Dr. Brad Uppinghouse grew up on a small farm outside of Fulton, Missouri. He graduated from the University of Missouri, Columbia with a Bachelors in Science in Biological Sciences. He developed a passion for veterinary medicine while working in a reproductive services lab at Mizzou after acquiring his undergraduate degree. His interests include surgery, endoscopy, and advanced imaging. Dr. Uppinghouse and his girlfriend like spending time playing board games, playing disc golf, camping, and hiking. They are the proud fur parents of Castiel, a Red Heeler/Jack Russel mix, and Paisley Jane, a Staffordshire Terrier.

Dr. Benson wanted to be a veterinarian her whole life. When she was five years old she told her family that is what she wanted to be when she grew up. She lived in Colorado and Alabama before settling in New Mexico where her family still lives. She graduated from New Mexico State University for undergraduate school and then moved to Louisiana to attend Tulane University for her Master’s degree. She attended Louisiana State University for veterinary school.

Dr. Benson moved to Nevada and has been practicing veterinary medicine in the area since 2006. She has worked at Sunridge Animal Hospital and South Valley Animal Hospital. In October of 2018, she became the practice manager at West Russell Animal Hospital.

In her spare time, she enjoys reading, jogging, and most importantly spending time with her husband and fur family. Her husband introduced her to Great Danes, a breed that she now can’t live without.

Madison was born in Santa Clarita, CA; she spent most of her time growing up with her animals. She had dogs, cats, rabbits, and birds. Throughout her teenage years, she was a competitive dancer. She moved to New Jersey to pursue her choreographer career and did training throughout New York City, and even trained with the Radio City Rockettes. She moved to Las Vegas in September of 2020 and joined the West Russell Animal Hospital Team to pursue her love of animals.

She enjoys spending her free time with her Australian Shepherd/ Heeler mix Roxie Rae and her two rescue black cats, Wednesday and Pugsley. She loves the beach, surfing, traveling, and taking Roxie on walks. You can catch her teaching at a local Dance Studio in the Vegas area when you don’t see her running our front desk. Madison thoroughly enjoys all of the clients and pets at West Russell Animal Hospital.