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Fear Free Certified Dr. Quick grew up in Trussville, Alabama. As a kid, she always knew she wanted to go into veterinary medicine. She attended

Dr. Destinee Bearden is a 2008 Auburn University graduate. She grew up on her family's dairy farm in Vincent where she spent summers working and showing dairy cattle. Dr. Bearden decided while working as a kennel assistant in high school that she wanted to become a veterinarian and decided to pursue a career in veterinary medicine. She attended Auburn University for undergraduate studies and obtained degrees in Agricultural Business and Economics and Animal Sciences before attending veterinary school. After graduating from veterinary school, Dr. Bearden completed a 1-year internship in Food Animal Medicine and Surgery at Oklahoma State University working primarily with rodeo stock and beef cattle operations. After her internship, she moved to Georgia where she practiced for 7 years in mixed animal, small animal and emergency clinics before moving home to the family farm. The last 7 years have been spent practicing primarily small animal medicine and surgery with a sprinkling of cattle and goat work. Her primary veterinary interests are internal medicine, emergency medicine and surgery. She and her husband Tracey have 2 rambunctious boys, Mason and Sawyer, and live on the family farm. Hallie Beth the Lab, Smudge the cat and the small herd of dairy heifers complete their family. When not working, Dr. Bearden and her family enjoy camping, cheering on her son's travel soccer team (Go Raptors!), following Auburn sports and showing the dairy heifers at local and state fairs.

Julie is originally from North Carolina but moved to Pelham, AL in 1989. She has been working as a Veterinary Assistant at Crossroads since June of 2019 and looks forward to growing and learning at Crossroads Animal Hospital for many years to come. She has been married to her best friend for 19 years and they currently live in Ragland, AL with their three beautiful children and crazy dog named Juno.

Dr. Sofia Cruzat is a 2019 graduate from St. George's University School of Veterinary Medicine. She was born and raised in Chile, where she attended

Tina has been an animal lover her entire life! She started volunteering for, then working at, her local animal shelter while she was in high school. She has worked in veterinary medicine since 2009 and graduated from Jefferson State Community College with an Associates in Applied Science- Veterinary Technology. She is also Fear Free Certified and has been at Crossroads since 2017. She and her husband Daniel have a personal zoo at home that includes cats, snakes, and their two dogs Pepe the Italian Greyhound and Marty the Silken Windhound. She enjoys time in the great outdoors hiking with her dogs, horseback riding, and going canoeing with her husband.