Our Caring Doctors

Joseph Atwell, DVM & Ashlee Puckett, DVM

Dr. Atwell graduated from Western Kentucky University and received a Bachelors Degree in Animal Science/Agriculture. From there he obtained his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine Degree from Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine. He is a member of The American Veterinary Medical Association, the Florida Veterinary Medical Association, the Miracle Strip Veterinary Medical Society.

Dr. Puckett graduated from University of Louisville and received a Bachelors Degree in Business Economics and Minored in International Business and Marketing. From there she obtained a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine Degree from Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine. She is a member of The American Veterinary Medical Association, the Florida Veterinary Medical Association, the Miracle Strip Veterinary Medical Society.

Samantha Hawthorne, DVM

Dr. Hawthorne received her Bachelors in Biology from Purdue in 2010.  From there she obtained her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine, also from Purdue, in 2014.  After receiving her DVM and before coming to us, she worked for 2 years in emergency near Chicago.  She and her husband, Quinten, have 2 cats, Gus and Muta and a very spoiled mutt named Evie.

Kristen Hale, DVM

Dr. Kristen Hale received her Bachelors in Biology from Richard Stockton College of New Jersey in 2006.  From there she obtained her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine in 2011.  She is currently working on her Masters of Public Health with a veterinary focus through University of Missouri. She and her husband, Daniel, have 9 dogs and 4 cats.