Dr. Melissa Justice

Dr. Justice is a native of Yorktown, Indiana. In 1994, she graduated from Purdue University with a bachelor’s degree in Animal Science. In 1998, Dr. Justice graduated from the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine and returned home to work in small animal general practice. In 2000, she began working in a small animal emergency clinic in east central Indiana, where she developed a love of small animal emergency and critical care.

In 2007, Dr. Justice joined the Indiana State Board of Animal Health as a field veterinarian, where she continues to work to this day. In addition to her duties as a field veterinarian, she is now the director of small animal health programs and brucellosis programs for the Board of Animal Health. As a regulatory field veterinarian, she helps to monitor, investigate, and test for diseases of regulatory concern (including Chronic Wasting Disease, Bovine Tuberculosis, Brucellosis and Rabies). Dr. Justice has continued to work as a relief veterinarian in small animal practices since joining the Board of Animal Health. In 2018, Dr. Justice joined the staff of Yellow Dog Veterinary Clinic.

When Dr. Justice is not working, she enjoys spending time with her husband Shawn and two children Landen and Taryn. Her family has a Staffordshire Terrier named Jaxson and three cats – Thomas, Harley and Midnight. Dr. Justice’s family also loves to go on cruises to Alaska and the Caribbean, her favorite ports of call are Sint Maarten and Curacao.