Meet our Orthopedic Veterinarian

Dr. Chris Horstman is the founder and Chief of Staff for Sirius Veterinary Orthopedic Center. He was born in Creighton, Nebraska (northeastern Nebraska). His love for animals began at an early age; during visits to his family’s farms.

Dr. Desmond Tan grew up in Singapore, and graduated from the University of Melbourne, Australia. He then pursued specialty training in New York City and Washington DC.

Dr. Dirsko von Pfeil is an internationally recognized triple-board certified orthopedic surgeon for small animals who holds the honor of being an American College of Veterinary Surgery (ACVS) Founding Fellow in minimally invasive surgery.

Sarah is originally from Norfolk, NE, but moved to Omaha in 2007 where she lived until 2016. She has been a Licensed Veterinary Technician since 2010, and has worked in specialty medicine since graduating. 

Chelsea grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, and she grew up knowing that she would go to school for veterinary medicine. After high school she worked at a few different veterinary clinics and began her path to becoming a licensed veterinary technician.

Rachel and her family moved from Kansas City, MO to Omaha, NE when she was 10 years old. Since moving to Omaha she has lived the good life. She attended Millard North High school and after receiving her diploma went straight to Vaterott College, where she obtained a veterinary technician degree.

Brittany was born and raised in Norfolk, Ne. She graduated from Northeast Community College and became a licensed technician in 2012. Before joining Sirius, Brittany traveled the Midwest working in Iowa and Kansas.

Rachel grew up and still currently lives in Crescent, Iowa. She’s known that she’s wanted to help animals since she was in kindergarten. She finally made those dreams happen in 2017 when she started her journey to become a veterinary technician and later graduated from Iowa Western Community College in 2019.

Hannah, is an Iowa native who grew up around cattle, dogs and cats. She knew from a young age that she wanted to work with animals.

Bre is a Midwest girl who has lived in Nebraska since she was nine. In 2004 she and her husband moved to Colorado, where she began her career with pets.

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Michaela grew up in Omaha, where she has lived most of her life. She’s always loved animals, especially the ones that are shy and take longer to warm up to people. Michaela has two years experience working in a veterinary setting and has enjoyed many other years in human health care. She is passionate about making people feel welcome and serving others.

Madison grew up in Papillion, Nebraska and is currently enrolled in the Veterinary Technician program at Iowa Western Community College. 

Veterinary medicine is Shanna's passion and she strives for excellence in patient care. Shanna graduated from Vatterott in 2004 as a Licensed Veterinary Technician.

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