Villa Rosa Veterinary Hospital will be closed October 6th - October 10th. We will reopen on Monday, October 11th. For emergencies, please contact Veterinary Emergency Group at (813) 265-4043.
About Wesley Chapel's Best Vet Clinic
About Us
Villa Rosa Veterinary Hospital was founded by Dr. Amanda Esposito Cruz in June of 2020. She developed a wonderful team that is just as passionate about their patients as the owners are for them. This is Wesley Chapel's best veterinary clinic, located just north of Tampa, offering comprehensive, compassionate, and affordable care. This team will be by your side every step of the way as you journey through the lifetime of your beloved family members. Choosing Villa Rosa for your veterinary care is the best decision you can make for your pet!
Dr. Amanda Esposito Cruz
Owner, Veterinarian
Dr. Esposito found her love for animals early in life. “As a kid, I had an obsession with Disney’s 101 Dalmatians. I begged my parents, Santa, and anyone that would listen to me, for a Dalmatian puppy. I carried around a stuffed one everywhere, until the day my parents let me pick out “Lucky”. Best day ever of my 9 year old life! Fortunately, my parents also indulged in my desire (read: incessant begging) for hamsters, birds, and of course my “heart cat” Spartacus, that we rescued from a box outside Walmart."
Dr. Esposito was raised in Tampa Bay. She attended the University of South Florida for undergraduate education, majoring in Biomedical Science, while also working as a veterinary assistant at a local hospital. She is a graduate of Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and completed her clinical training at the University of Florida.
Dr. Esposito is a proud member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Florida Veterinary Medical Association, and American Association of Feline Practitioners. She is also Fear Free Certified and is passionate about providing low-stress handling for her patients.
In 2018, Dr. Esposito joined a committee to begin the Tampa International Airport Police Dog Guardians, a board of members dedicated to providing training and medical care to current and retired police dogs, as well as community education.
Prior to opening Villa Rosa Veterinary Hospital in 2020, Dr. Esposito worked in general practice, emergency medicine, shelter medicine, and provided in home euthanasia and hospice care where she was a cat vet and a dog vet.
Dr. Esposito enjoys traveling with her husband, spending time with her dog, Dezi, water sports, and Orangetheory. This veterinarian is a big cat lover and embraces the title of crazy cat lady.
Dr. Rochelle Mester
Veterinarian
Dr. Mester is a Tampa native and has been practicing small animal veterinary medicine for almost 20 years. She wanted to be a veterinarian for as long as she can remember and has had a variety of pets growing up, including dogs, cats, ducks, frogs, fish, an Australian Bearded Dragon named Reptar and a three-legged hamster affectionately called "Tri-pod".
After graduating high school, Dr. Mester attended Auburn University (War Eagle!), where she graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Zoology and continued on to attend veterinary school there. She loves all things Auburn and it goes without saying that Dr. Mester is an Auburn tiger through and through!
Dr. Mester is a current member of the American Veterinary Medical Association and is a past president of the Hillsborough County Veterinary Medical Society (HCVMS). She also still currently serves as an HCVMS board member.
In her free time, Dr. Mester stays busy spending time with her husband, two kids, 3 dogs (Charlie, Ella and Bear) and a guinea pig (Fredrick). As a family, they enjoy travelling and exploring new places, boating and are avid theme park-goers! Dr. Mester has worked with Dr. Esposito in the past and is very happy to be a part of the Villa Rosa family!
Dr. Noreen Ali
Veterinarian
Dr. Ali is a Florida native from Orlando. She attended Florida State University for her undergraduate degree in Biology, Go Noles! She is a graduate of Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and completed her clinical training at Louisiana State University.
Before attending veterinary school, Dr. Ali worked in wildlife rehabilitation in Virginia and Marathon key. She enjoyed working with baby deer, possums and owls. Her favorite was the snapping turtle because they are feisty!
Prior to joining Villa Rosa Veterinary Hospital in 2023, Dr. Ali worked in Las Vegas, NV as a small animal practitioner and did contract work in emergency medicine, the Humane Society and other shelter medicine practices.
Dr. Ali is currently a member of the American Veterinary Medicine Association. Her interests include surgery and dentistry.
In her free time, Dr. Ali enjoys traveling, trivia, board games, aerial silks and spending time with her fiancé and two dogs: Hans Gruber (standard dachshund) and Sven Svenson (Golden Retriever).
Macy
Veterinary Technician
Macy is originally from a small town in northern Iowa; she moved to the Tampa area a little over 3 years ago. In 2015, she graduated from Iowa State University with a BS in Pre-Veterinary Medicine and Wildlife Care. After graduation, Macy worked at Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa as a Large Mammal Keeper. Her favorite animal to care for was a male Eastern Black Rhino named “Keanu”. In 2018, she followed family down to central Florida and began working at a small animal hospital; there she found her niche of caring for dogs and cats.
Macy recently moved to the Wesley Chapel area with her fiancé. You can find them spending time at the beach, exploring the state, and hanging out with their two pups and cat. Macy is excited to continue working with Dr. Esposito and be a part of the Wesley Chapel community.
