Meet Our Team

Dr. Gallegos graduated from Kansas State University School of Veterinary Medicine in 1993. She lived and worked as a large and small animal doctor for a few years in south central Missouri before returning to KSU to teach and research spinal cord injury in cats. Since 2001 Dr. Leigh has worked in Southern California as a small animal doctor in emergency and critical care and in general practice.

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Angelica was a volunteer for 2 years before she became a veterinarian assistant. She is going to school to become a veterinarian one day. She loves helping animals and putting smiles on people faces. She has an old , blind, and toothless dog named “Tito” which she loves. In her free time she enjoys painting, exercising, and trying new cuisine.

Kaitlin finished her trade school course in veterinarian technician in 2019. She has one black cat named Halloween “AKA weenie for short “ and she also has a 2 year old boy. Her hobbies are reading and being around the people she loves and making memories.

Louise started working at Riverside Cat Hospital in 2015 as a volunteer. A position opened up soon after and she was offered the job as part time animal care giver. Prior to coming to Riverside Cat Hospital, Louise was an RN working full time at Loma Linda University Medical Center as a Home Care Nurse. She retired from the Medical Center in 2013, but by 2015 she was tired of being retired! She has 6 grown children, 10 grandchildren, and 2 great grandsons. While raising her children, she became a school librarian and later became a professional pilot. Louise also ran a cat rescue out of her home in Highland and placed many kitties in forever homes. Her specialties were newborns, sick, and injured kittens. Louise has loved all of her vast experiences, especially her time spent with felines. She enjoys being able to assist her coworkers, clients, patients, and boarders at Riverside Cat Hospital.