Dr. Jamie Saliman, DVM
Veterinarian, Owner
Dr. Jamie Saliman went to Washington University in St. Louis for her undergraduate degree, receiving a BA in psychology with a minor in biology. While taking some time to prepare for vet school, she took a position with AmeriCorps working with at-risk youth in downtown Denver. Shortly thereafter, she attended Colorado State University, where she received her doctorate of veterinary medicine. After graduating in 2004 , Jamie did a one-year rotating internship and subsequently joined a small animal hospital where she practiced for 15 years.
Jamie’s main interests are internal medicine, emergency and critical care, abdominal and cardiac ultrasound, wellness and geriatric medicine. “Animals are my passion. I feel extraordinarily fortunate to be able to spend my life caring for, and hopefully bettering the lives of, the very creatures that make me so happy.”
Jamie lives in Denver with her Frenchie Monte and Cavalier Franny. She enjoys running, reading, hiking, and traveling, but most of all she enjoys spending time with her family.
Dr. Brittany Haskins
Veterinarian
Dr. Brittany Haskins grew up in Massachusetts with the typical veterinarian backstory of deciding her occupation at 5 years old. She attended Brown University for her undergraduate degree in biochemistry. She then proceeded to Tufts University for her doctorate of veterinary medicine before moving to northern Virginia, where she practiced both mixed animal and then companion animal-exclusive veterinary medicine for 7 years.
Dr. Brittany’s interests include a little bit of everything, although she has a special place in her heart for feline medicine and geriatric care. The most rewarding part of this career for her is the relationship with the family unit as a whole- animals and humans!
When not at work, Dr. Brittany spends her time chasing around her two toddlers, two dogs, and four cats with the help of her very patient husband. She is hoping to develop more actual hobbies once everyone is fully settled here in Colorado.
Dr. Rachel Wolsky
Veterinarian
Dr. Rachel Wolsky was raised in Cleveland, Ohio. Her family moved to Highlands Ranch in 2011. After graduating high school in Denver, she attended the University of Colorado at Boulder and earned an undergraduate degree in evolutionary biology and ecology. Before leaving for veterinary school, Rachel worked as a full-time veterinary assistant for two years. She then traveled to Phoenix, AZ where she earned her doctorate in veterinary medicine from Midwestern University, graduating near the top of her class.
Dr. Rachel’s interests include preventive care, dentistry, cytology, and general surgery. She couldn’t be more excited to call Inspire Animal Hospital her home.
Dr. Rachel loves all things winter. Most weekends she’s probably up in the mountains snowboarding with her family and friends. When she’s not on the slopes, Dr. Rachel is cuddling her 3-year-old foster-fail Golden Retriever, Maxi.
Dr. Betsy LaCroix
Veterinarian
Dr. Betsy LaCroix is a Colorado native-born and raised in Grand Junction, CO. From the age of three, she knew she wanted to be a vet, and much to the chagrin of her parents, brought home all sorts of animals. She attended Washington State University for undergraduate and graduated summa cum laude with a BS in zoology and minor in Spanish. She attended veterinary school at Washington State University and graduated summa cum laude in 2009.
After veterinary school, Dr. Betsy moved back to Colorado and worked for a year in Summit County before moving down to the Front Range. She has been practicing in the South Denver/Highlands Ranch location for the past 13 years.
Dr. Betsy’s professional interests include soft tissue surgery, internal medicine, palliative care/chronic pain management, cardiology (she’s a Cavalier King Charles lover), and developing long-term relationships with the pets and clients. She is a certified veterinary medical acupuncturist.
In her personal life, Dr. Betsy enjoys traveling, skiing, hiking, drawing, reading, and spending time with friends and family. She lives in Highlands Ranch with her husband, adorable son, and sweet (but not the smartest) Cavalier named Harper aka “Tiny Dog”.
Dr. Betsy is thrilled to be joining such an incredible team at Inspire.
Dr. Lewis King
Veterinarian
Dr. Lewis King grew up in regional/rural NSW in Australia before moving to Sydney for veterinary education, graduating in 2019 with a Bachelor of Veterinary Biology & Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. After graduation, he moved to a regional town on the South Coast and practiced for three years in a mixed animal practice treating farm animals, wildlife and dogs and cats.
