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Dr. Brian V. Benjamin opened Ohio Drive Animal Hospital in June of 2003. He has been practicing in the Dallas area since his graduation from the Oklahoma State University School of Veterinary Medicine in May of 1992. Ohio Drive Animal Hospital is a full service small animal practice that focuses upon preventive medicine, internal medicine and surgery. Dr. Benjamin has many areas of special interest, including pain relief, emergency/critical care, dentistry, geriatric care, endocrinopathies, chronic ear infections and more. He also has a strong relationship with the local specialty practices and utilizes specialists regularly for input on complex cases. He and his wife, Lisa, have been married since 1996. He has a daughter, Brooke, who was born in 1998, and a son, Jackson, who was born in 2001.

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Jessica graduated in 2005 from Plano Senior High School. She has been employed at Ohio Drive Animal Hospital since it opened and is extremely dedicated to the care and well-being of our patients. She is a jack-of-all-trades who participates in all areas of responsibility around the hospital. She currently attends Collin County Community College and is working on an associate's degree in science. After completing her undergraduate work, she plans on attending veterinary school and becoming a veterinarian. Ultimately, she would like to work with wildlife, rather than with domestic animals. She loves coming to work every day because she feels that it is very important to help animals in need of care.  When Jessica is not working, some of her favorite activities include camping, rock concerts, eating out and spending time with her close friends. She shares her house with three dogs and three cats and gives them tons of love and attention.

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Living in her own zoo makes working for a vet a natural for Flora.  With two Irish Wolfhounds and a Russian Wolfhound, three cats and two birds (plus three daughters) Flora has surrounded herself with animals 24 hours a day.

 

Escaping from Michigan in 1987, after graduating from Eastern Michigan University, Flora, besides raising her kids, both two and four-legged, has worked as an administrator for both people and pet doctors.  In her few free moments, Flora is an avid tennis player, playing in several Dallas-area leagues.

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Doug was born and raised in Killeen, Texas until he was 18.  After one year at Central Texas College, he moved to California for 1 year before returning to Killeen.  He finished his Biology Associates degree there.

In 2007, Doug moved to Plano to continue his education at the University of Texas at Dallas.  In the fall semester of 2009, he decided to take a break from school and work full time.  Doug is an experienced veterinary technician who owns 2 cats, Eve and Lulu, both of which were rescued from clinics where he worked.

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Lauren was born and raised here in Plano, and graduated from Plano Senior High School in 2007.  Growing up, she has always been surrounded by animals, which makes her feel right at home here!  She has two German Shepherd babies at home, Max and Bell, which keep her very busy.

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Tina is a senior at Plano Sr. High School and will be graduating with her class in May 2012.  After graduation, she plans to head off to college where she wants to study medical biology.  She is currently a member of Plano Sr. High's FFA chapter, where she shows and cares for her pig, Mack.  She is on various Career Development Education teams, and has won top individual for the first national FFA invitational CDE contest in the vet med competition!  This is her first job, but she is working hard to excell in her skills to become a veterinary technician, and she loves working with the animals and her team members here at Ohio Drive. 

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Danielle is a senior at Texas Women's University, where she is working onher bachelor's degree in Biology.  She wants to continue her education by completing her master's degree as a physician's assistant.  She loves working here at Ohio Drive because she is an animal lover and has grown up in an animal-oriented home.  She currently shares her home with several dogs, including her rescued sheltie, Honey-Bear.  Growing up, she has owned just about everything, including dogs, cats, birds, lizards, horses and cougars!  (Yes, it's true, cougars!)