Our Veterinary Team

Natalie Keith

DVM

Family Info: Natalie grew up on a quaint farm in Byron, Oklahoma, where Hereford cattle and alfalfa were raised. She is a mother to two children, Grayson and Madelyn, who are the joys of her life.
Professional Interests: Internal Medicine and Client Education
Personal Interests: Reading, traveling, and spending time with family.
Education: DVM, Oklahoma State University Graduate of 2010.
B.S. Biology/Animal Science, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, 2006.
Burlington High School, Burlington, OK 2001.

Dr. Keith is most proud of being selected by her peers and instructors to receive the “Gentle Doctor” award during her final year of vet school.

Natalie Keith is a Veterinarian at Northside Veterinary Hospital. She has been a practicing veterinarian since 2011

Tracy D. Trussell

DVM

Family Info: Tracy grew up in Grand Saline, TX (a small town about 80 miles east of Dallas). Tracy has been married to his wife, Rainey, since 1998. They have 4 children: son Davian; son Justin; daughter Frost; son Dally and 2 grandsons. They have been living in McLoud since 2007.
Pets: Twix, Oreo, Bullet, and Rambo.
Horses: Kitten, Spiderman, Little Jet, Auntie, Rocket, Cowboy, Susie, and Donkey.
Hobbies: Rodeo, Hunting, Fishing.
Professional Interests: Surgery, Equine Medicine.
Education: DVM, Oklahoma State University 2004.
Attended Northeast Texas Community College for 2 years on a rodeo scholarship.
B.S. Commerce, Texas A&M, 1999.
Grand Saline High School, 1993.

Upon graduating from vet school, Tracy joined the US Army Vet Corps and was stationed at Barksdale AFB in Bossier City, LA, until June 2007. After 3 years in the service, he moved back to Oklahoma and worked at Shawnee Animal Hospital until March 2011.

Tracy D. Trussell is a Veterinarian at Northside Veterinary Hospital. He has been practicing since 2004.

Josiah Dame

DVM

Family Info: Josiah grew up in Shawnee, OK, where he started his veterinary career with Northside Veterinary Hospital as a Veterinary Assistant. During that time, he met his wife, Mallory. Josiah and Mallory have one son named Milo.
Pets:  One dog named Doc and two cats named Salem and Mateo.
Professional Interests: Internal Medicine and Preventative Medicine.
Personal Interests: Traveling, camping, and being with family.
Education: DVM, Oklahoma State University Graduate of 2020
B.S. Animal Science, Oklahoma State University, 2017 Shawnee High School, Shawnee, OK 2013
Dr. Dame was selected by his peers and instructors to receive the “McElroy Award” at Oklahoma State in 2020.

Josiah is a Veterinarian at Northside Veterinary Hospital. He has been a practicing veterinarian since 2020.

Mariah Goodall

DVM

Family Info: Mariah grew up in a small town outside Wichita, KS, before attending high school near Daytona Beach, FL. She returned to the central plains to attend the University of Oklahoma, where she met her husband, Parker. She and Parker have been married since 2015.
Pets: Two rescue dogs: Sadie and Rizzo, and one horse, Shadow
Professional Interests: Preventative Medicine and Dentistry
Personal Interests: Gardening, hiking, and horseback riding
Education: DVM, Oklahoma State University 2018.
MPH, Oklahoma State University 2018.
B.S. Zoology, University of Oklahoma 2012.
DeLand High School, DeLand, FL 2009

Mariah Goodall is a Veterinarian at Northside Veterinary Hospital. She has been a practicing veterinarian since 2017

Jessica Eastep

DVM

Family Info: Jessica is from Jones, OK, where she graduated high school along with her husband, Jamie. She grew up helping her mom manage thoroughbreds, along with keeping their own quarter horses. Her husband is currently a student at OSU, and they have been married since 2017.
Professional interests: Ophthalmology, clinical pathology, and behavioral medicine.
Personal interests: Reading, horseback riding, and outdoor activities.
Education: DVM, Oklahoma State University, 2022
B.S Animal Science, OSU, 2019.
Jones High School, Jones OK 2015

