Gentle Touch Animal Hospital

Our Staff

Dr. Missy Tasky

Dr. Missy Tasky is a native of Virginia, and graduated from Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Animal Science in 1986. She then went on to Auburn University and graduated with a Degree in Veterinary Medicine in 1991. She relocated to Denver after graduation, and spent the first four years of her career as an emergency room doctor. The next five years were spent managing a small animal clinic. She established Gentle Touch Animal Hospital in October of 2000, and has been busy expanding the practice ever since. Her areas of interest include dentistry, ophthalmology, and management. She is a member of several veterinary societies, including the American Veterinary Dental Society. She has also served on the Board of the Denver Area Veterinary Medical Society. When she is not busy with veterinary medicine, she enjoys skiing, wine tasting, traveling, and spending time with her dog and cat, and family and friends.

Dr. Larry Montz

Dr. Larry Montz is a native of New Orleans, and received his B.S in Animal Science in 1998 and his Degree in Veterinary Medicine in 2003 from Louisiana State University. Upon graduation, he practiced veterinary medicine for two years in Florida before relocating to Denver in 2005. He joined the staff of Gentle Touch in February of 2006. His areas of interest include endocrinology and renal disease. He and his wife Brooke have a son, Kaden, and are expecting their second child in December of 2009. His other children include his two labs Rex and Nola, his pug mix Lucy, and his three cats Oscar, Mickey, and Khaki. When he is not busy with veterinary medicine, he enjoys snowboarding, playing guitar, reading and LSU football.

Michelle Gibson

Michelle, a Colorado native, joined Gentle Touch Animal Hospital in June of 2006, and is currently the Administrative Assistant for the practice. She brings 17 years of customer service experience to the team, and enjoys being able to help our clients and patients. When away from the clinic, she takes care of her dog Synda and three cats Isis, Osiris and Houdini. She and her husband Jim are passionate about car racing and actually do a little drag racing themselves.

Stephanie Adamson

Stephanie joined Gentle Touch Animal Hospital as the Office Manager in June of 2009. Prior to joining Gentle Touch, she was a stay at home mom for 11 years. She graduated from Marymount University in 1992 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, and has many years experience working in Business Management. Stephanie spends her “free” time taking care of her two kids, husband, two dogs and one cat. When not fulfilling her Mommy duties, Stephanie enjoys swimming, creating “culinary delights” in the kitchen and reading murder mysteries.

Christopher Ridenhour

Christopher joined Gentle Touch Animal Hospital in the summer of 2008. He has been working as a Certified Veterinary Technician since 2008. He received his certification from the Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology in 2008. Christopher has a strong background in customer service as well as volunteering at animal shelters in Colorado and Oregon. In his free time he enjoys camping, listening to music and reading books.

Jill Edwards

Jill joined Gentle Touch as a Customer Service Representative in the winter of 2008. She brings many years of customer service and animal experience to the job. She has a strong veterinary office background and also ran her own family business. Jill loves animals of all kinds, but is especially attached to her Great Dane MacKinsey and her Weimaraner Haley. Along with her passion for people and their pets, Jill has a gift for photography. She also loves spending time with her two daughters and two grandchildren.

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