Julie
Veterinary Technician
Julie graduated from The University of South Florida with a BS in Health Sciences and The University of Memphis with a Master’s in Public Health in 2018. Julie has worked in a shelter, emergency, and general veterinary practices. Over time she has found personalized general veterinary care the most rewarding. Julie’s passion in life is to be an advocate for those who can not speak for themselves.
Julie has been married for 9 years and will have two children by the end of 2021. Her fur baby is a chihuahua mixed named Benny and he enjoys being the king of the house.
Julie's hobbies include making holiday gnomes, hands-on crafts with her daughter, watching movies and traveling to a new place each year for vacation.
Kelsey
Certified Veterinary Technician
I wanted to work with animals from the beginning. Growing up here in Florida on a dairy farm run by my father, grandparents, and uncle, I always wanted to help with the care of the animals and that sparked my interest in animal medicine. I graduated from Hillsborough County Community College with an Associate in Science in Veterinary Technology and became a Certified Veterinary Nurse. Over the last 8 years, I’ve had experience in Emergency and General Practice and I spend time at a local animal shelter assisting with spay and neuter surgeries. Several years ago, I was able to work with Dr. Amanda Esposito and I was eager to join her team here at Villa Rosa.
My house is full of fur with three dogs and one rabbit. Free time is spent with my large family (some of whom still own beef cattle) and camping/hiking/skating/fishing out of a conversion van with my fiancé.
Summer
Veterinary Technician
Summer graduated from Valencia College with her Associate in Science in 2020. She’s continuing her education at the University of South Florida where she is pursuing a BS in Marine Biology, while also working on her Veterinary Technician certification at Penn Foster.
Summer started with a love of marine animals. She has worked at various aquariums, including The Florida Aquarium, Sea Life, and SeaWorld in the education field. She had the opportunity to work in the Rescue and Rehabilitation side at SeaWorld, where she discovered her love for helping animals hands-on. Summer also volunteered with The Marine Science Center to help rehabilitate sea turtles. After meeting her fiancé, who has two golden retrievers that are now her fur babies as well, she fell in love with them and wanted to start working with dogs and cats. She is excited to be working with Dr. Esposito and is happy to work somewhere that she loves. In her free time, she likes to go hiking with her fiancé and two dogs, go to the beach, surf, and scuba dive.
Dayna
Veterinary Technician
Dayna was born and raised in Central Florida and attended the University of Central Florida where she obtained her Bachelor's Degree in Health Science. She originally worked in human dermatology but was called to make the move to veterinary medicine because of her love for animals.
She attended Southern Technical College where she became a Certified Veterinary Assistant. She has been working as a Veterinary Technician since graduating in October 2020.
Dayna is our resident cat lady with 3 cats of her own, Sookie, Bean, and Clover. In her free time, Dayna enjoys staying in with a good book or crafting, or you can find her on the dance floor when she goes out.
Dayna loves to travel with her husband any chance she can get!
Sydney
Veterinary Assistant
Chelsey
Veterinary Technician
Chelsey is a native Floridian with a love for animals. She knew from a young age that her heart was in the veterinary field. Chelsey began her journey to fulfill that passion in 2015 when she started as a kennel assistant. However, through hard work and hands-on training, she expeditiously excelled to a veterinary technician. Chelsey’s favorite part about being a vet tech is being able to provide superior care while watching her patients thrive.
When she is not working, Chelsey enjoys spending her free time with her loving husband and their four boys. They all love being at the baseball field or on the boat. Chelsey has a dachshund named Minion, a pittie named Poppy, and 2 sweet cats, Fishsticks and Gamora.
Chelsey is very excited to work alongside Dr. Esposito Cruz and the Villa Rosa staff.
Makayla
Veterinary Assistant
Makayla is the newest member of our team! She has lived in Florida most of her life. She graduated from Plant City high School in 2021, and is a junior at her dream school - The University of Alabama (Roll Tide!). She will be earning her BS in Elementary Education but is excited to pursue her education in the vet field as well. Makayla became passionate about animals as a child, growing up with dogs, horses, and even a hedgehog. Her love for animals made getting her first job as a Veterinary Technician a no-brainer. She thrived at job throughout highschool and had a hard time parting ways for college. As soon as she moved back home, she knew it was something she wanted and needed to do again.
Aside from animals, she also enjoys connecting with people and being social. She loves learning anything and everything she can about our 4-legged babies.
Makayla is in the process of building her first home with her boyfriend and has a 10 month old fur baby of her own! He is a German Wirehaired Pointer named Goose and he is her best friend.
In her free-time, Makayla enjoys online shopping, working out, spending time outdoors, and hunting her duck dog (his favorite thing to do).
Dezi
Hospital Greeter and Certified Staff Snuggler
Dezi enjoys greeting clients, napping in mom's office, and protecting the team from the UPS man. Outside of work, he loves the beach, belly rubs, long walks, and always enjoys a good BarkBox.
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