Meet Our Team

Dr. Alexis de Gale

DVM/Owner

Dr. Alexis de Gale graduated from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 2008. Following graduation, she moved to New York City where she completed an internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at BluePearl Veterinary Partners. After completion of the internship, she returned to Florida and worked at a small animal hospital in Orlando for 4 years. She then moved to Chicago in 2013 and worked as an emergency veterinarian for 2 ½ years. While she loved living in a big city again, she was eager to return home to Florida.

She practiced in Wesley Chapel, FL for many years and is excited to have a hospital of her own in her very own community in South Tampa! Dr. de Gale looks forward to meeting new people and their pets and building lifelong bonds with them. Her special interests include dentistry, internal medicine, soft tissue surgery, and emergency/critical care. She is passionate about teaching and often has students shadowing her at the hospital. She is an assistant professor with the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine and has served on the Admissions Committee for UF’s vet school for several years. Dr. de Gale received AAHA’s prestigious Changemaker Award in 2020 for her contributions towards changing the lives of future and current veterinarians.

In her free time, she can be found spending time with her husband Alex, and sons Leo, Henry, and Everett. She enjoys reading, bike riding on Bayshore Blvd, kayaking, and playing volleyball. She loves all things Florida Gators and Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Tampa Bay Lightning! Her pets include a pug mix dog named Kiki, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dog named Kevin, and two Diamondback Terrapin turtles.

Dr. Keara Walsh

DVM

Dr. Keara Walsh is a true Floridian, born and raised in South Tampa. She has always been an animal lover and has known she wanted to be a veterinarian from a young age. After attending veterinary school, she knew she wanted to come back to the Tampa area to live and work! 

Dr. Walsh attended Florida State University where she graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics. She then went on to attend Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine on the Caribbean island of St. Kitts and spent her final clinical year at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Walsh graduated from vet school with high honors and was inducted into the veterinary honor society.

Dr. Walsh has grown up with all sorts of  animals and currently has her own pack at home including 5 dogs (Moose, Nova, Freya, Sunny and Cali) as well as 3 cats (Harry, Kimber and Wally). In her free time she loves going on hikes with the dogs, roller skating around Tampa, reading, plant shopping, trips to Disney and thrifting. Dr. Walsh can’t wait to take care of your pets as if they were her own! 

Alex de Gale

Hospital Manager/Owner

Alex is our fearless leader and hospital manager. He is originally from the Caribbean island of Grenada but grew up in Miami after moving there just before his first birthday. Alex had dogs, cats, birds, hamsters, rabbits, lizards, fish, turtles, and just about any other animal he could get his hands on as a pet throughout his childhood.

After attending Florida International University in Miami and the University of South Florida in Tampa, Alex worked behind the scenes on concert tours, TV specials, and large public events around North America and Europe. He eventually settled down in Florida and became the staff planner for an aviation company that provided airlift support for the US government in austere environments.

In 2014, Alex made it full circle back to his love for the care and treatment of animals, when he took a manager position with a group of specialty and emergency veterinary hospitals in the Chicago area. Alex moved back to Tampa in 2015 to be closer to family. He has been a veterinary hospital manager in the Tampa area since 2015 and he is excited to call Westshore Animal Hospital home. His own family includes his wife Alexis, three sons, Leo, Henry and Everett, a pug-mix dog named Kiki Supermodel, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dog named Kevin, and several Diamondback Terrapin turtles.

Holly, cvt

Lead Technician

Holly is a born and raised Tampa local. Since childhood she’s surrounded herself with animals of all kinds and been passionate about their care. She was hired at her first veterinary hospital at 18 years-old and there connected her love of animals with the medical field. She attended Hillsborough Community College and earned a scholarship for academic excellence while in their Veterinary Technician program. Holly graduated and passed her national board exam in 2020. Her professional interests are geared towards the human-animal bond and focus on client education. When not at work, Holly enjoys sewing, kayaking, reading, and discovering parenthood with her husband and new baby girl! Her two pets include Marmalade the Staffordshire Terrier and Toast the Pembroke Welsh Corgi.

Emma

Technician

Emma attended the University of Central Florida and graduated with her Bachelor’s in Biology in 2021. She volunteered at a wildlife rehabilitation center during that time and cared for a variety of Florida native animals, including raccoons, opossums, squirrels, tortoises, and foxes. After graduating, she worked as a small animal surgery and ER Assistant for 2 years before joining the Westshore Animal Hospital team. Emma loves rabbits; she used to raise and show her own at the Florida State Fair. During her free time she enjoys reading a book with her two cats, Miso and Saki and spending time with her husband.

Chloe

Technician

Bio coming soon!

Brooke

 CVT (Certified Veterinary Technician) 

Bio coming soon!

Jessa

Lead Client Service Representative

Jessa grew up in a small town called Mount Washington, Kentucky. Her pets include an amazing French bulldog named Stella and many reptiles, from snakes to tortoises. Her hobbies include painting, makeup, camping, hiking, fishing, and amusement parks. She is a compassionate, friendly face at the front desk, and she enjoys being a part of a good cause. Her ultimate goal is to open a nonprofit special-needs rescue for animals.

Rebecca

Client Service Representative

Rebecca Biersack, born and raised in northern Virginia, has intermittently worked in animal hospitals since her first job at 14 as a kennel technician. She is an identical twin and grew up in a family of five daughters along with numerous dogs. Rebecca enjoys spending time with family and friends, being outdoors surrounded by nature, and anything involving coffee.

Rebecca pursued business management for her Associates at Radford University and Communication and Public Relations for her Bachelors at Longwood University. For two and a half years, she advanced in the cybersecurity sales industry and is currently pursuing studies to become a UX designer in the B2B enterprise sector.

Meanwhile, while studying, Rebecca has decided to return to her passion: working with animals and veterinary professionals who enhance our lives and, most importantly, the lives of our furry companions.

Emma

Client Service Representative

Bio coming soon!