Jessica Eastep is a Veterinarian at Northside Veterinary Hospital. She has been a practicing veterinarian since 2022

Chris Powell

Veterinary Anesthesiologist Assistant

Graduated from Ada High School, then went on to study 2 years of accounting at ECU. Chris graduated from Murray State College as a Registered Veterinary Technician in 1990. He worked for 2 years at OSU and a couple of other Veterinary Hospitals before joining Northside when we opened in 2011.
Personal Interests: Traveling, time at the lake, and spending time with family.
Pets: Ardie (American Bulldog)

Chris has been a part of the Northside team since 2011.

Danielle Jernigan

Registered Veterinary Technician

Personal interests: Barrel racing and horses.
Pets: 2 horses, 4 dogs, and a cat.

Danielle has been a part of the Northside team since 2015.

Christina Gladden

Technical Manager

Personal interests: Christina is currently focused on growing her cow/calf operation. She spends her spare time team roping, working, and tending to her cattle and catching hogs.
Pets: Kate (Blue Heeler), Stella (terrier), working dogs, and 5 horses.

Christina has been a part of the Northside team since 2013.

Halee Hogan

Veterinary Assistant

Personal interests: raising chickens, fishing, herping and digital art/media on the side.

Halee was born and raised locally here in Shawnee, OK.

Halee has been a part of the Northside team since 2023.

Kelli White

Veterinary Assistant

Personal interests: Kelli enjoys spending time with her family and pets. Watching movies, traveling, and working at NSVH also keep her busy.
Pets: 5 dogs, including Missy, Sassy, Monroe, Leonidas, and Korbon. 2 cats include Sylvester and Scarlett.

Kelli has been a part of the Northside team since 2014.

Ruth Ivers

Veterinary Assistant

Ruth was born and raised in Texas and graduated from OBU. She recently relocated to Shawnee permanently with her husband and their two children.

Personal interest: Church, writing, reading science fiction novels, baking and taking care of her kiddos.

Pets: 4 dogs and 2 snakes.

Ruth has been a part of the Northside team since 2024.

Heather Baca

Veterinary Assistant / Inventory Manager

Born and raised in Shawnee and she is a mother of two sons, David and Dylan, and a daughter Kylie.

Personal interests: Watching scary movies with her husband Ryan, mostly horror and found footage is their thing and baking cakes.

Pets: Gatsby, Dexter and Warren the cats and Japser the dog.

Sandra Loera

Veterinary Assistant

Sandra was raised in Tucson, Arizona, and moved to OK in 2007, where she graduated from Crooked Oak High School. Sandra attended and graduated from the Veterinary Technician program at Heritage College in 2015.
Personal Interests: Fluent in Spanish, reading, cooking, and baking.
Pets: Fluffy, Lucky, and Ivy (dogs) and Mr. Kitty (cat).

Sandra has been a part of the Northside team since 2015.

Abigail York

Veterinary Assistant

Abigail grew up in Elgin, OK, and graduated from OSU with a zoology (pre-vet) bachelor’s degree. Abigail plans to attend vet school.
Pets: Mittens the kitten.
Personal interests: reading, martial arts, gaming, and cooking.

Abigail has been a part of the Northside team since 2022.

Ariana Martinez

Veterinary Assistant

Ariana has lived in Shawnee for her entire life. She began working at NSVH in mid-2021 and loves learning and experiencing everything it has to offer. Since she was a kid, Ariana has loved animals and always knew that she wanted a career based around animals, big and small. Her future goal is to start a small business in equine therapy and treat horses/livestock with Pulsed electromagnetic therapy.
Personal interest: Travelling and visiting new places.
Pets: 3 dogs – Bo, Puppy Copper, Gunner, and 2 horses – Jet and Snookie.

Ariana has been a part of the Northside team since 2021.

Paula Buysse

Veterinary Assistant

Paula and her husband of 36 years moved to Oklahoma from Texas in May of 2022.

They have one daughter.

