Meet the Team

Doctor Vergel is our senior attending veterinarian and practice owner. He graduated from Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas y Ambientales, Colombia in August of 2001. 

When asked why he loves working with animals, he says “Because it is not my work, it is my life.” Doctor Vergel can typically be found in all areas of the hospital. He is present for primary care, urgent care, emergency visits, intensive care, surgical procedures, and hospitalizations. He accepts canine, feline, pigs, and exotic pocket pets. His process in providing the best care possible is to regularly see his patients for wellness exams, in his words, general practice and surgical practice are connected. One cannot exist without the other, and the findings in his patients exams along with his use of diagnostics help him to create a comprehensive treatment plan that can include surgical intervention when appropriate. He says even after years of performing surgical procedures, he still enjoys his work, even when the process is long and labor intensive. 

He is thankful to be supported by his staff of hospital management, technicians, tech assistants, receptionists, kennel attendants, and groomers. He says “My staff is always supportive and helpful, they are there for anything from speaking to clients to assistance with emergency patients. Many of them are young, and I appreciate seeing my team members grow and develop as people, as well as strengthen their skills as an employee in the hospital. Without them, I could not complete my day.”

Dr.Vergel’s current goals in his career are to continue advancing his knowledge and use of medicine, as well as expand his workplace. He is always looking for new ways to improve and better serve his clients as well as his patients. 

When he isn’t at the hospital, he enjoys spending time with his wife Tanya and his daughter Tiana. He has a total of 5 animals of his own at home. Three dogs named Sofia, Theodore, and FeFe as well as 2 cats named Maui and Elena.

Dr. Do Valle is one of our relief veterinarians at Crystal Creek. She graduated from Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil in 1989 as the top 5% of her class. Dr do Valle moved to the US in 1990. She received a Masters Degree in Veterinary Medicine from Cornell University after researching physiology and surgery of dorsal displacement of the soft palate in horses. Dr do Valle is certified by the Chi University in Veterinary Acupuncture and Tui-na (a type of osteopathic massage), and graduated with courses in Chinese Herbology and Veterinary Food Therapy. She is currently finishing studies for her second Masters Degree, this time in Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine. She has written several papers and chapters in books, and presented research to the public and veterinarians across the globe. 

She believes that animals are fantastic in the way they can make us feel better, and scientific studies have shown that they can lower your blood pressure and increase human quality of life. Dr do Valle has a lot of animal behavior training, making it possible for her to have the ability to sense the animals’  needs, being able to easily read their emotions through body language. She loves working with them as she can be their voice and advocate for their well being.

Dr do Valle's favorite patients are horses, but at CCAH she really enjoys learning all about the new kittens and puppies, helping people better understand their needs and plan for their healthy future. Her areas of expertise are injury rehabilitation, nutrition, natural therapies, reproduction and behavior.

All of the staff at CCAH is stellar, and Dr do Valle trusts everyone as if they were family. She is very pleased to have the support of all, other doctors, receptionists, technicians, assistants, kennel helpers, groomers and maintenance staff. She knows her patients will have the best treatment and utmost personalized, gentle care. 

Dr do Valle is an AKC Breeder of Merit for Boston Terriers and outside of work she shows them in conformation, rally, obedience, dock diving, and used to compete in agility, barn hunt and other dog sports. She currently lives with Isis, Medb, Kannon and Libertas. She also has 2 horses, Cat, who is retired, and Gauguin, her dressage show horse. Dr do Valle and Gauguin are training hard to qualify for a spot at the Paris 2024 Paralympics games competing for Brazil.