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VETERINARIANS
Taffi S. Tippit, D.V.M.
Dr. Taffi S. Tippit founded Bissonnet/Southampton Veterinary Clinic in 1981. Today she is the owner, administrator, and chief medical/surgical officer of an award-winning practice distinguished for excellence in the field of small animal health. Her goals are to advance patient care, to serve her community by making better the lives of animals and their owners, and to provide a clinic environment where veterinary medicine can be practiced with skill, sensitivity, and optimal outcomes. Because she believes that children benefit from loving and caring for animals, her daughter and son continuously have a variety of wonderful creatures in their lives.
Dr. Tippit graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine in 1978. Her Bachelor of Science degree, presented with summa cum laude honors, is also from Texas A&M, where she was a member of honor societies and campus organizations.
Ivy Empel Frank, D.V.M.
Associate Veterinarian
Dr. Ivy Frank was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She was exposed to veterinary medicine at a very early age as an assistant in her father's veterinary practice. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology at the University of Georgia. She also received her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Georgia.
Dr. Frank has been an associate veterinarian at BSHVC since 2002. When she is not working, she enjoys spending time with her husband, Steven, her little girls, Hailey Jane, Madelyn, and Lila, and her husky mix, Maya. She is an avid college football fan (especially for the Georgia Bulldogs). She also enjoys horseback riding, hiking, reading, eating chocolate and playing flag football.
Tina Pilgram D.V.M.
Associate Veterinarian
Dr. Tina Pilgram is originally from Wisconsin, but has been in Houston since 1991. She graduated from Texas A&M University twice, first with a bachelors in Biomedical Science and then with her DVM degree. She has a special interest in exotic animal medicine.
Dr. Pilgram has been at Bissonnet/Southampton since October, 2007. During her off time, she enjoys spending time with her dog Tundra (mix breed), and 5 cats- Mooka (Himalayan), Gimpy (Bengal), Morph (DLH), Sam and Milo (DSH). She also enjoys traveling, skiing, scuba diving, going to the museums, seeing local bands and exploring all that Houston has to offer.
Lindsey M. Banigan, D.V.M.
Associate Veterinarian
Dr. Lindsey Banigan hails from Bedford, New Hampshire. She has worked with animals her whole life. Dr. Banigan graduated from the University of Delaware with a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science and attended Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine where she obtained her DVM degree.
In her free time she enjoys cooking, painting, reading, gardening on her apartment balcony, the occasional picnic and hanging out with her two finches, Lynyrd and Floyd and her albino hedgehog, Bleu.
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