Dr. Lori Gossard although calling North Dakota home will always be an Iowa girl!

She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Animal Science and a minor in Equine Studies from NorthEast Missouri State in 1984. She was a licensed veterinary technician in 1983. She then went on to join the United States Army where she served as a Veterinary Technician from 1985-1989. Upon the completion of her service in the Army, she graduated with a degree in Veterinary Medicine in May of 1994 from Iowa State University.

She moved to North Dakota in the summer of 1995 and the rest is history! She has been a member of the North Dakota Veterinary Medical Association as well as the Minnesota Veterinary Medical Association since 1995.

She opened All Pets Hospital Inc. on November 1st, 1998.

In her spare time, she enjoys donating her veterinary skills to Spay and Neuter Clinics all over the Midwest. In July of 2019, she was elected the North Dakota State representative for the Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association. Although, when its hockey season in Grand Forks you can always catch her at a game! Hockey Hockey Oye Oye! GO UND!

Dr. Sierra Shoman is a born and raised North Dakotan! She grew up in West Fargo, saving animals and riding horses! She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology at North Dakota State University in 2015. She received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 2019 from Oklahoma State University.

Dr. Shoman’s professional interests include holistic medicine (she trained in acupuncture at The Chi Institute) and feline medicine. Dr.Shoman is a member of the North Dakota Veterinary Medical Association.

She devotes much of her spare time to animal rescue efforts. She also enjoys spending time with her pets, reading, cooking, and crafting.

Dr.Shoman is no stranger to All Pets Hospital Inc.; she worked as a veterinary technician with us in the summers of 2016 & 2017. She officially joined our practice as a doctor in July 2019.