Dr. Natalie Brown
Veterinarian
Dr. Brown graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in London in 2011. She spent the next few years in small and exotic animal practice and earned a general practitioner certificate in exotic animal practice. Dr. Brown then moved to the U.S. and started working at Banfield before taking a year out to do primarily exotic animal practice. She then re-joined the Banfield team here in California. Dr. Brown has a special interest in small mammal medicine and enjoys seeing and treating a wide variety of exotic animal pets. Dr. Brown enjoys keeping fit, and is a member of a triathlon club and is training for an Ironman. She has two Guinea pigs named Yoda and Vader, who have free roam around her apartment living a life of luxury.
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Dr. Felix Matos-Garrison
Veterinarian
Dr. Matos earned a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Mayaguez in Puerto Rico before attending Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and the University of Illinois. After veterinary school, Dr. Matos moved to California and he's been with Banfield since June 2016. In his free time, he enjoys sports, traveling and music. Dr. Matos speaks Spanish and English, and he has two dogs, a mixed breed named Nevi and a border collie named Dexter.
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Dr. Mark Ben Paulino
Veterinarian
Dr. Paulino was born and raised in Hawaii. Although a Hawaii kid, he is much better at snowboarding than surfing and he hopes to change that. He completed his Bachelor of Animal Science degree at the University of Hawaii, Master of Management Practice degree at Colorado State University, and his Doctor in Veterinary Medicine degree at Michigan State University. He is very interested in organized medicine and the inner workings of the world of veterinary medicine as can be seen by his previous role as President of Michigan State's Student American Veterinary Medical Association and VP of Michigan State's Veterinary Business and Management Association. Aside from being a veterinarian, he enjoys hiking and beaching, especially with his Australian shepherd, Tobias. He enjoys the cultures of the world and wants to see as many places as possible.
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Mirian Murillo
Practice Manager
As the new practice manager and new to Banfield, Mirian (also known as Mary) has a customer experience background that will benefit her in this new career. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her daughter and family. Mirian attended San Jose State University for child development, and she enjoys trying new things and loves being a mother. She has always had a passion for helping others and working at Banfield gives her the opportunity to work with people and their loved ones.
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Jessa Mae
Shift Lead
Jessa Mae worked in customer service for 8 years before joining Banfield. She always had a passion for helping others but wanted to do more than just work in retail. Even though she has only been with Banfield for 4 months, Jessa Mae feels like this has been a good change in occupation because of all the cute tail wags. In her spare time, she likes to hike and try out new restaurants.
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Laura
Registered Veterinary Technician
Laura has been a Registered Veterinary Technician since 2004. She loves animals and medicine, so it's a perfect match. She attended school at Foothill College. Laura lives with her husband, Ted, and two adorable dogs, Dory and Pixle. She is passionate about travel and is in the process of seeing the world. Other hobbies include cooking, hanging out with friends, European board gaming and photography.
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Melinda
Registered Veterinary Technician
Melinda earned an A.S. degree in Veterinary Technology from Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, after a life time of owning and dealing with the quirks of various animals, from guinea pigs to a parakeet, (but mostly cats) and being a 4H mom when her children raised dairy goats. Deciding that this qualified her to actually get paid to handle animals and their needs, she went to school! Life hasn't been the same since. She has worked for Banfield since 2008, at 5 different hospitals.
In her free time, she quilts for family and friends, gardens strictly for herself, and reads obsessively. Baking for the holidays is a guilty pleasure, and she currently houses 2.5 cats and 3 chickens.
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Gillian
Veterinary Assistant
Gillian (also known as Gill) is an avid animal lover and experienced caretaker. With 6 years of experience working at animal shelters across the greater Bay Area, she has been excited to have the opportunity to continue a career in animal care. While still working, Gillian is currently taking courses to further her educational goals towards becoming a Registered Veterinary Technician. She currently resides in the South Bay Area with her cat, Zelda, by her side. Gillian is a talented animal photographer in her spare time, as well as an active hiker and at home baker!
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Chris
Veterinary Assistant
Chris is one of our Veterinary Assistants as of November 2016. He is a graduate from Pioneer Family Academy HS, Campbell and is currently a student at Carrington College in the Veterinary Technician program working his way to becoming a RVT. He has a 6-year-old border collie mix named Bella and a 12-year-old tabby cat named Baby. He enjoys watching sports such as soccer, football, and baseball, learning languages such as Spanish and French, dad jokes, and learning about international foods and cuisine. He would like to travel someday to Italy, Ireland, Scotland, England, France, and Spain.
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Patricia
Veterinary Assistant
Patricia, also known as Patty, graduated from Carrington College in June 2014 with an A.S. degree in Veterinary Technology. Since she started her exciting new career, she has strengthened her skills as a vet tech. Patty has found that she loves to do anesthesia, radiology, and especially dental radiology - with many hidden things underneath a pets gums, who knows what there is to find.
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Amika
Veterinary Assistant
Amika is a recent graduate from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona with a bachelor's degree in animal science with an emphasis of pre-veterinary studies. Throughout her time in her undergraduate career, she had the opportunity to take on multiple internships at local small animal hospitals as well as a wildlife center in Sillicon Valley, and also large animals such as livestock. Her main career goal is to become a veterinarian and hopefully specialize in oncology to help consult with clients whose pets have cancer, and help figure out what would be the best treatment for them. Amika is also trilingual and fluent in Japanese, Chinese and English, and loves teaching people new languages.
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Marie
Client Service Coordinator
Marie is a proud member of First Nation - three tribes! She has been married to her wonderful husband for 32 years, is a mom to 1, grandmother to 19 and great grandmother to 2. Marie loves to travel and learn history of the area she is in, and she wants to farm and learn how to make cheese. Additionally, she loves to cook and has a passion for needle work. Marie loves racing fast cars and building them, and she has 4 cats.
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Kristen
Client Service Coordinator
Kristen, who also goes by Sierra, was born and raised in San Jose and is going to school to become a veterinarian. She loves working with and being around animals, and has two dogs named Ally and Brandi.
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