After gaining this experience, Dr. Lewis moved to the UK for two years with his partner where he worked as a small animal relief veterinarian in many different clinics and traveling throughout Europe & Africa in his time off.
Recently, he moved to Denver due to the outdoor experiences Colorado has to offer and the experience of living in America. Dr. Lewis has a particular interest in small animal surgery and dentistry and forming great client relationships to help guide them and their pets. Outside of work, he really enjoys sports (watching and playing), but in particular skiing, surfing, golfing and hiking.
Dr. Brooke Jones
Veterinarian
Dr. Jones was born in Okinawa, Japan, and spent most of her formative years abroad. She attended Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology in 2018. Dr. Jones went on to graduate Summa Cum Laude from Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2023.
Dr. Jones’ clinical passions include soft tissue surgery, dental prophylaxis, and ophthalmology. She is passionate about animal welfare and strives to provide the best care and commitment to her patients.
Outside of the clinic, Dr. Jones enjoys spending time with her dog, S’mores, and her cat, TicTac.
Josh Saunders, RVT
Practice Manager, Owner
Josh grew up in southern New Hampshire, an hour outside of Boston and 45 minutes from the ocean. Having originally attended Johnson State in Vermont for Business Management, he moved to Colorado for something different. Josh attended Bel-Rea Institute, graduating in 2011 with highest honors. He worked in shelter medicine while in school and then went on to work alongside Dr. Jamie for 9 years at a large 24/7 emergency, limited specialty, and general practice hospital, where he was the Lead RVT. He then went on to be the Specialty Department Manager at an emergency and specialty hospital, and quickly learned that he missed the relationships that are created with patients and their owners in general practice. He enjoys emergency medicine and surgery, but most importantly, he genuinely loves providing compassionate patient care, and ensuring the comfort of all patients and their owners.
Josh lives in Littleton with his wife, three children, and three Great Danes. He enjoys the outdoors, attending concerts and above all, spending time with his family. Animals are Josh’s passion, and he is excited to share his life long passion with the community of Parker and surrounding areas.
Nick, RVT
Registered Veterinary Technician
Nick attended the Community College of Denver studying for his undergraduate in microbiology and virology in preparation to attend vet school. In the hospital, Nick has a passion for emergency medicine and critical care, wound management, radiology and internal medicine. Upon completing vet school, Nick intends to complete a residency program in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care to become a boarded criticalist.
Outside of the hospital, Nick enjoys watching movies, board and video games, crafts and hiking/camping.
Kristen, RVT
Registered Veterinary Technician
Kristen grew up here in Highlands Ranch, then moved to the mountains to study at Colorado Mountain College. She graduated in 2016 and worked in small animal medicine with a special interest in neonatal care.
She then moved to Washington state for a few years where she worked in a Fear Free Certified Practice. She became Fear Free Certified and learned a lot about animal behavior and has developed a big passion to promote stress-free vet visits.
Kristen moved back to Highlands Ranch to be closer to her family. She enjoys spending time with her 6 kitties, as well as writing poetry and playing the violin.
Julie, RVT
Registered Veterinary Technician
Julie is a Colorado native and like many other veterinary professionals, she knew at a young age that she wanted to work with and help animals.
Julie graduated from Bel-Rea Institute on Animal Technology in 1992 where she earned an AAS degree.
Along the way Julie has worked in a variety of veterinary practices including mixed animal, exotic, emergency, orthopedic and general practice. Julie has a passion for dentistry and is looking forward to continuing her education in this area.
In her spare time, Julie enjoys spending time with her three sons, two dogs, horseback riding, hiking, paddle boarding and many more outdoor activities.
