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A graduate of Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Harper completed an internship in Littleton, Colorado and surgical residency program at Auburn University in large animal surgery. After returning to the Texas Hill Country, Dr. Harper had the unique opportunity to undergo additional training for small animal surgery in South Texas under the direction of Dr. Andy Baker (small animal surgeon of 40 years), Dr. Don Hulse (Texas A&M University) and others. During this time he realized the need for specialty surgical services to be offered in-house to veterinarians and their clients. In addition to being board certified in large animal surgery, Dr. Harper began completing requirements for dual certification in small animal surgery. Due to the demand of surgical services to the practices TSVS currently serve, Dr. Harper has put the dual certification process on hold. TSVS currently performs over 800 surgeries a year at veterinary practices for their pet owners including TPLO, fracture repair, other orthopedic and soft tissue surgeries.

Dr. Michelle Franklin is originally from New Mexico. She attended veterinary school at Colorado State University from 1994-1998. She began her veterinary career working in a mixed animal practice in New Mexico. Following her time in private practice, she joined the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps in 2000 and spent 13 years in the Army serving numerous tours, including overseas. While in the Army, Dr. Franklin completed her small animal surgical residency training at Oklahoma State University in 2008. After completing her residency, she spent another five years in the Army as a veterinary surgeon. She was Chief of Surgery for the Military Working Dog Hospital, Lackland AFB. Since 2013, she has been working for Texas Specialty Veterinary Services.

Dr. Hulse is a very well-recognized surgeon and researcher in the veterinary community. His contributions to veterinary orthopedics have included authoring books and chapters for veterinary textbooks, teaching laboratories to students and practicing DVMs, and doing research for arthroscopy of joints, minimally invasive orthopedic procedures, and joint stabilization.

Dr. Hulse will be working mainly one day a week either Tuesday or Thursday and will be doing orthopedic procedures only, include CBLOs.

Kim joined Texas Specialty Veterinary Services in November 2011. After years of being on the road with Dr. Harper doing mobile surgery, Kim decided to get certified in canine rehabilitation. In November 2019, with support and help from Dr. Harper, Kim made that dream come true. Kim is now certified in Canine Rehabilitation and in January 2020 started Texas Specialty Veterinary Services Rehabilitation and Conditioning. Kim now does mobile rehabilitation, going to the client’s home or Veterinary clinic to do in-house Rehabilitation. Kim still plans on retiring when Dr. Harper does.

When Kim is not on the road she enjoys time with her Husband Brad, camping, hiking, and running. Kim has two children Jordan(26) and Taylor (24), and a brand new grandbaby on the way. Kim has 4 dogs and 2 cats.

She has two children, Erin and Justin, and three grandchildren- Legasi, Eryka, and Samuel. She lives in Bulverde with her husband Daniel and their dog, Goose.

Erin started as a kennel technician at a small animal practice in San Antonio. She quickly fell in love with the animals, job, and culture of veterinary medicine. She has been in the animal industry for 10 years now and loves it more every day. While Erin enjoys the surgery and medicine aspect of the job, she also enjoys engaging with clients, Dr’s and their staff!

She has been married to Kyle for 9 years. They have two beautiful daughters, Kyndal and Emma. Erin has two dogs and 4 cats… but if you ask Erin, she would have 20 more cats if Kyle allowed it.

A graduate of Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Harper completed an internship in Littleton, Colorado and surgical residency program at Auburn University in large animal surgery. After returning to the Texas Hill Country, Dr. Harper had the unique opportunity to undergo additional training for small animal surgery in South Texas under the direction of Dr. Andy Baker (small animal surgeon of 40 years), Dr. Don Hulse (Texas A&M University) and others. During this time he realized the need for specialty surgical services to be offered in-house to veterinarians and their clients. In addition to being board certified in large animal surgery, Dr. Harper began completing requirements for dual certification in small animal surgery. Due to the demand of surgical services to the practices TSVS currently serve, Dr. Harper has put the dual certification process on hold. TSVS currently performs over 800 surgeries a year at veterinary practices for their pet owners including TPLO, fracture repair, other orthopedic and soft tissue surgeries.

After graduation, Dr. Dosal spent a year in England completing a surgical internship in orthopedic and neurosurgery under world-renowned surgeon Noel Fitzpatrick. Dr. Dosal has a keen interest in research and participated in developing multiple novel surgical techniques and implant designs that utilized cutting-edge technologies like CT reconstruction imaging and CAD software to manufacture bespoke 3D-printed titanium implants. His many hours of research efforts and manuscript writing were recently rewarded when one of the papers he collaborated on with his colleagues was published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA).

After returning to the sates, Dr. Dosal spent the next two and half years under surgeon Dr. Justin Harper’s supervision, where he honed his craft in small animal surgery. While Dr. Dosal continues to absorb mentorship from Dr. Harper, especially on unique and challenging cases, he has become a well-rounded surgical practitioner in his own right, performing various orthopedic and soft tissue procedures during his time with TSVS in San Antonio. He has a passion for non-profit work and enjoys helping with TSVS cases at the San Antonio Humane Society and on his own time at the Animal Defense League of Texas.