About Us
Southeast Veterinary Specialists was created to respond to the special needs of veterinarians and their clients in the Gulf Coast region.
Our goals are to provide the highest quality multi-specialty medical care available in a convenient location. Referral appointments will be seen in a timely manner, and emergency referrals are welcome.
The roles of our veterinary specialists are to support the primary care veterinarian in any way possible ranging from telephone consultation to referral for complete case management. Our intent is to include the referring veterinarian in case management through complete communication via telephone, email, and referral letters faxed or mailed in a timely fashion. Our primary goal is to serve your needs as well as the needs of your clients to the best of our ability.
Dr. Rose Lemarie is a board certified veterinary surgeon. She is a native of Little Rock, Arkansas, and completed her undergraduated education at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. Dr. Lemarie is a graduate of the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine. Following veterinary school, she completed her internship at the Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine followed by her residency training in surgery at LSU. Dr. Lemarie has been practicing at Southeast Veterinary specialists for 9 years. Her interests include all areas of orthopedic, neurologic, and general surgery, however her main interests are orthopedics and neurosurgery. Dr. Lemarie especially enjoys performing spinal surgery for intervertebral disk disease.
Dr. Stephen Lemarie is a board certified veterinary dermatologist. He is a native of New Orleans and completed his undergraduate education at Louisiana Tech. Dr. Lemarie is a graduate of the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Lemarie's residency training in dermatology was also performed at LSU. For the last 10 years, Dr. Lemarie has worked with referral dermatology cases throughout Louisiana and the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. Dr. Lemarie was one of the first veterinary dermatologists in the country to utilize the Rush Immunotherapy Technique in dogs and cats with atopic dermatitis. His areas of interest include allergic, auto immune, and parasitic diseases of the skin.
Dr. Andrew Daters is a board certified veterinary oncologist. He is a native of Little Rock, Arkansas but has called south Louisiana his home since graduating from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia in 1997. While at Washington and Lee, Dr. Daters received his Bachelor of Science in Biology, lettered for four years in varsity soccer, and met his lovely wife Callie. They now have two children, James and Grace, and one Weimaraner.
Dr. Daters received both his master’s degree in Veterinary Physiology, Pharmacology, and Toxicology (2002) and his doctor of veterinary medicine (2004) from Louisiana State University. He completed a one year rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Colorado State University in 2005. He returned to LSU for his residency in medical oncology which was completed in the summer of 2007. He started the Medical Oncology Department at Southeast Veterinary Specialists in 2007.

