Dr. Deanna Harris
Veterinarian
Dr. Harris was born in Pittsburgh, PA and graduated from the Ohio State Veterinary School. She moved to Charlotte in 2009 to start her career with Banfield. She became a veterinarian due to her great love for science and animals. Dr. Harris comes from a very large family and she has a son who has an interest in practicing law. She also has an 8-year-old rat terrier, Sophie, who is very intelligent and easy to train. She can be very bossy, sensitive and has many phobias, but is always entertaining. Dr. Harris loves to go to the movies, travel, bake, try new things, and spend time with family and friends.
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Dr. Rachel Goodknight
Veterinarian
Dr. Goodknight is thrilled to join Banfield of Highland Creek! She has been part of the Banfield family since 2014 after being in private practice for four years. She hails from Vero Beach, Florida but attended veterinary school in Glasgow, Scotland. Dr. Goodknight has special interests in the care of aged pets, preventive medicine, and soft tissue surgery. When not caring for four-legged family members, she loves hiking in NC's beautiful nature spots, experiencing Charlotte's plethora of restaurants, and whipping up new culinary concoctions. She also enjoys giving back to the community by going to elementary schools to foster excitement for the veterinary profession. Dr. Goodknight's family includes her husband, their young son, and a mixed breed dog named Ori. Dr. Goodknight adores caring for her canine and feline patients and is beyond ecstatic that she will never again have to insert her arm into another cow.
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Diana Tadlock
Practice Manager
Diana's pets have always been part of her family and that love for pets is why she loves this career. She gets to interact with pet owners and help educate clients on preventive care for their pets. Diana currently has 3 cats, Kira, Dusty and Rocky. She was born and raised here in North Carolina and loves to travel in her camper to see the mountains and beach as much as possible.
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Eric Holsinger
Veterinary Assistant
Eric has lived in Charlotte his entire life. He loves animals and having the opportunity to help them remain healthy inspired him to become a veterinary assistant. He has a 3-year-old cat, Max, aka The Bud, that he adopted from the Humane Society. Max loves to meow for food very loudly at 3am. Eric loves watching movies and TV, and going hiking whenever he can. He is also learning Japanese in the hopes of trying to live in Japan at some point.
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Allie Gartland
Veterinary Assistant
Allie was born in California and moved to North Carolina when she was young. She lived in Wilmington while in school and moved to Charlotte after graduation. She loves pets and medicine, new challenges and learning new things. Allie has a 3 1/2 year old Basenji mix, Paisley, that she rescued, and enjoys playing soccer, guitar, hiking with Paisley, and photography.
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Meredith Ferguson
Veterinary Assistant
Meredith is originally from the Carolinas but recently moved back to Charlotte from NYC after living there three years. She is passionate about many things including her loved ones, helping others, the arts, traveling and all things outdoors. Her passion for animals goes back to childhood when she was always sneaking home strays. Meredith has a master's degree
in nonprofit management, and has been working in animal medicine and animal welfare for over a decade. She is proud to call Banfield home because of its
commitment to its associates, the community and most importantly, high-quality preventive medicine that helps keep our pets healthy and by our sides!
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Lauren Smart
Client Service Coordinator
Lauren loves pets and helping them to live a happy and healthy life. She is married with a 4-year-old daughter, and they all enjoy being outdoors. Her family has 3 dogs: Spikey, a 12-year-old Boston terrier, Walker, a 3-year-old beagle, and Tucker, a 7 month dachshund. Lauren is very much into sports, especially softball, and has played since she was old enough to swing a bat. Her favorite teams are the Carolina Panthers, Pittsburgh Steelers and Carolina Tarheels.
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Kaleigh Ingle
Client Service Coordinator
Kaleigh has been with Banfield for 8 months and attended UNCC. She grew up in a small town in North Carolina, raised with a large family and multiple pets, and moved to Charlotte to broaden her knowledge and life experiences. Kaleigh has a love for animals, science and learning, and she feels Banfield is the perfect environment for all of these. She has spent a lot of time on farms and with large domestic animals. Additionally, Kaleigh has a background in visual merchandising so she loves styling and home decorating, and loves cooking and the food network.
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Carol Sosebee
Client Service Coordinator
Carol was born and raised in Charlotte and loves living in the South. She has one daughter and two granddaughters in Wisconsin. Carol also has a 16-year-old Chihuahua, Princess, who she rescued from animal control. In her free time, she loves to volunteer to help kids and pets, read, go to the beach, and take long hikes.
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