Personal interest: Camping and trail riding.

Pets: 3 horses and 1 dog.

Paula has been a part of the Northside team since 2023.

Desiree Mcanally

Veterinary Assistant

Desiree graduated from Shawnee High School and has loved animals since she was a kid. She is currently pursuing further education at OSU-OKC to become a Radiology Technician and would like to have her own farm/ranch one day.

Personal interests: Hanging out with friends and travelling.

Pets: Nini (lab/pit mix), Rocky (Yorkie) and Luna (cat).

Desiree has been a part of the Northside team since 2023.

Bailey Bostwick

Veterinary Assistant

Bailey was born and raised in Choctaw OK, where her love for animals as a child and as grown stronger over time. She currently resides with her husband and their 3 dogs in Shawnee.

Personal interest: Bailey likes to spend her free time sleeping or doing anything outside.

Pets: A German Shepherd named Max, a Husky named Anna and a Pitbull named Peppa.

Bailey has been a part of Northside team since 2023.

Maddy Stewart

Veterinary Assistant

Maddy was born and raised in Mcloud. She began working at NSVH in mid-2021, and her favorite part about is she gets to work with all different species of animals. Maddy’s goal is to further her education and become an RVT focusing on nutrition in animals.
Personal interest: Spending time with family and friends and traveling.
Pets: Ranger (Golden Retriever), Winston (Great Pyrenees), and 2 cats named Goober and Mia.

Maddy has been a part of the Northside team since 2021.

Paige Lowther

Veterinary Assistant

Paige is from Skiatook, OK. She plans to pursue education to become a Registered Veterinary Technician. When not working, Paige likes to hang out with her family and friends and play games. Paige loves all animals.
Personal interests: Hanging out with her friends and family.

Paige has been a part of the Northside team since 2022.

Janice Brink

Facility Assistant

Janice was born in Texas and raised in Seminole, OK. Janice was an animal control officer for the city of Seminole for 3 years. Animals are her passion. She currently lives in Seminole.

Janice has been a part of the Northside team since 2022.

Shelly Roberson

Receptionist

Family info: Shelly was born and raised right here in Shawnee, OK. She and her husband, Mike, have three beautiful children: Kelsee, Forrest, and Ethan.
Professional Interests: Shelly’s favorite thing is to make people smile. Making people feel appreciated and welcome is her entire goal at Northside Veterinary Hospital.
Hobbies: Reading, spending time with her family, and crocheting.

Shelly has been a part of the Northside team since 2013.

Kellie Bolf

Receptionist

A Texas girl who is loving Oklahoma life. Kellie is a child of God, wife, mother, grandmother, and fur baby mom.

Kellie has been a part of the Northside team since 2023.

Jesse Gallaway

Receptionist

Jesse currently lives in Meeker with his spouse of 14 years and has been in the Veterinary industry for over 17 years.

Jesse has been a part of the Northside team since 2011.

Bethany Humphrey

Community Manager

Bethany, originally from Western Australia, moved to America to follow her passion for cutting horses. She completed her education as a registered veterinary nurse in Australia, where she gained extensive experience in the care of both large and small animals.

Mattie Lewis

Veterinary Assistant

She was born in Woodward OK and lived in Mooreland until going to OSU to obtain her Bachelors in Animal Science and Biotechnology. Mattie has always loved animals and medicine, therefore naturally leading her to a career in vetmed.

Personal interests: Chuck wagon racing with her family.

Pets: Whiskey and Moxie (Corgi’s), Burbon (Heeler), Boo (Mustang) and Durango (QH).

Kayla Harrison

Veterinary Assistant

Born in Mcloud, OK, Kayla relocated to Shawnee at the age of 11 and is the middle child of 3 girls. She graduated from Tecumseh High School with a heart for animals and veterinary medicine.

Personal interest: Blessed with a work ethic that keeps her busy, her downtime is usually spent sleeping.

Pets: A Corgie named Wills and a sweet Yorkie named Chewie.

Kayla has been a part of the Northside team since 2022.