Come by and meet all of our team members!

Doctors

Lynda A Guenther, DVM is a University of California, Davis graduate. After graduation, Dr. Guenther completed a 1-year internship in emergency critical care, internal medicine and surgery. She has a special interest in dogs and cats. Dr. Guenther has been the owner of Blue Cross Veterinary Hospital since 1998. She is a die hard Chargers fan. Go Chargers!

Melisa Hicks, DVM is a Colorado State University graduate. After graduation, Dr. Hicks completed an internship in New York. She has a special interest in internal medicine and surgery. Dr. Hicks has been a co-owner of Blue Cross Veterinary Hospital since 2005.

Ralph Sellman II, DVM is a University of Tennessee graduate. After graduation, Dr. Sellman II completed an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the University of Georgia. Dr. Sellman II has a special interest in dentistry.

Front Office

Monica is a co-Hospital Supervisor. She has been a member of the Blue Cross Veterinary Hospital staff since 2004. She loves spending time reaching out to and ministering people.

Paulette is a co-Hospital Supervisor. She's a lifelong resident of Long Beach and has been a member of the Blue Cross Veterinary Hospital staff since 2004. She enjoys reading, spending time with friends, and loving on her handsome cat, "Crash", in her free time.

Lisa has been a part of the front office since 2007. She's a proud mom of a deaf dog "Damian", a rescue dog "Mrs. Bayloch", and 2 rescue cats "Priscilla" and "Endora". In her free time she enjoys listening to live music.

Aisha has been a member of our team June 2011. In her free time she sings with her church choir and enjoys watching wrestling with her son and husband.

Erin has been a front office team member since 2008. She loves reading and going to school. And she will say that she has the 3 cutest dogs ever!

Technicians and Tech Assistants

John is a technician and has worked up through our hospital ranks since 2006. He enjoys playing with his sons, spending quality time with his wife, and playing with his many dogs. He loves his job! (He's our dog whisperer)

Tanya is a technician and new to our team starting in 2010. She shares her home with her husband (whom is also a vet tech) and a large variety of animals. In her free time she likes to dance, travel, and visit theme parks. Most of the time, you will find her enjoying the outdoors with family and friends.  

Dawn began working with us as a kennel attendant in 2009. She enjoys reading, swimming, playing softball, playing with her dogs, and cat, and spending time with family and friends.

Mona is the newest member to our Blue Cross team, she started in 2010. You will often see Mona working in the front or tech assisting in the back. She is a single mom raising an awesome son, 2 cool cats and one wild and crazy dog. She loves to read and watch movies.

Kelsey has been with us since 2002 as a receptionist and is now assisting our technicians in the back. She enjoys traveling, spending time with those she loves, and caring for animals.

Kennel Attendants

Kerrie is a kennel attendant and has been apart of our staff since 2009. He likes spending time with family, friends, and his lovely dogs.

Alejandra has been a kennel attendant since 2011 and her goal is to become a veterinarian. She enjoys spending time with her three cute dogs and her family and friends.

Cristal has a life long love of animals and volunteered with us for two years before being hired in 2011 as a kennel attendant. In her spare time she cares for her pet Parrot "Lucy" and likes spending time with her friends.

Mary is our hospital assistant and has been keeping us tidy since 2002. She enjoys going to amusement parks, traveling, and spending time with friends.