Meet Our Team
Meet the veterinarians and nursing staff behind Hickory Hill Veterinary Services! We are pleased to provide exceptional and trusted veterinary care to your pets, horses and livestock
Get to Know Our Team
We are solely dedicated to your pet’s care! We look forward to getting to know you, and we hope you’ll take the time to scroll down and get to know us.
Elizabeth Ermel Shrode, DVM and Owner
Dr. Elizabeth Ermel Shrode is excited to bring mixed animal veterinary practice to Central Florida, where small animals, horses and farm animals may all receive veterinary care within the same practice. Dr. Elizabeth is a proud graduate of Oklahoma State College of Veterinary Medicine and has been practicing in Florida for the last five years.
Dr. Shrode's Bio
Prior to opening her hospital in Tampa, Dr. Ermel Shrode spent five years practicing small animal emergency medicine and surgery along with providing large animal ambulatory services to horses and farm animals. She is passionate about surgery, critical care, and internal medicine, and enjoys educating clients on wellness and preventative medicine. Dr. Ermel Shrode has a particular affinity for geriatric animals of all species and strives to improve quality of life through nutrition, pain management, and rehabilitation, and is currently pursuing her certification in pain management through IVAPM. Believing the human-animal bond is one of the most fulfilling experiences we are blessed to have the Hickory Hill VS mission is to embrace and support that relationship with trusted veterinary care while keeping people and their animals together every step of the way
Dr. Ermel Shrode resides on her farm in Brooksville, FL where she and her family manage a Simmental/Angus cow-calf operation. She also owns Quarter horses, two donkeys named Emmitt and Dusty, a menagerie of large breed dogs, and two rescue cats who patrol the barns.
Brynn, Veterinary Assistant
Brynn was born in southern Illinois and moved to Florida as a teenager. She has always had a love for animals. She previously owned two horses and competed in showjumping with both. Brynn is currently a student at the University of South Florida earning her Bachelors of Science in Biology with an animal concentration. Post graduation, she plans to further her education and pursue her dream career of becoming a veterinarian. Brynn has been blessed with opportunities to work with both large and small animals. She loves to gain knowledge each day and use it to help others. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her rescue cat, line dancing with friends, and growing in her faith.
Lyn, Veterinary Technician
Outside of her studies and clinical work, Lyn devotes her time to caring for her rescue horses, Goose and Tyler, whose resilience and companionship continue to inspire her commitment to advancing compassionate, high-quality veterinary care for all animals.
