About Us

Dr. Curtis Shoup has been with East Main Animal Hospital since 2012 when Dr. Delong retired.  Dr. Shoup graduated from Michigan State College of Veterinary Medicine in 2008 and practiced Veterinary Medicine 4 years in Chesaning Michigan.  Once he started to settle in Dr. Shoup and his wife Diana wanted to be closer to home while raising a family.  With home for Dr. Shoup being in Athens, and his wife in Vicksburg, Galesburg seemed to be a perfect spot to call home.  Dr. Shoup has known of his passion for animals and decided to start his path of becoming a Veterinarian since he was 8 years old.  He loves working with pets and their parents on a personal level.  If you should have any questions feel free to ask, we enjoy educating. In Dr. Shoup's free time he loves spending time with his wife, 3 children, their Red Golden Retriever, Weimaraner and German Short hair pointer, cats, many goats and 2 ponies. He also enjoys hunting, fishing, and camping at their Cabin the Upper Peninsula. 

Diana Shoup is East Main Animal Hospitals Practice Manager and a one of our Veterinary Nurses. Diana has been working with animals in a Veterinary setting since 2002.  She was raised on a hobby farm that included everything from Cats, Dogs, Goats, Cows, Chickens, Horses, Emus, and more. Diana has gained her experiences over the years by working with animals and at various small animal clinics with her husband, Dr. Shoup. Diana has a passion for teaching and is always willing to learn something new! She loves working with your furry babies and helping to educate you on everything you can do to keep them healthy and safe. Dr. Shoup and Diana have been married since 2006 and have 3 wonderful children, and a full furry family to show for it.  Diana enjoys everything outdoors and spending time with her family in her free time.  

Dr. Katelyn Chilla-DeHaan has been working for East Main Animal Hospital Since 2016. Originally Dr. Chilla worked as a Veterinary Assistant at EMAH then got accepted into veterinary school at Michigan State University in 2017. Since then she would help out during her summers before accepting a full time position as an associate veterinarian following her graduation in May 2021. Dr. Chilla is originally from the Kalamazoo area and always knew she wanted to return back home following veterinary school. She has a passion for all animals including large animals, small animals and even honey bees. She was involved in 4-H throughout her childhood showing dairy cows and rabbits. During her free time Dr. Chilla enjoys spending time with her family at their Cabin in the Upper Peninsula, cooking, baking, gardening and painting. Dr. Chilla also enjoys spending her free time with husband, Alex, five cats and Chesapeake Bay Retriever named Kinley. 

Becca is one of our veterinary nurses and attended the Michigan State University Veterinary Nursing program. She recently graduated from the program in May 2021. Becca has always had a desire to work with animals even at a young age. She was very involved in 4-H and showing horses in the West Michigan area. Her passion for horses continued into high school and college where she was on the MSU Equestrian team for 2 years. Currently Becca loves spending her free time outside and especially riding and showing her horse Flynn. She also spends weekends in the Upper Peninsula with her family, 3 cats and beagle named KC.

Alexia joined East Main Animal Hospital in Fall 2022 as a Veterinary Assistant. She loves spending time with her family including with her boyfriend and 2 1/2-year-old daughter. In her spare time, she also does arts and crafts, plays music, video games and spends time outdoors. Alexia also has a 3-year-old pit mix Loki and has a soft spot for Huskies as she grew up with them. 

Jenni joined East Main Animal Hospital April 2019.  She completed school in 2010 and worked as a Medical Assistant with Borgess Hospital for several years. The following six years Jenni was a stay at home mom to her little boy (who you may see running around here!)  Animals have always been close to her heart and she loves interacting with them on a daily basis. Jenni also loves spending time with her son, husband Jason, their 2 dogs and 3 cats. They are home bodies at heart but in their free time they do enjoy summer camping with friends and family.  

Kelsey joined East Main Animal Hospital Fall 2023 as a veterinary assistant. Kelsey loves riding her two quarter horses Franklin and Daphne. She also has a soft spot for cats and loves spending time with her own cat named Merlin and her Leopard Gecko named Roach. In her spare time between attending cosmetology school, she loves reading and being creative and drawing. 

Rachel joined East Main Animal Hospital in early 2023 as a veterinary assistant. She is currently a high school senior and was recently accepted into Michigan State's veterinary nursing program where she will attend fall 2024. Rachel enjoys traveling, fishing, gardening and reading in her free time. She also loves spending time with her family and yellow labrador retriever Max. 

Sullivan is our four-legged clinic cat. He enjoys chasing toys and pestering Loco.  During the day you can catch him sleeping in his kitty bed near the front desk.

Loco is our three-legged clinic cat. She is VERY mischievous and spends most of her time eating treats and sleeping in the sun. You can often catch her running around the clinic and saying hello to our new visitors.