Alissa
Surgery Specialist Lead
Alissa is a down-to-earth and compassionate veterinary nurse who has been skillfully caring for patients at Westford Veterinary Emergency and Referral Center since October 2014. Her responsibilities include triage, monitoring patients during surgery and critical care. Alissa earned her Bachelor's degree from the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
"I enjoy the high energy and excitement of emergency medicine, never knowing what can walk through the door next," she says. "I also enjoy working with a staff that's just as like-minded in the quality of medicine and personal care given to every animal that comes in for treatment. I am continuously challenged and encouraged to learn more every day from both my fellow technicians and the incredible doctors and management I work with."
Outside work, Alissa enjoys working on her family farm, riding horses, hiking and other outdoor activities. She has a Staffordshire terrier named Ziva, a Quarterhorse named Indy, a Miniature Pinto named Java and a barn cat named Sawyer as well as hens, cows and occasionally goats.