Staff

After 11 years at Pacific Petcare Veterinary Hospital both as an Associate Veterinarian and as a Medical Director, Dr. McClellan is now an owner of Torrey Pines Animal Hospital with Dr. Steele. 

Dr. Shelly Adrian is a San Diego native. After completing her DVM at Kansas State University, Dr. Adrian completed a rigorous private practice internship. She was an emergency veterinarian for a few years, and then started focusing on general practice in 2010. Dr. Adrian's special areas of interest are pet nutrition and internal medicine.. In her free time, Dr. Adrian enjoys spending time her with husband and dogs, visiting the San Diego Zoo, and is a certified Zumba instructor!

Heather started her career in the veterinary field over 20 years ago, volunteering as a kennel assistant. She proceeded to move up quickly as a treatment assistant, and decided to pursue a degree in Animal Health. Heather acquired her Registered Veterinary Technician license in 1998, after graduating from Mesa College. She has had the privilege of working with wildlife at the San Diego Safari Park, caring for animals in a research setting, and has a passion for cats, and worked in 2 feline only practices. She has worked at TPAH since 2016 and loves working with cats, dogs, and a variety of exotic creatures. Heather spends her free time with my teenager daughter and my 2 beloved dogs, Brownie and Olaf.

An employee of Torrey Pines since 2013, Jessi is an aspiring Traditional Chinese veterinary and human medicine student, working full time on her undergraduate studies. She currently has an A.A. with an emphasis in Chinese language. She loves to learn, and attends continuing education seminars in her free time. She has many different animals, including snakes, spiders, scorpions a dog, and a cat. She has always had a love for animals, and continues to grow her knowledge about all walks of life.

Brigg was born and raised in Colorado but decided to move to San Diego after visiting friends and falling in love with the city and weather.  He went to school in Kentucky before transferring back to the University of Colorado at Boulder.  He has studied Theology, Psychology, International Affairs, and Linguistics before pursuing his passion for working with animals as a veterinary career. 

Emily is a native San Diegan, graduated from University of Irvine in 2018 with a B.S. in Biological Sciences. She likes to stay active when she is not working by hiking, going to the beach, and playing with her black cat Basil. 

Kayla was born and raised in Kansas where she started school for nursing. She then moved to Washington  in 2018 and changed gears to work with animals. She met and married her husband in Seattle in 2020. In 2022, they moved to San Diego to enjoy  the sunshine. She owns one cat named Ringo who runs her world, as well as two guinea pigs named Albert and Kenobi, When Kayla isn't working, she enjoys spending time with her husband, exploring, hiking, reading, as well as arts and crafts.

Ryan started working at Torrey Pines Animal Hospital because he love all animals and taking care of them, even the feisty ones! In his spare time, Ryan likes going to the gym and playing basketball (Go Lakers). While at home, he enjoy playing video games, watching Game of Thrones, and anything Marvel, while cuddling with his cat and dog. 

David was originally born in Richmond Serry, England and moved to the US. When he is not working, he interacts with his 8 rescue dogs, all housed with him. He loves taking the time to give dogs the attention they deserve. He has been working in veterinary medicine for almost 20 years, and continues to learn every day. 

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