CROSBY VETERINARY CLINIC - Key Persons
Dr. Ashley Minor is a recent addition to Crosby Veterinary Clinic.
Dr. Ashley Minor is from Baytown, TX. She attended Prairie View A&M University in 2016 and graduated with honors from Prairie View- Cum Laude. In 2021, she graduated from Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine.
Dr. Minor has special interest in internal medicine and behavior.
When not working, she enjoys video games, hiking in national parks, weight lifting, and volunteering at church. She has lives in Dayton with her two pets Peter who is a 5 year old PitBull mix she adopted right before vet school, and Meechi is a 3 year old Domestic Shorthaired cat. This cat was her very first spay she did in vet school on Halloween in 2019. She went back and adopted her the next day.
Job Titles:
- Veterinarian
- Member of Phi Zeta
Dr. Darren Knapp is a proud graduate of the Texas A & M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences.
He earned his degree in 1991, graduating cum laude, and then immediately joined Crosby Veterinary Clinic, where he has been practicing ever since. Dr. Knapp is known throughout the community for his skill, compassionate care, and deep understanding of veterinary medicine.
In 2012, he and Dr. Hofmann purchased the clinic from Dr. Wagers, determined to keep the animals of Crosby and the surrounding areas healthy at an affordable cost.
Dr. Knapp is a member of Phi Zeta, the veterinary honors society. He is also a member of the Tri-Beta National Biological Honor Society and the Golden Key International Honour Society. He also keeps current on the changes in veterinary medicine while earning continuing education credits.
Dr. Jessica Hazel is from Houston, TX. She studied Equine science and business at Colorado State University. She attended Ross University, where we studied veterinary medicine. Then Michigan State for her clinical year of Veterinary school.
Dr. Hazel is Fear-free certified and certified in cattle artificial insemination.
When Dr. Hazel is not working, she enjoys horse trail riding, live concerts, traveling, and scuba diving. She has a pet rabbit named Bandit.
Dr. Cohen was born in Houston, Texas, and grew up in Virginia and Missouri before spending the last 9 years in Fort Collins, Colorado.
She earned her undergraduate degree in Biomedical Sciences, her Masters degree in Biomedical Science (focus on animal anatomy and physiology), and her Degree in Veterinary Medicine at Colorado State University. Interestingly, she also did one semester studying abroad at the University of Glasgow in Glasgow, Scotland as a theatre major.
Dr. Cohen has a strong passion for small animal anesthesia and loves tailoring her anesthetic protocols to each individual patient to give each animal the best experience. Her other interests include pain management, lameness, the human-animal bond, client communication, and building relationships with the humans and animals she works with.
Her hobbies include horseback riding, summer camp, and traveling. She has returned to the Houston area to be closer to her family. She currently has two horses, Roanie and Frenchy, a calico cat named Mia, a maltipoo named Piper, and a Quaker parrot named Jezebel.
Dr. Velvet Ritch is a recent addition to Crosby Veterinary Clinic.
Though born in Connecticut, Dr. Ritch was raised on a farm in Louisiana and determined at a very young age that she wanted to spend her life helping animals. She graduated magna cum laude with a BA in Biology from Western Connecticut State University in 2009 and obtained her DVM at Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine.
Her professional interests include surgery, equine/large animal medicine, and dentistry.
At home, she enjoys spending time with her husband Dominic, their daughter Hadley, and son Husdon. She has 3 pets, Nacho- Bassett Hound 18 mths, Koba- Husky 4 yrs, Pepperjack - lab mix 3 yrs. Her hobbies include hiking, kayaking, horseback riding, and reading.