AM/PM Animal Hospital

Meet the AM/PM Animal Hospital Team

The AM/PM Animal Hospital veterinary team is dedicated to providing compassionate and the highest standards of care for our patients to ensure their optimal quality of life. We are here for our clients, too, providing guidance and education to help them be the best advocates for and caregivers to their pets.

Leanne Parker

DVM, Medical Director & Co-Owner

Dr. Leanne Parker is the owner, president, and head veterinarian of AM/PM Animal Hospital. In 1994, Dr. Parker graduated from Texas A&M University School of Veterinary Medicine with the honor of magna cum laude. Her years of experience in combination with her compassionate nature and leadership qualities guide our hospital team in offering outstanding care to clients and their pets.

Her career in veterinary medicine began on the Texas Gulf Coast in 1994. After moving to Austin in 1996, Dr. Parker soon became the lead associate veterinarian at AM/PM Animal Hospital. Several years later, in 2002, she purchased the practice and has been dedicated to its growth and success ever since.

Dr. Parker realized she wanted to work with animals at a young age. She recalls, “My family’s dachshund had several serious illnesses when I was a child. I remember feeling so powerless and wanting to be able to help him. When he would come home from the vet, he was like new again and I thought, ‘what a great profession!’ What could be better than caring for pets all day and helping them get healthy? It seemed like an amazing job to me and it is.”

Before attending veterinary school, in 1990, Dr. Parker earned her bachelor’s degree in biomedical science with the honor of summa cum laude from Texas A&M University. While working towards her degree, she proudly received the Gathright Award for two consecutive years for earning the highest grade point average in her major.

With the dream of becoming a veterinarian, Dr. Parker started working with the kennel staff at a local veterinary hospital for her first job. One of the technicians sensed her enthusiasm and quickly took her under her wing. Dr. Parker explains, “She helped me learn how to run tests, prepare for surgery, and so much else. It was so interesting and she made everything fun to learn.”

An avid volunteer, Dr. Parker volunteers her time with PALS (Pets Assisting the Lives of Seniors) and she also supplies donations to support Austin Pets Alive. She is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association and Texas Veterinary Medical Association, and has professional interests in internal medicine and dermatology.

At home, Dr. Parker and her husband, Owen, share a home with their sweet canine companions, Tilly & Penny. In her free time, she enjoys gardening and traveling.

Lisa Pocernich

Associate DVM

Dr. Lisa Pocernich is an Associate Veterinarian at AM/PM Animal Hospital. She began working in the veterinary industry in 1999, and graduated with her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 2007 from the University of Wisconsin’s Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. Her areas of professional interest include feline medicine, surgery, internal medicine, and preventative care. She is also a USDA Certified Veterinarian - this means she’s available to conduct International Health Certificates for pets traveling internationally. Be sure to check out our International & Pet Health Travel Certificates page for more information.

Dr. Pocernich says the best part about working in veterinary medicine is building long-term relationships with the animals and her clients, while being able to treat pets during all life stages.

Originally from a small town in Northern Wisconsin, Dr. Pocernich currently resides in South Austin with her spouse, six cats, and chihuaua. When she is not practicing veterinary medicine, she enjoys traveling, reading, and gardening. A fun fact about Dr. Pocernich is that she has undergraduate degrees in both Political Science and Women’s studies.

Jessica Urias

Practice Manager

Our in-house bookworm and Practice Manager, Jessica is one of the most essential people in the place. As if being a Senior Veterinary Medic wasn’t hard enough, she has the responsibility of hiring and training all new medics. But it definitely does not end there, she also helps, supports and guides the staff as a whole, is the inventory guru, all general medic duties and the most excellent patient care. As soon as she earned her Associate’s Degree she jumped right into the vet world and has been working hard for over a decade. From a kennel tech to her current boss lady role, she is one of the most knowledgeable and passionate people in the hospital. She fell in love with emergency animal medicine very quickly, she says “I could not see myself doing anything else. The relationships I get to build with the patients are priceless”.

At home, Jessica has a crazy blue-eyed dog named “Sadie”. As aforementioned, Jessica is an avid reader that devours one book right after the other. She is a great mom who values spending time with her family and watching her sons grow into little men. Her mom skills come in handy at the hospital too.

Vanessa

Communications Manager

Vanessa is way more than just a good head of hair, she is AM/PM Animal Hospital's very own Communications Manager, and she has been working her way up to big dog status with AM/PM since 2007. As Communications Manager, Vanessa wears many hats. When she isn’t creating and sharing social media posts, working on website pop-ups, or guiding our media efforts, Vanessa is training and teaching new Veterinary Assistants. Under her guidance, V.A's have thrived, become more confident employees, and even moved up in the chain to become Veterinary Medics. In addition, Vanessa also works tirelessly to make sure the interior of the hospital is clean and functional for our clients and staff.

The total love for animals is a lifestyle and if you ask Vanessa how many pets she has, her response is, "We have 2… Actually 4… 5… 6, we definitely have 6 animals. My husband just says it's too many". Her family consists of 1 husband Damian, 2 children, a bichon named "Miss Tina Tula", a pitbull named "Cash", 2 senior cats named "Mae" and "Lux", and a younger kitty named "Leeloo." With so much to do at work and all that love waiting for her at home, it is only natural that her favorite things to do are hang out with her family, listen to vinyl, and paint at her house on her free time. Enjoy that relax time, Vane, you deserve it!

