About Us

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Redefining Veterinary Excellence

North Springs Veterinary Referral Center is a veterinarian-owned and operated emergency and specialty pet hospital in Colorado Springs, open 24/7. With a spacious facility and fully staffed care team at all times, we’re equipped to handle animal emergencies without long delays. Our in-house diagnostic tools allow for quick evaluations that support comfort and care. We’re committed to delivering timely, compassionate veterinary care with transparency, empathy, and a focus on exceptional patient outcomes.

Dr. Lindsey Ganzer, DVM

Meet Dr. Lindsey Ganzer

After more than 12 years in emergency veterinary medicine across Colorado and beyond, Dr. Lindsey Ganzer founded North Springs Veterinary Referral Center in 2022 with a clear vision: to build a practice rooted in empathy, collaboration, and clinical excellence. Her goal was to create a space that supports not only pets and their families, but also the veterinary professionals who care for them.

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Our Mission

At North Springs Veterinary Referral Center, our mission is to provide exceptional veterinary care through compassion, integrity, and transparency. Guided by our core values, we strive to create a positive, collaborative environment where patients receive advanced emergency and specialty services, while also ensuring that clients feel supported and our team is empowered to make a difference, every day.

Our Core Values

These seven core values shape our company goals and the way we connect with our clients, patients, partners, and employees.

Transparency

We will have an open door policy for our employees, an open book policy for our business, and an open clinic policy for our clients.

Integrity

We will stand for what is right, even when it is hard, authentically care about people, and will acknowledge when we make mistakes.

Empathy

We will be the voice that our patients do not have, translating their needs as well as the needs of our clients into the best care and medical recommendations.

Innovation

We will research the most recent medical protocols, equipment, and practices to remain on the cutting edge.

Unity

Each and every team member’s contribution is part of the whole. Every idea, suggestion, and how they are treated is equal, creating unity throughout the hospital.

Community

We believe in giving back to our community through local missions & non-profit initiatives.

Positivity

We will nurture a positive company culture where employees want to stay. This will create continuity in our hospital passing positivity to our clients and patients.

Meet our doctors
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Samantha Salmon, DVM, MS, DACVIM

Cardiology

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Ashley Iodence, DVM, DACVS-SA

Surgery

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Dani Waite, DVM, CCRP, cVMA

Rehab

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Kellie Barreto, BVMS, MRCVS

Internal Medicine

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Emily Purswell, DVM, MSpVM, DACVIM (SAIM)

Internal Medicine

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Ed Leigh, DVM, DACVR

Radiology

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Mark Sutton, DVM, ER Director

Emergency

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Morgan Summers, DVM

Emergency

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Brigitte Butler, DVM

Emergency

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Mason Miller, DVM

Emergency

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Amanda Hardcastle, DVM

Emergency

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Liz Braasch, DVM

Emergency

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K. Rene Plant, DVM

Emergency

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A veterinary ER worker smiling and holding a dog
Careers At North Springs Veterinary Referral Center

Join a team that is passionate about providing the highest level of veterinary care, promotes a healthy work/life balance, and provides opportunities for growth.

We treat our staff as if they are our family. Regardless of how long an individual is with our family, we will leave them better than when we found them, training them in communication in various difficult situations, and how to understand and utilize their own personality traits for personal growth and teamwork.

To learn more and apply, email your resume to careers@northspringsvrc.com

Tour The Hospital
Emergency Department Tour
Emergency Department Tour
North Springs Veterinary Referral Center Specialty Tour
Specialty Services Tour