Our Doctors & Staff

In Memory of Dr. Trevor L. Rodrigues, DVM

Trevor Rodrigues, or Dr. R as he's called, was born in Africa and lived in India before moving to Hawaii. He attended Kailua High School on O'ahu and went on to the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where he attained a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science. Dr. R did his graduate work both at UH Manoa and Washington State University. While at WSU, he was privileged to work with Dr. Richard Ott, an outstanding scientist in the field of feline medicine. Trevor received the feline practitioner's student award and graduated Cum Laude. He subsequently worked in Los Angeles for the president of the AVMA, Richard Fink, at a 7-man practice. To be closer to his family, Dr.R eventually moved back to Hawaii, the Big Island specifically. Here, he realized the need for a progressive, local veterinary hospital and established Aloha Veterinary Center in 1993. Through out his 24yrs of Veterinary experience Dr. Rodrigues has worked successfully with various bones surgeries.

Dr. Malia Lyons, DVM

Dr. Malia Lyons was born on Oahu and raised on the Big Island. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Hawai'i at Hilo and went on to graduate from Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in 2011. Prior to working at Aloha Veterinary Center, Dr. Lyons practiced at Maika'i Veterinary Clinic for 11 years. She enjoys working with cats, dogs, exotic animals as well as some livestock pets.

Dr. Shea Rodrigues, PT, DPT

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When the late Dr. Trevor Rodrigues was building the new clinic it was his dream to add Rehabilitation to the growing services offered at Aloha Veterinary Center. He built a space in the new clinic just for this purpose and hoped his son would be able to join the team someday.

Dr. Shea Rodrigues was raised in Aloha Vet since its inception. Although he didn't become a veterinarian, he always knew he wanted to help members in his community and to give back. He attended Kamehameha Schools Hawai'i Campus where graduated 2006 as a part of their first graduating class. In 2011, Dr. Shea graduated from the University of Hawaii at Hilo with a Bachelor's of Arts in Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences. He went on to receive his Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of New England in Portland, Maine in 2016. Since then, he's been employed at Lifecare Center of Hilo where he has been treating patients from the ages of 4 months to 110 years old with a variety of health conditions. Now Dr. Shea is continuing his late father's legacy and further serving his community by offering Canine Rehabilitation Therapy.

Dr. Kealaka'i Matsumoto, DVM

Dr. Matsumoto was born and raised in Hilo. He attended Waiakea High, Hawaii Community College, UH Hilo before attending veterinary school at Iowa State University. Following graduation he promptly returned to Hilo and joined the team at Aloha Veterinary Center in 2023. In his free time he enjoys dog sports and tending to his myriad of personal pets. 

Dr. Elizabeth VanRys (Dr. Beth), DVM

Dr. Beth was born in Nova Scotia, Canada and grew up in Iowa and Ontario, Canada. She did her undergraduate degree at the University of Guelph, then completed her DVM at Ontario Veterinary College. Since graduation she has worked in a variety of positions in veterinary medicine, from being a large animal vet, to a small animal general practitioner, to a house call vet. The past year and half she has been living in Kaua'i and working for the Kaua'i Humane Society and Hawaiian Humane Society as a shelter vet. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her husband and dogs travelling, going to the beach, and hiking.