Staff

Dr. Gotthelf graduated with high honors from Tuskegee University in 1978 receiving his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. Prior to that he attended the University of Florida, Gainesville where in 1972 he received a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. In 1978, Dr. Gotthelf established the Animal Hospital of Montgomery. Dr. Gotthelf is licensed to practice in Alabama, Florida and Ohio, and he is USDA accredited to provide interstate and international health certificates for travelling pets. He is also an Alabama Certified Pest Control Operator (insecticide consultant)! 

DR. MARIA MCCAUSLAND is a 1999 graduate of Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine. Originally from Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky, Dr. McCausland and her husband, Mitch, decided to make Central Alabama their home.

KAYLA JO has spent the last 15 years working with us first as a veterinary assistant and then she received training as a dog and cat groomer. Kayla Jo runs Professional Dog Groomers, which is located inside our hospital. She is married to Gage, a high school coach, and has two sons, Joseph and Rhett. They keep her busy attending her church and she is involved in her son's baseball and football games. In her free time, Kayla takes care of her goats and chickens on her hobby farm.

Kimber has worked in the veterinary profession since 2002, for several veterinarians in the Tri-County area. She most recently worked several nights a week at the Animal Emergency Clinic. When it closed in June, 2015, she started working for us . Kimber currently resides in Tallassee, AL. with her husband Jimmy, as well as 4 cats, several chickens, 2 ducks, and a Great Pyrenees. They are parents to 4 amazing kids, and grandparents to a  beautiful granddaughter. In her free time, you will most always find Kimber on the water somewhere kayaking, camping, and spending time with her family! 

Kimberly has been with us for over 6 years as a groomer's assistant and as a part time veterinary assistant. She is now working as a vet tech full time. She has one son named Prince and a dog named Tip.

Rocky is our house cat. He was abandoned in our bushes and was raised here as a kitten. He is about 8 years old and he can be found anywhere in the hospital. He might just make himself comfortable in your lap or he may take a nap on the counter at the reception desk. If there is something on the floor, Rocky can be found playing hockey with it tapping it with each paw as he runs across the floor. He also likes to play hide and seek!!!

Angie has been a veterinary assistant on and off for the last 12 years at several clinics in the Auburn area.  Between veterinary jobs she was a firefighter in Shorter, Alabama.  She is now working with us in Montgomery.  She enjoys assisting with surgery as well as providing nursing care for dogs and cats in the hospital.

When she is not working here, she loves photographing animals and landscapes.  She like being outdoors, fishing, hunting, and playing golf.   She is the mother of 2 adult children and 2 dogs and a cat.