Janice

Lead Floor Technician

Janice obtained an Associate of Applied Science degree in Veterinary Technology in 2012. She has professional interests in ophthalmology, intensive care, and large animal medicine.

As an Austin native, one of Janice’s favorite parts about working at AM/PM Animal Hospital is forming positive relationships with clients and their pets. She also enjoys working on tricky cases, and seeing a patient’s condition improve and knowing she helped him or her to regain their health and happiness. To her, this is the most rewarding experience of all.

Janice shares a home with her three children, along with Lulu, a senior Chihuahua, and a Cane Corso named Dax. A few of Janice’s favorite things include dancing, listening to music, and the Red Golden Retriever breed. If you’re in town and looking for good Mexican food and even better margaritas, Janice highly recommends visiting Jardin Corona. You won’t be disappointed!

Tammy

Inventory Specialist

Oh Tammy, our silly Inventory Specialist & Lead Technician is a bit of the shy sort until she is not. Tammy Archer Bole works extra hard both here and other veterinary practices and has a sassy funny personality and a cool middle name. Tammy has been working in the animal field for over seven years and has been with us since July of 2016 and we could not be more pleased. She has worked out in Silicon Valley at the Humane Society, in many general vet practices but her favorite by far is emergency hospitals.

She does have two adorable dogs who own her heart, a Havanese pair named “Banksy” and “Lolly” who are both 6 years old. Her little ones are a big part of her free time. They often go out to the dog park and generally just enjoy the sunlight together since Tammy doesn’t get to see much of it with her shifts. Just give this girl some coffee, good tunes, sitting lakeside with her pups and it’s a good time for her.

Gustavo

Technician

Gustavo Sanchez Jr. started out in the veterinary field back in 2018 as a kennel technician. From there he gained some experience and skills and soon after became a tech assistant. After further practice and with help of his fellow technicians and veterinarians, he developed all the skills required to become a technician himself.

His love for animals comes from his parents, who taught him the ropes of animal caregiving. Any time there was a bird or stray that needed help, his parents would take it under their care and nurse it back to health. The joy and excitement that was brought from those experiences is what inspired Gustavo to become the technician he is today.

Besides working with animals, Gustavo enjoys his freelancing career as a graphic designer. He spends his free time working on art, playing video games, and going out on nature walks. He doesn’t have any pets of his own yet, since the passing of his dog and best friend, Chiquita, after 16 years of joyful memories, it has somewhat slowed the need to adopted another friend. But he is sure sometime in the future he’ll find another dog to call family.

Adriane

Tech Assistant

From a very early age Adriana has always been an animal lover with a wild spirit. From majestic horses to elusive wolves to our friendly neighborhood cats and dogs my life has been an array of animal encounters that continues to fuel her dedication to their well-being.

Born and Raised in the State of Texas, she lives on 100 acres in a cozy brick house with her fiancé and their lively bunch of fur-babies. Their two dogs, Libby and Morris, their cat, Frankie and last but not least their guinea pig named Binks. However, when she is not tending to her beloved animals, She is indulging in her passion for the arts. Whether it's painting a canvas, losing herself in a good book, or jamming out to her favorite tunes, creativity and expression are a vital part of her life. And when it's time to unwind or break a sweat, she and her partner and enjoy immersing themselves in the world of video games and honing their skills in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

With a zest for life and a knack for bringing smiles to others, she is always up for a good laugh and a great time!

Ashleigh

Client Service Representative

Ashleigh is a Client Service Representative at AM/PM Animal Hospital. She moved to Austin in December of 2021 with her cat (Smokey a shy tabby) to live with her boyfriend who is an Austin native. Together they have 3 cats and 1 dog (June a Norwegian Forest cat, the cuddliest cat you'll ever meet except at the vet, Bronson a sweet mischievous Blue Russian and Gilda a very expressive Lab mix that enjoys enforcing the rules amongst the cats). She enjoys going antiquing and going to flea markets, crocheting, reading and collecting spooky and interesting items. At her home it's Halloween all the time. She also enjoys going to local events around Austin.

Autumn

Customer Service Representative

Autumn is originally from Houston, Texas. She was inspired to go into veterinary medicine so she could be a voice for your pets, they can't speak so she likes helping them speak for themselves. Autumn has 3 pets, Jack (husky), Bayla and Lucy (Black and Orange DSH). In her free time, she likes traveling, hiking, spending time outdoors, reading and painting.

Jessica R.

Client Service Representative

Jess has always had a passion for animals and a passion to speak up for those who don't always have a voice of their own. Veterinary medicine seemed like the perfect way for her to combine those two passions into one. She has lived in Connecticut, Minnesota, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida and now back in Texas.

Jess loves to travel (including planning the whole itinerary) and experiencing new cultures (her favorite being Italy). When closer to home she considers herself the perfect definition of a "homebody". Nothing makes her happier then movie and pizza night with her husband and her dog Desmond (aka Dez-Dog) by her side. Jess' background is in Interior Design, so she has a (healthy) obsession with almost anything on HGTV!

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Located in the South Lamar neighborhood in South Austin. Directly off of US-290 between Bluebonnet and Oltorf.

Phone: 512-448-2676

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