St. Bernard's Animal Hospital is conveniently located in Mandarin area of Jacksonville, right off of San Jose Blvd, in Dog Town USA.
Once you come in and see our office, with our equipment, and meet the outrageously caring Dr. Hansen you will see why St. Bernard's will be your new family vet. Dr. Hansen and staff are all huge animal lovers who take care of every patient as if it were their own. Here at St. Bernard's we pride ourselves on having the most up to date information available and are here to answer any and all questions. Knowing that our pets are more than just animals, we will provide the highest quality veterinary care available with a personal, compassionate touch.
Meet our Team
Doctor
Dr Michele Nelligan is an associate veterinarian here at St. Bernard's Animal Hospital. She joins our team with over 10 years of veterinary experience. Dr. Nelligan is a native Floridian, and a 2005 graduate of the University of Florida. (Go Gators!) After graduation, she completed a one-year internship in Small Animal Medicine, Surgery and Emergency Medicine at UF. She then practiced for 3 years in Shreveport, Louisiana and eventually made her way back to Florida with a one-year stop in Dallas, Texas. Not being content with the traditional medical and surgical tools available to help pets, Dr. Nelligan pursued and completed Small Animal Acupuncture training at the Chi Institute of TCVM in 2013. She strives to incorporate holistic and alternative options whenever available.
When she isn't at St. Bernard's, Dr. Nelligan is spending time with her three children. Her oldest son is active in soccer and chorus/theatre. Her middle son loves to play basketball and Minecraft. Her youngest daughter plays soccer and loves the mussels at Carrabba's! Their family is rounded out by two rescue cats Frick and Frack. In her rare free time, Dr. Nelligan enjoys weight training, playing softball and flag football, and enjoying the beautiful Florida coastline.
Practice Manager/ Veterinary Technician
Stephanie has worked in the Veterinary field for 9 1/2 years, she is a Certified Veterinary Technician and also Licensed with the state of Florida. She attended The University of North Florida where she graduated with a bachelor degree in Biology, then went on to get her Certification in dog training and Associate Science Degree in Veterinary Technology.
She has a special place in her heart for rescuing special needs animals, at this time she has 6 cats, and 6 dogs. Besides work, Stephanie loves to spend time with her Wonderful husband James, and 3 children Brandi, Jerry and James and grandsons Lucas and Easton and newest edition Harper
Veterinary Technicians
Amanda
Courtney
Tina
Mary C.
Haley
Taylor
Client Care Coordinator
Megan
Ann
Amber
