Dr. Lisa Bucht grew up in the metro Detroit area and wanted to be a veterinarian starting at age 9. She attended Michigan State University and earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Medical Technology in 1987 and her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1992. She began her career as a veterinarian in Kalamazoo.

In 1997, Dr. Lisa opened Phoenix Road Animal Hospital in South Haven. She loves being a part of the South Haven community and small town life, and she wants her patients and their owners to feel like family. She is an advocate for spay/neuter programs, and works with the staff at Alvan Humane Society to help provide needed medical care to their residents. Dr. Lisa has 4 children (Johannna, Allison, Maddox, and Marissa), a labrador named Humphrey, and three cats at home (Reed, Peach, and Max).

Natalie is an LVT who has practiced veterinary medicine since 2013. She has a wide variety of experience including academia, small animal, large animal, biomedical research, and emergency and specialty medicine. Her passions include client education and hands on nursing care for her patients. She could not be more excited to join the Phoenix Road team and looks forward to continuing to grow the excellence this hospital has created in our community.

In her spare time Natalie enjoys reading (particularly Stephen King), gaming, hiking, and various fine arts. Natalie has three cats at home, Chevy, Trax, and Piper.

Suzy was born and raised in Chicago, IL, and has been working in the animal care industry since 2007. Suzy was a certified pet groomer for 7 years, and started working for Dr. Bucht when she moved to Michigan in 2014. Since becoming licensed in 2023, Suzy has been exploring her interest in emergency medicine. Suzy’s hobbies include reading, traveling, and yoga!

Erica was born and raised in Michigan. She always had an interest in animals since she was a child. She started her journey in vet med in high school where she did a work study with a veterinarian. From there she worked at a clinic in Allegan for 2 ½ years. Her career path changed, but after 25 years she has decided to follow her passion and return to veterinary medicine. Erica has raised a variety of different animals from cats, dogs, goats, horses, rats, lizards, and even a potbellied pig. In her free time, she likes to go fishing and camping with her husband and 2 kids. She just recently adopted a new dog named Prince.

Koren has always had an interest in animals and animal care. Growing up, she helped raise dogs, cats, chickens, and ducks. In her spare time, she likes to spend time with family and friends, work in her workshop, hang out with her cat, and listening to music. We are so happy to have her as our CSR!

Nicole began a career working with animals in 2019. She recently moved from Illinois to join us here in Michigan. She has one German Shepherd at home, named Tango. In her free time, Nicole enjoys the outdoors including hunting, fishing, and hiking. Nicole has big dreams of becoming a veterinarian down the line. We could not be happier to have her on our team!

Sydney wanted to work with animals for as long as she could remember. She wants to go back to school and become a large animal or equine vet. Sydney has always had animals, growing up around horses, dogs, goats, cats, and birds. In Sydney’s spare time she loves camping, hiking, hunting, riding horses, and playing ukulele or guitar.