Dr. Brown
Leslie Brown, DVM
Dr. Leslie Brown first opened Louisville Integrative Veterinary Services in 2014 as a house call practice and then transitioned into an office practice in 2016. She wanted to offer the Louisville area quality veterinary care that focused on creating healthy pets. Her continuing goal is to offer treatments that increase health and vitality as opposed to care that tries only to suppress disease. When this happens, our pets heal and live quality lives.
Born and raised in Sacramento, California, Dr. Brown moved to Indiana: Evansville for high school. She went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Chemistry, with honors in Biology, from Hanover College, and in 1999 became a graduate of Purdue University, with a studied interest in exotic and wildlife animals, surgery and small animal medicine.
Dr. Brown feels fortunate to have seen and experienced different approaches to veterinary care in both the West and Midwest. Alongside her conventional training in medicine and surgery, these experiences led Dr. Brown to invest in extensive training in complementary care in order to provide a more wholistic approach to treating her patients.
In 2013 Dr. Brown completed the ANH Veterinary Homeopathy Course with the renowned Dr. Richard Pitcairn and attends yearly Advanced Meetings to continue her education and bring back new and exciting advancements to her clinic and staff.
She achieved certification in Acupuncture at the rigorous Chi University in 2007, and successfully completed Tui Na in 2010. Dr. Brown also has also finished 4 out 5 courses in TCVM herbs (5th scheduled for Spring 2024) from Chi University. She continued her studies to also complete the Advanced Acupuncture Course and Evidence Based Acupuncture Course also at Chi university.
Dr. Brown is certified in Veterinary Spinal Manipulation (aka Chiropractic) from the Healing Oasis, 2013 and has additional training in advanced manipulation techniques of the thoracic limb.
Staying abreast of not only new developments in animal medicine, but also nutrition and healing diets for chronic disease, Dr. Brown believes nutrition is part of the foundation of good health for her patients. She has completed nutrition training in Food Therapy from Chi University and has extensive experience defining and working with the nutrition needs of her patients .
Dr. Brown made Louisville her home in 2003. She shares her life with her two very busy teenage children, one dog, two cats and two birds, which all keep her on her toes. Dr. Brown is a decades long competitive swimmer and is often found in the pool with her Masters team. She also enjoys kayaking, reading, listening to great music and driving her children to all of their various events.
Erin Jewell
Head Veterinary Technician and Office Manager
Erin grew up in Southeastern Kentucky with a strong love for animals. She had the opportunity to begin working in a veterinary clinic in her hometown when she was just 16. She moved away to college - attending the University of Kentucky as an Animal Sciences major, and then ended up in Louisville a few years later continuing her path in the veterinary field. She has been a valued member of the family at LIVS since 2016, but also worked with Dr. Brown at a previous clinic. Erin has a particular interest in “low-stress handling” and “fear free methods” which she applies to all of our patient visits.
Erin stays busy in her home life raising 3 incredibly active boys with her husband. They also share their home with their beloved dog Birdie and 3 cats: Lorenzo, Dolly and Edward.
Sarah Erhler
Veterinary Assistant and Receptionist
Sarah grew up on a farm in Oldham County surrounded by lots of dogs, cats, and a few horses. She graduated from nearby Hanover College and her love of animals lead her to seek out a profession in the veterinary field soon after she moved to Louisville. In 2017 she became a part of the LIVS family, and her passion for animals has only grown since then. Outside of work she fills her time with even more animal care: from fostering rescue cats with medical needs, to working as a licensed wildlife rehabilitator for a local wildlife center, to caring for her 3 personal "foster fail" cats and one very energetic chinchilla. In the little time she has away from her animal work, Sarah enjoys spending time with her partner, trying new restaurants, watching cooking shows or stand-up comedy, and planning trips to new countries.
“My favorite part of working at LIVS is that everyday I get to work alongside some truly wonderful women that are just as passionate as I am about animals and learning new ways to improve their lives.” - Sarah Erler
Juli Razavi
Receptionist and Veterinary Assistant
Juli, a University of Louisville graduate, has called this city home for most of her life. She worked mostly in retail and hospitality before starting her venture into the veterinary field in 2010, after an animal-loving friend convinced her that the career change would be worth it. It didn't take long for everything to click. Juli enjoys hands-on care of pets as well as educating clients. She lives on a homestead with her husband, two young sons, 2 dogs, 2 cats, a rabbit, 4 chickens, and several thousand honeybees. In addition to spending time with family, she enjoys gardening, photography, painting, catching up on shows, and playing video games.
Jan Glaser
Receptionist and Veterinary Assistant
Jan, born and raised in southern Kentucky, has called Louisville home for the last 30 years. She started her career in Veterinary Medicine at the young age of 17 and has continued to work in the field throughout her education at the University of Louisville and over the last 26 years. Jan is a passionate advocate for integrative medicine, with a mission to provide holistic, patient-centered care that combines the best of conventional and complementary therapies. In her personal life, Jan is a mother to four wonderful children and one canine companion, Dakota. She enjoys the great outdoors, with hobbies including camping, hiking, and exploring.
Erin Jewell
Sarah Erler
Juli Razavi
Jan Glaser
