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…

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…

Chris Tracy

Receptionist

Chris has worked for Herbst Veterinary Hospital since 2003. He has held a variety of…
Katelyn Moore

Receptionist

Katelyn is a receptionist and is new to the Herbst…
Teresa Holzman

Receptionist

Teresa is a receptionist for Herbst Veterinary Hospital and has worked here since 2006.…
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…
Candice Rotter

Veterinary Technician

Candice began her career in human medicine working as a surgery technician but found her…
Cassandra West

Veterinary Technician

Cassandra has joined our team in July of 2017. She comes…
Chris Whisman

Veterinary Technician

Chris joined our team in September 2013. He enjoys spending time with his girlfriend, pups…
Courtnie Seamans

Veterinary Technician

Courtnie joined our team in February of 2017 and we could not be happier. She is currently…
Harry Stretcher

Kennel Technician

Harry is originally from French Lick, Indiana. In 1982 he was finishing his senior year in…
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…

Emma Zeringue

Kennel Technician

Emma joined our teamed in August 2016 after deciding that helping and loving animals Is a…
Joslynne Santos

Kennel Technician

I’m Joslynne, and I’m starting my junior year in high school. I’m currently…
Payton Powers

Kennel Technician

Hi! My name is Payton and I’m crazy about animals (except bugs). It’s been a dream of…

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…