Veterinarians
Veterinary Assistants
Jane Crawford DVM, Senior Veterinarian, is a native of Crooked Tree Village. A pillar of Animal Medical Centre, her singular rapport with clients, patients and staff may be due to her calm and unruffled demeanour and her remarkable ability to remember the many names and faces of pets and their owners. Dr. Jane graduated from Instituto Superior de Las Ciencias Agropecuarias de la Habana (ISCAH) presently Universidad Agraria de la Havana (UNAH), Cuba at the top of her class, after graduating as valedictorian from Belize College of Agriculture. Dr. Jane is a member of the Veterinary Surgeons Board of Belize.
Dr. Philip De Shield BA DVM is a 2014 graduate of the College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, Indiana, USA where he completed a degree in mixed animal practice.He first obtained a degree in Molecular Cell Biology/Biochemistry and Chemistry graduating Summa Cum Laude as the Open scholarship awardee for Belize’s best CAPE performance in 2006. Dr. Phillip brings to AMC skills acquired during various research fellowships and during a year of practice in Wellington, New Zealand. Dr. Philip is most often requested for wildlife cases and shares an interest in wildlife and conservation with his wife, Gliselle
Dr. Fabian Tun DVM graduated from Central University “Mara Abreu” of Las Villas, Santa Clara, Cuba with a degree in Veterinary Medicine in 2016. He received an Associate Degree in Applied Science Agriculture from University of Belize, Central Farm. Dr. Tun was born on a farm and grew up taking care of farm animals and he is the veterinarian most often requested for large animal calls Although raised in Santa Familia in the Cayo District, he and his family are adjusting to City life
Dr. Stephanie Novelo graduated from the Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas, Mexico in 2014. Dr. Stephanie is a Cayo native and graduated from Sacred Heart High School in San Ignacio. She is no stranger to Animal Medical Centre, having shadowed Dr. Jane as an intern after graduation from veterinary school. She has worked in Cayo with Paws Veterinary Clinic and the CELA Learning Abroad Program in Belize, but has transitioned to Belize City with her son, Nicholas.
Dr. Stephanie brings her own calm and steadiness to our team, which is appreciated by clients and patients.
Ashleigh Mejia is our Veterinary Assistant in charge of Surgery. Major responsibilities are sanitation and organisation of the surgery, working for safety and efficiencies. Ashleigh is currently enrolled in Galen University’s Veterinarian Technician program.
Outside of her responsiblities in surgery, she acts as the right hand of four different veterinarians with four different personalities. Luckily for us, Ms. Ashleigh is not easily flustered.
Kayla Abram was hired in 2019 as a Veterinary Assistant. Hard-working, dedicated, and with a heart for animal welfare, she moved from student intern to part-time employee, then Ward Attendant to full-time Veterinary Assistant. She is our hospital nurse and is always ready to lend a helping hand.
Amin Velasquez graduated from Belize High School of Agriculture in Trinidad, Orange Walk. He is Jack of All Trades and includes work with the Red Cross and NEMO in his resume. He acts as driver, assistant to the doctor on house calls, messenger, and in his spare time enters data into the software program. He is charismatic, joyful and ready to help.
Client Services/support staff
Administration
Phyllis Reyes, better known as Ms.Tux, has been with AMC for 20+ years. She is Head Receptionist and the first person almost all our clients look to for care. Her duties include greeting clients, maintaining client/patient records, and collecting payments, but her personal interest and concern for the patients, clients, and staff at AMC go above and beyond her terms of reference. Phyllis lives in Belize City along with her mother, her son Armando, and dogs she owns as well as dogs she boards or rescues. In her spare time you will find her in the kitchen, cooking and baking.
Ms. Deborah Allen of our Front Desk Support Staff, is a graduate of Julian Cho Technical High School in Punta Gorda. She comes to Animal Medical Centre with years of experience working as medical support staff at the P.G. Polyclinic.
Ms. Deborah finds joy in caring for people and animals, especially as mother to her son and daughter. She has been an active community member through Carnival and toy drives in P.G. We anticipate years of her energy and enthusiasm here at Animal Medical Centre.
Joined Animal Medical Centre late 2018 after having proven himself competent in many areas during the construction of our Animal Medical Centre facility in 2013. He has the primary responsibility of maintaining the cleanliness of our facility – it’s not easy keeping a building full of dogs and cats smelling good. He is also our repairman and jack of all trades. We depend upon him to have the place prepared for a new day, every day, with the slate wiped clean for a fresh start.
Miriam DeShield BA, is Hospital Administrator and responsible for day to day operations as well as the achievement of long-term goals. As a former English teacher, Miriam advocates for client education and insists on service. Miriam’s pursuit of efficiency in meeting clients’ needs has helped to make Animal Medical Centre a leader in the provision of veterinary medical services in Belize. Miriam is a graduate of the 2016 Vital Voices Fellowship Business Leadership Program.
Miriam has three dogs: Bunny Radar, Valentino (Tino) and Boo.