Leadership Team

The LVVSC administrative team is dedicated to making sure our hospital delivers the best veterinary specialty care possible. We want to foster strong relationships with referring veterinarians and our shared clients and patients built on respect, trust, communication, teamwork and education.

David R. Mason

B. Vet. Med, MRCVS, DACVS, DECVS

David Mason, B Vet Med (Honours), MRCVS, is a Board Certified Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon specializing in Orthopedic, Neurologic, Oncologic and General Soft Tissue Surgical Procedures.

A native of Northern England who grew up on a dairy farm and has been involved with animals his entire life, Dr. Mason earned his veterinary degree with honours from the Royal Veterinary College, University of London in 1999. After graduation he moved across the Atlantic Ocean in order to pursue a Small Animal Medicine and Surgery Internship at Kansas State Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital.

Hospital Director

Bio & Pic Coming Soon!

Suzanne Russo, DVM, MS

Dr. Suzanne Russo grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and received her BS and DVM degrees from The Ohio State University and a Master’s degree in Human Resource Management from Golden Gate University. She was in small animal general private clinical practice and then joined Pfizer Animal Health (then Zoetis) and held multiple roles in Research and Development, Technical Services, and Academic Affairs. Prior to joining LVVSC she was Vice-President of Recruiting for VCA, and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the Midwestern University College of Veterinary Medicine.

Clinical Coordinator – Surgery

As Clinical Coordinator, James’ primary responsibility is to act as the team leader for the surgery department. In addition to fulfilling all the duties of a technician, James directs administrative support for the technicians in planning, delegating, and coordinating technician duties.

Clinical Coordinator – Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Oncology

Juanita completed a Bachelor of Science degree (biology) at Eastern Mennonite University in 1995. She then pursued a Veterinary Technology degree at Blue Ridge Community College, becoming licensed in 1998. After several years in general practice in Virginia, she moved to Colorado and joined the CSU oncology team in 2001.