Meet Our Expert Vet Techs and Assistants

Freda was born in Florida and started working with wildlife and exotic animals at the age of 19. She worked at the South Florida Wildlife Center for over 15 years where she was the head of the nursery as well as one of the head veterinary technicians, she was also the manager of a house call practice here in South Florida until 2016, when she moved to Virginia. There she worked at SEAVS, one of the busiest exotic exclusive animal hospitals in the United States. Along with Dr Romo, she returned to Florida and built an exotic animal practice at a local specialty animal hospital before venturing into her new endeavor at TBEH. Freda and her dog Maggie live with her husband, Dr Romo and the rest of the zoo. They all love her better than him. Freda is a sucker for chickens.

Michelle graduated from Duke University with a bachelor’s in science and is now pursuing a Certification for Veterinary Technology, she hopes to one day become a veterinarian. At home, Michelle has a reptile collection that includes consisting of two snakes, two chameleon geckos, a leopard gecko, a day gecko, a blue tongue skink and a bearded anole, as well as an ever-growing number of other lizards. She hopes to adopt a pigeon one day.

Originally from New Jersey, Elisabeth graduated from Florida Southern College in 2021 with a Bachelors in Marine Science. Her goal is to specialize with sea otters and other marine mammals. She loves to spend her days off by the beach or the pool. At home, she has an adopted rabbit named Chewy and a plant collection that she loves dearly.

Jess was born and raised in Brazil. She has had a passion for animals since she was 3 years old. She started working in the vet field about 10 years ago, the last 5 being in emergency/critical care, as well as exotics and some wildlife. Jessica is pursuing her dream of becoming a Veterinarian and wants to continue working with exotics and birds until then. Some of Jessica’s favorite hobbies are volleyball, flag football and motocross, as well as spending her down time with her 2 fur babies: Flash (domestic shorthair) and Lua (bloodhound/catahoula mix).

Noel was born and raised in Florida and since a young age she has loved everything that moves besides spiders. She is currently getting her certification in veterinary technology and looks forward to becoming a veterinarian. Noel owns 6 babies: a ball python, a Russian tortoise, a cockatiel, two cats and one German Shepard. She likes to spend her days cuddling with them and playing video games.

The Bird and Exotic Hospital is the trusted choice for quality veterinary care for the avian and exotic pet communities in Greenacres, Wellington, Lake Worth, Lantana, West Palm Beach, Loxahatchee, Jupiter, Fort Pierce, Port St. Lucie, Delray Beach, Boca Raton, Coral Springs, Plantation, Fort Lauderdale, Deerfield Beach, Pompano Beach, Hollywood, and Miami and the surrounding areas in Florida. We offer a wide range of services, including preventive pet care and vaccinations, pet consultations, pet emergency and urgent care, pet grooming, pet boarding, pet laser therapy, pet radiography, pet ultrasound, pet endoscopy, pet soft-tissue surgery, pet orthopedic surgery, and pet nutritional and behavioral consultation. Contact us today to schedule an appointment and learn more about our comprehensive services for your beloved exotic pets.