Biography
Over my 17-year career as a veterinarian, I have learned that there is more to veterinary practice than just the medicine. Taking care of someone’s pet is a process that involves everything from the evaluating the clinical signs to the lifestyle of the pet to the bond between the owner and their furry friend plus a whole lot more. Only following the “textbook” will not get me to the right outcome for every patient. I try very hard to understand the situation as a whole when I make recommendations for treatment with my clients and patients in practice.
Veterinary medicine can also be very confusing to a pet owner. Advances in human medicine are transferring over into the veterinary field at an exponential rate. Radiation, chemotherapy, cyber-knife, stem cell therapy and much more are now readily available to treat dogs and cats. But there is also the old adage of “ just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.” So navigating through this process while making decisions for your pet can be overwhelming. I feel it is my job to help people through these complex decisions to make the right decisions, again, for them and their pet. Everyone’s situation is different.
I have worked in many aspects of the veterinary field as I searched for the best fit for myself. I have worked in private practice, low cost spay/neuter clinics, shelter medicine (I was the medical director for one of the largest no-kill shelters in the nation), emergency medicine, veterinary acupuncture plus canine rehabilitation and physical therapy. Currently, I work full time as an emergency veterinarian, have a mobile veterinary acupuncture practice and am the veterinary consultant to a growing dog training and fitness business.
I graduated from Cornell College of Veterinary medicine in 1999. I completed a small animal internship at Red Bank Veterinary Hospital in New Jersey in 2000. I trained in veterinary acupuncture in 2003 at Colorado State University. I took the course on Canine Rehabilitation and Physical therapy at the University of Tennessee in 2005.
My goal as a veterinarian is to increase the number of healthy pets and decrease the number of pets being treated for chronic illnesses. I want to help people enjoy the companionship of their pet for as long as possible.
