Dr. Lynne Sandifar
Owner & Veterinarian
Founded the hospital in 1999 and has cared for generations of Coast pets since. Mississippi State DVM. Fur-mom to Ruby, five cats, and an African Grey.
The people behind the care
A family that treats yours like family.
A close-knit, family-run practice. The same friendly faces year after year, the ones who know your pet by name.
Dr. Lynne Sandifar, DVM
She followed her dream of caring for animals all the way to her own hospital.
Originally from Indiana, Dr. Sandifar earned her Bachelor of Science from Fort Hays State University in 1990, then her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Mississippi State University.
After building her experience at Ashland Terrace and Biloxi Animal Hospital, she opened Gulf Coast Veterinary Hospital in 1999 and has worked side by side with her daughter Tisha ever since. Off the clock, she's fur-mom to Ruby the Blue Heeler, five cats, and an African Grey parrot.
Familiar faces
The team who'll care for your pet
Tisha Bell
Vet Technician & Clinical Manager
Dr. Sandifar's daughter. She joined the practice in 1999 out of a lifelong love of animals and keeps the whole clinic running. Mom to River, Rooster, and a cat named Riggs.
Kyle
Veterinary Team
With the hospital since 2009, after thirteen years at the Humane Society of South Mississippi. Dad to Pebbles the boxer and Cam the golden retriever.
Since 1999
Twenty-five years on Iberville Drive.
In the spring of 1999, Dr. Sandifar bought the clinic on Iberville Drive, renovated it top to bottom, and opened that July. A generation of Biloxi families has trusted us with their pets ever since, and we don't take that lightly.