr Putnam attended Auburn University where she received her Bachelor of Science in Animal Science in 1992 and Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 1996.
Dr. Jess Casey received her veterinary degree from Massey University in New Zealand. She has a special interest in wound care, pain management and immune mediated disease.
Dr. Moore joined the team at Riverside Animal Hospital in April of 2021 and will be seeing patients Monday through Thursday.
Dr. Lee received her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Oregon State University in 2015. She sees patients on Monday, Thursday and Friday
Dr. Toogood received his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 1989 from the University of Minnesota.
Jamie joined Riverside Animal Hospital in 2017 as our Hospital Administrator. She spent many years in human health care but her first love is veterinary medicine. She enjoys spending time with her husband, 2 sons and handsome dog, Olaf.
In 2005, I completed my degree and became licensed as a veterinary technician. I have proudly been caring for your furry family members ever since! While there are many challenging and rewarding components of my job, I have particular interest in critical care nursing and dentistry.
Misha is a licensed veterinary technician who earned her BS degree in Animal Science from Cornell University. At Oregon State University School of Veterinary Medicine, she worked as a veterinary technician in surgery and anesthesia.
Connie has lived in Central Oregon most of her life and joined us in October of 2020 after working at Bend Veterinary Specialists for four years.
Danielle is a Certified Veterinary Technician with a Bachelors degree from The Ohio State University. Keylee, her husky, enjoys going wherever she goes!
Erica started in the animal medical field in Portland, OR in 1998. She moved to Central Oregon in 2004 for a change in atmosphere (sunshine!), but knew there was no way she wanted to change her career. She is currently earning her degree in animal science, and has plans to go on from there.
Heather joined Riverside Animal Hospital in 2016 as a kennel assistant. She has worked her way up to a customer service representative and technician assistant. Heather will finish her studies to become a licensed veterinary technician this spring.
Racheal grew up in Lebanon, Oregon and joined the Riverside team in 2020. She is studying to be a licensed veterinary technician.
Stephanie has worked in specialty, emergency and general practices and brings a wealth of experience with her to Riverside Animal Hospital.
Angelique joined Riverside Animal Hospital in 2021, after 17 years in Emergency Medicine. She is a calm presence on the hospital floor and can calm the most nervous of cats.
Kat joined Riverside in 2021 and has been a technician assistant for 6 years. She dreams of starting her own hobby farm one day.
Sam attended Cal Poly and received her bachelors degree in Animal Science in 2017.
Dawn moved here from New Orleans where she attended Tulane University and received a Masters degree in Biology.
Hunter is a Central Oregon native that spent time in the air force and now dreams of becoming a veterinarian.
Callie is one of the many friendly faces at Riverside's front desk. She has been in the field of veterinary medicine since 2013 and enjoys the relationships she makes with clients and their pets.
Brooke is a customer service representative and veterinary assistant. She joined Riverside Animal Hospital in 2017.
Hanna joined Riverside Animal Hospital in 2018. She is a customer service representative and enjoys helping people.
Paige loves to work with both large and small animals and uses her training in equine therapy to help cancer patients and survivors.
Lori has many years of experience in veterinary medicine and is a calm presence at our customer service desk.
Moose is a supervisor of the CSRs at Riverside and enjoys diving for rocks, hiking the trails and cleaning the kitchen floor!
Busy is a full time PR liaison and bully ambassador at Riverside Animal Hospital. She loves cats, snacks and tug-o-war!