Welcome to our web site. I am Dr. Lesley
Phillips. I graduated from The Ohio State University College
of Veterinary Medicine. I completed a valuable one-year
internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the
Animal Medical Center in New York City. I then completed
a three-year small animal surgical residency at the University
of Florida. I joined the AERC team in 1986. We are a major
center for referrals from all over the country and I find
these cases very challenging.
I am an experienced soft tissue and orthopedic
small animal surgeon. One of my areas of interest includes
Hepatic Microvascular Dysplasia (HMD). I co-authored a
chapter about HMD in the year 2000 edition of Current
Veterinary Therapy XIII. Here at AERC, we use intraoperative
videofluoroscopy to visualize the blood supply to the
liver when evaluating cases with possible HMD or macroscopic
portosystemic shunts.
I also enjoy challenges that include laser
surgery, laparoscopy and thoracoscopy. Laser surgery minimizes
bleeding, swelling and pain. Laser is ideal for feline
declaws, ear masses/ablation, skin masses, lick granulomas,
and a variety of other surgical procedures. With laparoscopy
and thoracoscopy, we are able to obtain biopsies of the
liver and lung respectively with minimally invasive techniques.
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Dr. Bichsel graduated from the University
of Berne, Switzerland. He completed one year of assistantship
in a small animal private practice, then spent six years
in different departments of the University of Berne, namely
an internship in the Small Animal Clinic, diagnostic and
research in the Rabies Control Center, and clinical work
and research at the Institute for Animal Neurology. He
then moved to the United States for his residency in neurology
with Professor John E Oliver, Jr. for three years in Athens,
GA. He went back to Switzerland as an assistant professor
in clinical neurology at the University of Berne. He opened
his own private practice in Geneva, Switzerland a few
years later. Dr. Bichsel moved back to the United States
to join Dr. Ronald Lyman's team at the Animal Emergency
and Referral Center in Fort Pierce, FL.
Dr. Bichsel is a Diplomate of the European
College of Veterinary Neurology. His fields of expertise
involve neurological diagnosis, electrodiagnostic testing,
neuroradiology, and neurosurgery in dogs and cats.
Dr. Bichsel is the author of more than 30
publications. He regularly presents conferences in the
United States and around the world.
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Doctor Lyman is a graduate of the Ohio State University
College of Veterinary Medicine. He completed a formal internship
at the Animal Medical Center in New York City, and then
completed formal residencies in both internal medicine and
neurology/neurosurgery at the Animal Medical Center and
the Ohio State University. He completed a visiting residency
at the University of Florida. He participated in clinical
student instruction at Ohio State and the University of
Florida.
Dr. Lyman is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary
Internal Medicine. He described and published (in 1986)
the continuous dorsal laminectomy surgical technique for
treatment of "wobbler" syndrome in dogs. He receives
referrals from throughout the United States, Caribbean,
and Central America for small animal neurologic, neurosurgical,
and internal medicine cases.
Dr. Lyman is the author or co-author of several scientific
articles and book chapters. These include chapters in Quick
Reference to Veterinary Medicine, W.R. Fenner, Third edition,
Lippincott, 2000 and Kirk's Current Veterinary Therapy XIII,
J.D. Bonagura, Saunders, 2000. He coordinates and contributes
to the monthly A.C.V.I.M. column in DVM Magazine, which
presents the latest developments in small animal specialty
medicine.
Dr. Lyman is President of the Animal Emergency and Referral
Center (AERC) in Fort Pierce, Florida, and has provided
specialty (referral by veterinarian only) services in Internal
Medicine and Neurology/Neurosurgery since 1981. He leads
daily hospital rounds at AERC, where all hospitalized patients
are examined, their cases discussed, and treatment planned
by multiple veterinarian specialists and the hospital technical
staff.
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Dr. Tanya L. Tag
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Dr. Tanya Tag received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
degree from Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary
Medicine in Blacksburg, VA. She moved to Ft. Pierce, FL
in May to join the emergency and critical care team at AERC.
She is involved with the American Veterinary Medical Association,
the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society, and
the Treasure Coast Veterinary Medical Association. Dr. Tag
also has an interest in avian, exotic, and small mammal
medicine. Her non-professional interests include horseback
riding (hunter/equitation), wine tasting, and playing with
her dog.
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Dr. Burchell Clemons
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Dr. Burchell Clemons is a graduate of Auburn University
College of Veterinary Medicine. He is a native of Ft. Pierce
and has worked with Animal Emergency and Referral Center
since 1988. Dr. Clemons is involved with the American Veterinary
Medical Association and the Treasure Coast Veterinary Medical
Association.
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Lori Emerson, Practice Manager
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Our Practice Manager, Lori Emerson, has worked with us
for over 18 years. She is exceptionally skilled at fielding
questions and handling special concerns that clients and
referring veterinarians may have. You may ask for her if
issues arise which cannot be addressed by the technician
answering the telephone, or if a doctor is not immediately
available. She can expedite emergency referrals as well.
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