Meet the Team

Dr. Chase McCall followed in his father's footsteps, earning his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in June 2018. After graduation, he joined the practice and is now the owner of San Pablo Animal Hospital.

Chase is married to fellow veterinarian Dr. Mallory Nebel, and together they share a love for animals with their six dogs: Lilly, a Labrador Retriever; Lucy, Archie, and Maple, Golden Retrievers; Scout, a Doodle; and Arya, a Husky. Outside of veterinary medicine, he enjoys tennis, the beach, hiking, and staying active.

Dr. Desiree Owens joined the practice in June 2024.  She is a graduate of the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, UF Dept. of Animal Sciences, and Sandalwood High School.  She and her husband Aaron recently returned to Jacksonville.  She enjoys running, reading, and pets, of course.

Dr. Moody McCall is a Jacksonville native He grew up knowing he wanted to be a veterinarian and began working with Dr. Roy Brinkman at Arlington Animal Hospital when he was thirteen.  After graduating from University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 1986, he and his wife, Eugenia, moved to the beach.  In 1989 he purchased San Pablo Animal Hospital.  In 1997, a new hospital building was built at 13185 Atlantic Blvd.

Photography, tennis, and dog training are his hobbies. He has served on the Board of Directors for Canine Companions for Independence and has trained eleven service dogs for them. He has a black lab, Oko, and a golden retriever, McCall,  named after him by Canine Companions in honor of his contributions.  In addition, he has served as president of UF CVM Alumni Council, the Veterinary Admissions Committee, and is a recipient of the Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award.  He is class coordinator for the outstanding UF CVM class of 1986!

Dr. Mallory Nebel graduated from the University of Florida in 2018 and completed a rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery. She then moved to Jacksonville in 2019 and completed a specialty internship in small animal internal medicine and critical care. She continued training in the internal medicine department at a local specialty hospital and worked there for five years. Dr. Nebel is competent in abdominal ultrasounds and echocardiograms and manages immune-mediated, respiratory, gastrointestinal and cardiac diseases. She is married to Dr Chase McCall and together they have six dogs, most of whom have been rescued due to chronic diseases. In her spare time, she enjoys running, weight lifting, hiking, traveling and playing with her dogs.