Our Practice
We are a full-service animal hospital providing comprehensive pet healthcare services in Vista, CA. Our veterinarians offer a wide variety of medical, surgical, and dental services. Our hospital has advanced equipment and technologies, including comprehensive in-house testing for accurate diagnosis, digital x-ray, surgical suites, dental suites, and a pharmacy. We are committed to providing quality care at every stage of your pet's life. From routine preventive care to early detection and treatment of a wide range of conditions and diseases, we have the expertise to provide the highest standard of care for your pet. We also serve San Marcos, Carlsbad, Oceanside, Escondido, Encinitas, Fallbrook, Solana Beach, Poway, and Bonsall.
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Dr. Mark Handel
Veterinarian
From the moment Dr. Handel read James Herriot’s novel All Creatures Great and Small, he knew veterinary medicine was his path in life. 30 years later, he still loves going to work every day to care for Vista’s pets!
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Dr. Linda Knox
Veterinarian
Since elementary school, Dr. Knox has always wanted to be a veterinarian, and that commitment has never wavered. When it came to apply for college, she had already settled on UC Davis, the only veterinary school in California at that time.
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Dr. Jennifer Nissen
Veterinarian
Although she majored in biology during college and thoroughly enjoyed her studies, Jennifer could not imagine sitting behind a lab bench for the rest of her career. She thought back to her love of animals, and realized veterinary medicine was the perfect way to combine her scientific interests with her passion for helping others!
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Dr. Aleksandra Canseco
Veterinarian
Dr. Canseco spent most of her childhood rescuing injured birds, helping stray dogs find their owners and volunteering at animal shelters and veterinary clinics. Her mother is a physician and her father a dentist. She grew up exposed to the world of medicine, but the only medicine she was ever interested in pertains to animals.
In 2013 Dr. Canseco graduated from the University of Sydney Australia with a degree in veterinary medicine. During veterinary school, Dr. Canseco worked as a veterinary nurse at a small animal and exotics clinic in Australia. She also volunteered for a wildlife and rescue group, where she rehabilitated and released numerous birds, reptiles and marsupials.
Since graduation, Dr. Canseco completed an exotic and small animal general practice and emergency medicine internship in Oceanside California and has since worked in general practice. Dr. Canseco has a special interest in exotic animal medicine and treats not only dogs and cats but also, birds, reptiles, rabbits, rodents and others. She also teaches emergency exotic animal medicine to veterinary interns.
Dr. Canseco was born in Warsaw, Poland. At the age of 6, she went on a family road trip to beautiful northern Italy. A few weeks into the vacation her mom informed her that she was to start primary school. This is the point at which, she realized that she was not actually on a vacation but rather, her family had escaped Poland’s communist regime.
In 1987 the Australian government accepted Dr. Canseco’s family as political refugees and they moved to Sydney Australia where she grew up.
Dr. Canseco also has a degree in Interior Architecture with first-class honors from the University of New South Wales, Australia. She practiced Interior Architecture for over 10 years, both in San Diego and Sydney.
Dr. Canseco has lived in San Diego for over 10 years now and during her time off work, she loves spending time with her family including her husband, son, cat, dog and birds. She also enjoys painting, sculpture, felting, photography and any arts and crafts she can get her hands on.
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Chris Cooley
Hospital Manager
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Sara Bartoni, RVT
Assistant Hospital Manager
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Danielle O’Connell
Registered Veterinary Technician
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Jill Milam
Registered Veterinary Technician
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Daria Signorotti
Veterinary Assistant
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Tracy Rossello
Assistant Hospital Manager
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Courtney Fraser
Veterinary Assistant
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Leah Nebrer
Veterinary Assistant
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Kyle Stone
Veterinary Assistant
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Joey Escalante
Veterinary Assistant
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Vanessa Vega
Veterinary Assistant
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Marissa Castro
Veterinary Assistant
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Randyn Myrick
Veterinary Assistant
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Robyn Landrum
Veterinary Assistant
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Sonia
Client Service Representative
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Kelly Alder
Veterinary Assistant
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Erika Casas
Client Service Representative