CRESTVIEW ANIMAL HOSPITAL - Key Persons
Abbey has been a dedicated dog groomer since 2005. She started here at Crestview Animal Hospital as a grooming assistant.
Her passion landed her a position as a salon manager for PetSmart before returning to lend her skills as Crestview Animal Hospital's groomer in 2015.
Abbey prides herself in her love of pet grooming and hand-scissoring skills. Shih-Tzus and terriers are her pride and joys of the profession. Abbey owns a Westie and a Toy-mix breed that she loves very much.
Dr. David Sewell is a veterinarian in Cumming, and co-owns Crestview Animal Hospital with Dr. McGruder.
Dr. David Sewell is a native of Marietta and obtained his veterinary degree from Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Sewell completed an additional year of training at Louisiana School of Veterinary Medicine.
He co-owns Crestview Animal Hospital with Dr. McGruder and has special interests in internal medicine, oncology, dermatology and surgery. He has been with our practice at Crestview since June 2008.
Dr. John McGruder is a veterinarian in Cumming. He founded Crestview Animal Hospital in 1984.
Dr. John McGruder obtained his degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Missouri in 1973.
He is known for his clinical skills and experience, as well as his quiet, gentle manner with all of the animals in his care. Dr. McGruder founded Crestview in 1984.
Dr. Staci Jules is an associate veterinarian in Cumming. Her medical interests include clinical pathology, dentistry, and dermatology.
Dr. Jules grew up in New Orleans and graduated from the Louisiana State School of Veterinary Medicine in 2017. She now resides in Roswell with her fiancé, two cats, and one dog.
Her medical interests include clinical pathology, dentistry, and dermatology. When she is not caring for pets, she enjoys traveling and spending time outdoors.
Dr. Trevi Yu is an associate veterinarian in Cumming. She has a passion for taking care of pets.
Dr. Yu graduated in 2011 from Tuskegee University School of Veterinary Medicine and then worked at a rigorous referral practice for a year. For the past three years, Dr. Yu has been practicing small animal medicine & performing surgeries.
Dr. Yu spends time with their cat while at home, enjoys indoor rock climbing, and has a passion for taking care of pets.
Dr. William Tyler Bennett is an emergency veterinarian at Crestview Animal Hospital in Cumming with a passion for horses, dogs, and cats.
Dr. William Tyler Bennett was born into an air-force family, in San Antonio Texas. As a military family, they frequently moved around the United States. Growing up, Dr. Bennett had a menagerie of animals ranging from reptiles and sugar gliders, to a goat and a pet crow. Despite his wide range of animal interests, he has always had a particular passion for horses, dogs, and cats. This manifested itself early on in life while attending horse shows with his grandmother and capitalizing on opportunities to play with the farm cats and dogs at her boarding facility. Over time this fascination developed into a professional interest in veterinary anatomy and disease processes. He spent summers working on his grandmother's Arabian horse farm during middle school and high school, as well as working as a kennel tech during the school year.
Dr. Bennett obtained his B.S. in Avian Biology from The University of Georgia and went on to obtain his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, as part of the class of 2019. After graduation, Dr. Bennett spent one year practicing as an equine veterinarian in central Kentucky working with commercial thoroughbred farms. While in Kentucky, Dr. Bennett availed himself of every opportunity to practice small animal medicine and surgery to maintain this skill set. Dr. Bennett returned to Georgia in July of 2020 and began practicing as a small and mixed animal veterinarian.
During his spare time, Dr. Bennett enjoys fishing, pulling for The Georgia Bulldawgs, and spending time with his wife Gabby, His German Shepherd "Andy", Pomsky "Penny", and the boss of the household, "Timothy" the cat.
Lisa has been a valued and dedicated member of Crestview for over 20 years. She started as a kennel tech at 26 years old and remained a committed member of the team while working her way up to office manager. She has 3 dogs and 1 cat, and enjoys spending time with her family and being outdoors.
Tina is a licensed Veterinary Technician and Certified Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner (CCRP) from South Florida.
Her own dogs experienced major orthopedic and neurologic conditions with no available rehabilitation facilities which led to her strong desire to pursue a career in canine rehabilitation. Her desire and dedication to help improve the lives of our pets are shown through the benefits of rehabilitation.
Tina also has over 20 years of experience training and showing her dogs in performance events and has put several titles on them over the years.