AUSTIN URBAN VET - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Medical Director, Certified Medical Acupuncturist
Dr. Jessica Morrissey was born and raised in Southern New Jersey. She obtained her undergraduate degree from Delaware Valley University in Pennsylvania and went on to graduate from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2007. After graduation she returned to Southern Jersey where she worked at a very busy, small animal practice for 11 years.
While there she became well known for deeply connecting with her clients, her outgoing and enthusiastic personality, and obvious love for her patients. Her years of experience have made her well rounded in many areas of veterinary medicine including surgery, internal medicine, reproductive work, and dermatology-just to name a few!
Dr. Jessica relocated to Texas in 2018 and is excited to start building the same close relationships with patients here as she had in New Jersey. When not working she spends time with her husband, two young boys (Lincoln and Bennett), four dogs, four cats, one rabbit, and two rats. The Zac Brown Band is her all time favorite music group. She is an avid fitness enthusiast who weight trains six days a week and tries to get outside and enjoy the beautiful Texas Hill Country, where she resides, whenever possible.
Dr. Mike Porta is originally from north New Jersey, but has called many places home while pursuing his dream career in veterinary medicine. After obtaining a BS in Animal Science from Cornell University, he headed to the Little Apple in Manhattan, Kansas where he obtained a DVM from Kansas State University. As a student, he developed a passion for surgery, and sought additional post-graduate training in this field. He completed a rotating internship at Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital in Colorado, followed by a surgical specialty internship in Dallas, and then an additional surgery internship at Pieper Memorial Veterinary Center in Connecticut. Dr. Porta then worked as a relief veterinarian in Philadelphia and New Jersey in general practice, emergency and urgent care, and surgery.
His next adventure brings him to Austin, along with his wife and fellow veterinarian, Emily, and his three dogs - Kiba (Siberian Husky), Faye (Great Pyrenees mix), and Fitzgerald (Boston Terrier).