Dr. Hugh Giffords is a graduate of Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Prior to his veterinary career, Dr. Giffords served as a police officer with the NYPD and as a firefighter with the FDNY. He is motivated by compassion for those who can’t speak for themselves and is passionate in his belief that our four-legged friends receive the finest medical care possible. He has additional training in Small Animal Medicine from Kansas State University. 

Joshua Winston was born and raised in bayside ny He knew he wanted to be a veterinarian since he was a toddler and was lucky to have tolerant parents who allowed him to have a virtual zoo of animals growing up. At the age of 15 he became a kennel boy at the North Shore Animal Hospital which was considered one of the leading veterinary practices at that time. At that facility , over the years , he was trained as a veterinary technician. He attended veterinary school at the University of Parma in Italy and graduated in 1982. After graduating veterinary school he returned to the North Shore Animal Hospital and eventually became first associate and had the responsibility of leading a team of up to 11 veterinarians. In 1990 is started the Southgate Animal hospital in Copaigue New York. In 1998 he moved to Arizona. He then took a year off and attended a year long in depth program at Iowa state veterinary college in all aspects of veterinary medicine . After returning to Arizona, he attended a residency in animal dermatology. In 2003 he took over the Sun City West Animal Hospital. His special interests are in internal medicine and ultrasound and dermatology. He’s married to his wonderful wife Donna and has a great son Justus and is the stepfather to 3 great kids and 3 grandchildren.. he has 2 dogs Dolce and Leonardo which are full of joy of and possess beautiful souls.

Dr Johnson grew up around large and small animals in North Dakota. She received her Bachelors of Science degree from the University of Mary. During that time she joined the military and enjoyed 16 years as a medical officer in the Army Reserve. She spent years working miscellaneous jobs to include being a paramedic and traveling the United States selling asphalt equipment. In her 30's she decided to fulfill her dream and become a vet. She graduated from Colorado State Veterinary College of Medicine in 2004. She and her husband Tim have two sons Keeler and Spencer and a daughter Savannah. She has also recently become a Grandma to her beautiful granddaughter Aspen. They share their home with many furry family members (11 to be exact) and have also fostered many animals. Helping animals lead healthy and happy lives has, and always will be her passion. 

Dr. Jaycee Long was born and raised in Bakersfield, CA were she raised and showed livestock in 4-H until she was 19 years old. She then attended California State University, Fresno until 2018. While in undergraduate school, she worked 4 different jobs (usually all at the same time); small animal clinic as a technician, the swine farm on campus, a receptionist the administrator office, and she gave school tours to preschool aged children. Dr. Long graduate from Midwestern University in 2022 and then began her career in general practice veterinary medicine. During vet school, Jaycee met her husband, Clayton, they got married in May 2022 and have 3 fur babies: Maverick, Goose, and Kimber. Outside of work Jaycee enjoys traveling with her husband and spending time with her fur babies.