Dr. Charla Sims
Veterinarian
Dr. Charla Sims grew up in Cullman, AL. She graduated in 1999 with a degree in animal sciences from Auburn University, and attended Auburn University's College of Veterinary Medicine where she graduated in 2003. Dr. Sims joined the Banfield Pet Hospital of Huntsville-Jones Valley team in 2007 as full-time veterinarian, and then worked in the Mid-south region as a relief veterinarian before returning to Huntsville-Jones Valley hospital full-time in 2013. She currently has one cat named Friend and a Golden Retriever named Zipper.
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Dr. Sarah Hurt
Veterinarian
Dr. Hurt was born and raised in Huntsville, Alabama. She attended Auburn University where she graduated in 2012 with a degree in animal sciences and then attended Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine where she graduated in 2016 with a degree in veterinary medicine. Since graduation, Dr. Hurt has worked at Banfield, first in Mobile, Alabama before transferring back to Huntsville over the summer of 2017 to be closer to her family. Her interests outside of work include hiking, knitting, and cuddling/watching TV with her standard poodle, Wall-E.
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Holli Grissom
Shift Lead
Holli Grissom grew up in Hayden, AL just outside of Birmingham. She is currently attending Penn Foster University pursing a Veterinary Technician degree. Holli joined the Banfield Pet Hospital of Huntsville-Jones Valley team in 2010 as a Vet Assistant after working at the Trussville location as a Vet Assistant since 2009. She and her husband Will have a precious little daughter named Annie who just turned 2 and one cat named Chuck.
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Hope Mathews
Veterinary Assistant
Hope grew up in Albertville, AL and is currently finishing her veterinary technician degree. She joined the Banfield Pet Hospital of Huntsville-Jones Valley team in 2006 after 6 years at a private practice. Hope believes in providing quality medicine and excellent patient care. She has a German Shepard named Fonzi.
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Adam Carter
Veterinary Assistant
Adam grew up in Jupiter, Florida and moved to Huntsville in 2007. He joined the Banfield team in July 2016 and is majoring in biology. He has two dogs, Pepper and Sasha, and four cats, Adele, Garnet, Merlin, and Maurice.
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Alisha Gilpin
Veterinary Assistant
Alisha grew up in Anaheim, CA and recently moved to Madison, AL to start a life with her fiancé, Nick, 3 cats, husky pup and hamster. She graduated from Penn Foster's Veterinary Assistant program and has a tremendous amount of enthusiasm to be a veterinary technician. Alisha is excited to experience life in Alabama and is looking forward to getting to know all the wonderful people who live here.
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Brittany McKinney
Veterinary Assistant
Brittany was born in Huntsville but grew up in Montgomery before moving back to Huntsville to finish school. She has a certification in Veterinary Assisting and plans to attend school to further her career as a Veterinary Technician. Brittany has a 2 year old son, a dog named Daisy, and 2 horses, Zipper and Reno.
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Sarah Fannell
Client Service Coordinator
Sarah is originally from North Carolina where she grew up on her family farm. After visiting her husband's family in Alabama and falling in love with the state, she decided to move down south after completing her sophomore year of college. Sarah joined the Banfield Pet Hospital family in 2017. She will be pursuing her veterinary technician degree from Penn Foster next year after the arrival of her first child. Sarah and her husband have 4 rescue dogs who range from 2 years old to 18 years old, a rescue cat and 2 turtles.
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