Nicole, RVT
Registered Veterinary Technician
Nicole grew up in Santa Cruz, California and knew at a very early age that she wanted to care for animals. She attended California Polytechnic State University as an undergrad for pre-vet courses with the idea of attending UC Davis for Veterinary Medicine. That passion for animals did not waver but her path did. She changed from vet med to zoo and exotic animal care with the desire to care for animals in a zoo setting. She graduated with a BS in Animal Science with a concentration in Zoo & Exotic Animals. After graduating she worked at a small animal hospital while interning at Oakland Zoo. There she cared for one of her favorite animals, giraffes. She shortly obtained her Registered Veterinary Technician license and worked at an Emergency Clinic while simultaneously working as a Zoo Keeper at The San Francisco Zoo. There she fell in love with the koalas and kangaroos she cared for. Over about 5 years she cared for so many amazing species of animals from marsupials to grizzly bears, polar bears, lemurs, tigers, lions, rhinos and hippos.
Nicole is extremely passionate about animals and has been in the animal care field for over 24 years. She has worked in emergency, oncology, cardiology, surgery, ophthalmology, and internal medicine caring for cats and dogs.
She recently moved from California to Colorado and hasn’t looked back. She loves all of the trails, attending concerts at Red Rocks, and the beauty of the mountains. She is a soccer player, marathoner, mountain biker, and loves watching Formula 1 and traveling the world. She lives in Littleton with her two adorable kittens, Ripley and Pippin.
Danielle
Technician Assistant
Danielle has lived in Colorado her whole life. She has always had a passion for animals and has wanted to be part of a veterinarian clinic since she was a little kid. She is currently going to school at Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology to get her degree as a veterinarian technician. Danielle has a German Shepherd named Lyla and a horse named Jasper. She spends everyday horse riding and going on new adventures with her dog. Danielle also enjoys playing music and singing during her free time (or while working on her shift, sorry coworkers!) and hiking anytime she gets. She can’t wait to make a difference in the world by helping animals.
Alyssa
Technician Assistant
Growing up, Alyssa lived in Colorado and occasionally would stay in Veguita, New Mexico with her great-grandparents. Her love for animals came when she saw animals roaming the streets of New Mexico. She has wanted to be able to give them a place to go. She took home every animal that she could. She has come across a lot of short term pets until she turned 13 and met her best friend Frankie. She got him from her cousin who unexpectedly passed away. Frankie is the love of her life and has been with her through everything. It was always just the two of them until she lost a very close family friend unexpectedly. She then decided to add another fur-baby to her family to help her grieve. Her new fur baby adopted the name Honey because of how sweet she is. Alyssa then decided she wanted to add one more to the family and got the most cuddly and sweet land seal and named her Iccyy who had blue eyes but has since grown out of them. Alyssa does everything for her babies to live a happy and healthy life.
Alyssa volunteered at Adams County Animal Shelter where she was able to assist with surgeries and loving dogs and cats who had no one. She fell in love with the volunteering she did, so she went to college at CSU for a few years where she knew this field is where she wanted to grow. She currently attends CCD working non-stop to complete schooling and put her skills to the test. Her hope is to one day be a Veterinarian Technician who can show love and compassion to her patients and hope that in the long run the veterinary hospital will not be a scary place, but rather a place filled with fun and treats.
Monica
Customer Service Representative
Monica is a world traveler, having grownup in Washington, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Oregon, and Texas, and has gotten their Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies at a college in Illinois. Monica then came to Colorado and started out in the veterinary field as an assistant working in an exotic clinic and general practice for a few years. During their time, they came to realize they love working with clients just as much as with the patients, and so has joined Inspire as a CSR to further establish care and trust with pet owners.
They have a soft spot for small dogs, and have their own little Pomchi by the name of Maimai. Monica and Maimai will often go paddle boarding and hiking on many of Colorado’s trails together. When not outside, they are often pursuing their hobbies of gardening, cooking, and drawing. Monica also continues on learning the Korean and Japanese language.
Melanie
Customer Service Representative
Melanie was born and raised in Morrison, Colorado. She loves the outdoors, hiking, fishing, and hunting with her father and son. After graduating from high school, she started working at a kennel and had a love and passion for animals. She worked there as a kennel manager and then was the Office Manager for 26 years. She lives in Morrison with her son Hunter, and their cat Fiona.
She is a busy mom with her son who enjoys Karate and he races a Jr. Dragster. She needed a change and new adventure and found Inspire Animal Hospital. Working alongside her sister and the warm loving team at Inspire. She loved the compassion that Josh and Jamie had for not only the furry friends, but the owners and the relationships that you build.
