Meet Our Veterinary Team

Our amazing team is dedicated to the field of veterinary medicine, we pride ourselves in pushing modern medicine and patient care forward. One step into our office, and you will notice a calm, kid-friendly environment. We look forward to accommodating you and your pet’s health care needs in any way possible.

Our Veterinary Team

Dr. Nick Koten

Veterinarian and Owner
Dr. Koten attended Texas A&M for undergraduate studies in Animal Science and left in 2010 to attend veterinary school with Ross University in St. Kitts. He graduated in 2014 with a Doctorate in veterinary Medicine. He quickly found a love for private practice and purchased what is now Lindale Pet Hospital. He provides his patients with the best care possible, loves learning new things and making sure he has a staff that matches his energy. He enjoys tending to his ranch, trail riding with friends and family, and watching his two kids in their many endeavors

Joni Koten

Practice Manager

Joni graduated From Texas A&M University in 2010 with a BS in Animal Science and has many years of experience in 4-H, and FFA. She grew up raising, showing, and training animals. She has been married to Dr. Koten for over 10 years and together they have 2 kids, Landon and Addison who are involved in many different things from sports, to following their moms’ footsteps in 4-H and FFA showing animals. In their spare time they enjoy many outdoor activities from Camping, taking their horse trail riding, boating, reenacting, swimming and anything outdoors with friends and family.

Chelsea Crowell

Senior Veterinary Technician

Chelsea has been a part of the LPH team since 2017. She has grown into being one of our senior technicians, she helps our team by training new staff, being a full-time large and small animal technician and hopping over to grooming when needed. Chelsea is an outdoor enthusiast on her time off. She and her husband Kyle enjoy traveling, fishing, camping, gardening, and riding horses. She has 4 cats, 3 dogs, 2 horses and several other farm animals.

Andrew Nunn

Veterinary Technician

Andrew has been a part of the LPH team since 2022. He is going to Tyler Junior College to fulfill his dream of becoming a veterinarian. When he becomes a veterinarian, he would like to work alongside Dr Koten. He is the owner of 3 dogs Cooper, Willow and Waylon who are the perfect “test dummies”. On his off time, he enjoys spending time with friends and family, going to the gym and attending church.

Ja’Lissa Dunn

Kennel Technician

Ja’Lissa has been a part of the LPH team since 2023 as a kennel technician. She is the owner of a German Rottweiler, Moe, 2 horses Moondance and Major. She enjoys trail riding on the weekends with her trail riding group, Jackson Community Riders. She aspires to continue working in the veterinary field to become a veterinary technician.

Blue

Clinic Greeter

I have been in the LPH family since January 2017 where I came in with my mom and siblings at 1 day old as an owner surrender. All my other litter mates and mom went to wonderful homes at 6wks old but I was too sick to leave. Thru great care and love once I became healthy I was made the clinic mascot! You will find me anywhere at any given time, ready for love and attention! ( I practically own the place!) Can you find me?!?

Devin Welch

Veterinary Technician/Office Manager

Having joined the team in 2016, Devin has become a huge asset to LPH by being involved in both the clinical and administrative sides of serving our pet patients and their families. She loves learning new things and is always trying to improve the team. Devin’s hobbies include summer lake days, playing cornhole with her husband, and riding ATVs. She counts a Great Dane (Scooby), a Boxer (Maddox), and a Labrador (Lucy) as her fur-children, and notes that all three are convinced they are lap dogs.

Shelby Woods

Veterinary Assistant

Shelby have been a part of the Lindale Pet Hospital Family since August 2021. She was born and raised in West Texas and met her husband while attending college in the hill country. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in exercise Science, and after graduation, they moved to East Texas where she found her passion in the veterinary Medicine Industry. The biggest reason Shelby loves her job so much is that not every day is the same, and in addition to this, she loves helping a wide variety of animals. In her leisure time, she enjoys being outdoors on their family goat farm with her three dogs and cat.

Anita Harwell

Veterinary Receptionist

Anita joined LPH team in 2023. She started her career in the veterinary field as a volunteer, which inspired her to learn everything she could. She’s worked in small animal clinics as well as the emergency clinic. She is a new mother to a baby girl, Hazel, and loves her fur baby Luna. Anita enjoys spending her time off with friends and family.

Abby

Veterinary Technician

Abby has been part of the team for several years; she started as a volunteer while in high school and worked off and on through college as a seasonal kennel technician. She has now joined our team permanently in 2022 as a vet tech with a heart for the job. She is a local from right here in Lindale, TX, and brings a different aspect to the team. From fostering animals in need, to owning animals there is nothing she won’t try and help. Abby is mom to an adorable young man named Lincoln. He has her love and heart for animals and shows it to their own chickens, rabbits, dogs, cats, pigs, a big horse named Charlie, and a pet turtle named Richard.

Carla Coe

Lead Kennel Tech

Carla started with LPH in 2017, she had limited experience but a heart to learn and passion for animals. She quickly became the matriarch of the team and one we all could learn from. Her pet patients are just that in her care “hers”, every pet gets treated with luxury accommodations and is loved like her own. Carla enjoys gardening and planting flowers in her spare time, along with just being outside. You can almost always find her in the clinic flower beds and taking care of everything that grows, along with spoiling her pet patients. Carla has several fur babies of her own from two dogs, two cats, and several chickens.

Jackie Capps

Groomer

Jackie has been a part of the LPH team for a few years now. She started as a kennel technician and then found her calling, grooming! She put forth the effort to learn something new and started grooming at LPH. She is the owner of 2 yorkies, Baby and Annabelle who are considered the most spoiled pups in the world. She enjoys taking the dogs on car rides with the occasional “pup cup” from Starbucks.