Melissa Cortiaus

Dr. Cortiaus has been with Josey Ranch Pet Hospital since 2004. She was raised in Dallas and graduated from JJ Pearce High School in Richardson. She attended Texas A&M and graduated from Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine in 1993. She has worked in the Dallas area since graduating in general small animal medicine and also worked at a local emergency clinic part time before starting a family.

She enjoys surgery and medicine cases both and canine reproduction. She has been married to fellow veterinarian and classmate Dr. Bill Cortiaus since 1993 and they have two children, Lauryn and Austin. Lauryn will be attending SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design) in Savannah Georgia in the fall. Go Bees! Austin attends Shepton High School in Plano. He is a Soccer player and is a member of the Shepton High School Marching Band. Go Stallions!

Her family currently includes two shelties, two cats and a Chinchilla. In her spare time, Dr. Cortiaus competes in the sport of Canine Agility with her shelties. She also enjoys photography and scrap booking. And volunteers as a photographer with Shepton’s Band. She also enjoys reading and is a huge Outlander fan!