Our Team

Our caring and compassionate veterinary care team!

Meet the Veterinarians & Team of Herbst Veterinary Hospital in Boerne! We’re pleased to provide exceptional vet care for your pets!

Please call us at 830-249-3543 to speak to one of our caring veterinary staff members!

Rick Rodenbeck, DVM
Veterinarian
Dr. Rodenbeck grew up in Boerne and graduated from Boerne High School in 1978. He attended…
Seth D. Jones, DVM
Veterinarian
Dr. Seth Jones and his wife Becca moved to Boerne in 2002 after earning their…
Robert B. Quinn, DVM
Veterinarian
Dr. Quinn graduated from Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine in 1988. He has…
Travis Nichols, DVM
Veterinarian
Dr. Nichols is a proud member of the Texas Aggie Class of 2003 where he was a member of…
K. Michelle Shaw, DVM
Veterinarian
Dr. Shaw joined Herbst Veterinary Hospital in the summer of 2009 after graduating from…
Alison Harper, DVM
Veterinarian
Dr. Alison Harper moved to Boerne in 2013. She received her bachelor degree in Biomedical…
Meghan Kirkpatrick, DVM
Veterinarian
Dr. Meghan Kirkpatrick grew up in the San Antonio/Boerne area and graduated from Boerne…
Kristyn Kimball, DVM
Veterinarian
Dr. Kristyn Kimball moved to Houston from Twinsburg, Ohio while in her teenage years. She…
Kaitlyn Behrend, DVM
Veterinarian
Dr. Kaitlyn Behrend was born and raised in the small town of Elgin, Texas. She worked at…
Lloyd Willis, DVM
Veterinarian
Dr. E. Lloyd Willis joins HVH from Corpus Christi, TX where he practiced for 6 years. He…
Caleb Thomas, DVM
Veterinarian
Dr. Caleb Thomas is a graduate of Texas A&M Veterinary School. He did his…
Dr. Brooke Kuehler, DVM
Veterinarian
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Dawn Leyendecker
Practice Administrator
Dawn has been a Boerne resident for many years and even attended Curington Elementary…
Samantha Alvarez
Practice Manager
Samantha has been in the veterinary field for about 15 years and has joined our team in…

Ashtyn Hudson
Receptionist
Ashtyn has rejoined our team brightening our front desk this time around. She comes to us…
Cassandra Cortez
Receptionist
Bio coming soon!…
Chris Tracy
Receptionist
Chris has worked for Herbst Veterinary Hospital since 2003. He has held a variety of…
Sienna Castillo
Receptionist
Bio coming soon!…
Tricia Lea
Receptionist
Tricia, aka "The crazy Yorkie lady", is the resident University of Texas graduate and has…

Brianna Jenkins
Veterinary Technician
Brianna is a kennel technician/ technician assistant and has been a part of our team since…
Brittanie McHorse
Veterinary Technician
Hello! I am Brittanie and I began working at Herbst since June 2015. I love working here…
Caitlin Haney
Veterinary Technician
Hi, my name is Caitlin and I began working at Herbst in June 2018. I’ve been working as…
Cassandra West
Veterinary Technician
Cassandra has joined our team in July of 2017. She comes…
Chey Van Vleet
Veterinary Technician
Bio Coming Soon…
Harry Stretcher
Kennel Technician
Harry is originally from French Lick, Indiana. In 1982 he was finishing his senior year in…
Jessica Pfeiffer
Veterinary Technician
Bio Coming Soon!…
Katie Manning
Veterinary Technician
We welcomed Katie to our team in December 2017! She is fairly new to the small animal…
Olivia Caffey
Veterinary Technician
Hi I’m Olivia, I started working in the Veterinary field in 1988! Throughout my career I…
Shelby Coldiron
Veterinary Technician
Bio Coming Soon!…
Valerie Flores
Veterinary Technician
Bio Coming Soon!…

Ariel Hernandez
Kennel Technician
Hi, I’m Ariel. I’ve been working at Herbst since September 2018. I’ve enjoyed being…
Hailey Albright
Kennel Technician
Bio Coming Soon!…
Josh Cherry
Kennel Technician
Bio Coming Soon!…

Candice Rotter
Patient Relations Technician
Candice began her career in human medicine working as a surgery technician but found her…
Cristi Couch
Bio Coming Soon…

Nita Fox
Inventory
Nita is our inventory supervisor. She was born and raised in Boerne; her family has been…

Margo Calvert
Groomer
Margo has worked for Herbst Veterinary Hospital since 1980. She started out working in the…