Meet the dedicated team at The Spay & Neuter Center of Southern Nevada
Dr. Taryn Griffith, DVM, is a native of Michigan and graduated from Michigan State University, College of Veterinary Medicine. Landing an internship in small animal medicine and surgery, she relocated to Lawndale, California, to further her development as a veterinarian. Following her internship, Dr. Griffith went on to study veterinary cardiology for 12 months before entering the workforce full time. Dr. Griffith practiced general medicine in Southern California for several years before making Las Vegas home in 2011.
Dr. Heather Groghan is an Ohio native. She graduated from The Ohio State University and moved to Las Vegas shortly thereafter to avoid the cold. She has been practicing small animal medicine for over a decade and enjoys surgery and dentistry. In her spare time, she likes to craft, take hikes with her dogs and travel.
Dr. Elise Sanchez is a Southern Californian native who graduated from the University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine. She has had experience in both general practice and emergency medicine and has joined us here in Las Vegas because of her interest in surgery and to escape the cold!
Dr. Sanchez enjoys spending time with her family, which recently added a new rescue kitten to the growing busy household!
"Ringo" "Steve" & "Shirley"
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Tara V.Licensed Veterinary Technician/Supervisor/Rescue CoordinatorI have been a Licensed Veterinary Technician since 2002. I was born and raised in Vermont, and moved to Las Vegas in 1998. I joined the Spay and Neuter Center team in 2009. I am a huge animal lover, and have a wide range of pets myself. Living in a large city, there is an extreme importance of spaying and neutering pets. I love working here and helping to control the pet overpopulation one day at a time.
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Tiffany S.Licensed Veterinary TechnicianI was born and raised in Las Vegas, NV. I graduated from the Veterinary Technician program at CSN in 2006 and have been in the Veterinary field for 12 years now. I joined the Spay and Neuter Center in March 2017. I currently live with my husband and my fur babies.
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Carolyn M.Veterinary Assistant/SupervisorI’m a mother of three fur babies whom I love dearly. In my spare time, my husband and I love to try new restaurants, and yes, I am a foodie! I’ve been a part of the Spay and Neuter Center team since April 2013 and have loved every minute of it. I worked with the owner, Taryn Griffith at another clinic prior to this place and took the opportunity to work for her here right away. She is an amazing, loving person, and working for her has been an absolute delight. Knowing we are educating the public about the importance of spaying, neutering, and vaccinating their pet, is very rewarding.
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Amy B.Veterinary AssistantOriginally from Southern California, I moved to Las Vegas, NV in March 2017. I have been working in the Veterinary field for over 7 years and joined the Spay and Neuter family in May 2017. Even though I only have 2 cats, my friends will tell you that I am a crazy cat lady.
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Erin T.Veterinary AssistantI was born in and raised in Las Vegas, NV. I have been in the veterinary field since 1997 and have been a part of the Spay and Neuter Center team since August 2014. I have two pets that I could never live without: Bast is my 6-year-old DSH, and Sophie is my 3-year-old Maltese Mix. In my spare time, I love to sing, dance, and play video games with my wonderful husband.
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Maggi R.ReceptionistI grew up in Tarrytown, NY. I have been in the veterinary field for over 25 years and have been a part of the Spay and Neuter team for the last 4 years. I have four Border Terriers; Harris Tweed is 16 years old. His son Hubble, is 9 years old. His grandson Kepler is 2 years old and the queen of the house Laci, is 12 years old. My passion is animals and staying mentally and physically in good health. My husband and I train our dogs and show them at AKC sanctioned events. I also enjoy horseback riding in both the English and Western disciplines and I swim every chance I get.
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ShirleyEastside RepresentativeMy name is Shirley and I have been with the Spay and Neuter Center since 2009. I originally came in as a patient from one of the many rescues that we partner with, and the staff loved me so much that they adopted me! I love to greet the patients as they come into the office. My favorite pastimes are eating and a catching a snooze whenever possible.
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BentleyWestside Representative
I was adopted by Dr. Griffith when I was Very tiny in 2012. I had to be bottle fed. I joined the SNC family in November 2017. Since then I own the place. I make my presence known, I'm very loud and demanding. I love to drink water straight from the faucet. If any one is by the sink, I will be there in a heartbeat. Meeooowwww!
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Jermaine
I moved here from San Diego in 2016. Was born and raised in New Orleans. I’ve been involved in the veterinary field for 20 years. I’ve always been in love with medicine and animals. I’m a proud pet parent to a Maltipoo named Winter.
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Rebecca
I am a native of California, but have lived in Las Vegas for 17 years. I have 2 dogs and 2 cats and have been working with animals for over 16 years. I enjoy spending my free time with my family, especially my two grand daughters.
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Luanne M.
I have been working with animals for about 15 years. It all started with a family run pet store in California then managing a doggy daycare in New York. I'm a recent graduate of Pima Institute. I live with my husband and our fur-kids 'Harley Davidson' the Staffordshire and 'Paisley' the pug.
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Susy
I was born and raised in Las Vegas. I recently graduated from PMI and have loved every moment of my first job in the field. In my spare time, I love to play soccer and spend time with my friends and family.
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Anna
I was born and raised in Las Vegas and have been in the veterinary fieldsince 2007. Spending time with my husband, my dog Nikko, and cat Piper ismy most cherished time. I also enjoy watching horror movies and makingjewelry and crafts.
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Emily
I was born in California and moved to Las Vegas in 2015. I have 3 furbabies at home. I enjoy working at the SNC because the staff are amazing and very hard working people with lots of love for animals. In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my friends, family, and fur babies. You can trust that I will treat your pets like they were my own!
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Michelle
I am a Colorado native that moved to Las Vegas in 2001. I have been part of the SNC team since 2009. I am a mom to 3 humans and 13 pets including cats, dogs, a turtle, bearded dragon, and snake!
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Cassandra
I was born and raised in Los Angeles and have lived in Las Vegas for 10years now. I have been in the veterinary field for 5 years and am currently working on my nursing degree. I enjoy spending time with family and friends, music and exercising.
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Naren
My friends call me Ren. I was born and raised in Kalihi on the island of Hawaii. I graduated from the University of Hawaii in 2018 with a Bachelor of Animal Science. I worked at Kalihi Pet Center for 3 years before I moved to Las Vegas to start my career here in the veterinary field. My journey starts here at SNC. At SNC, everyone values teamwork which is one of the reasons why I love working here. In my free time, I love to sing and play video games.