I grew up in rural Poolesville, Maryland with cats, dogs, and horses. I studied Biology at The College of William & Mary and earned my doctorate from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at VA Tech in 1997. I spent the first eight years of my career in Virginia, primarily working with dogs and cats and developing interests in nutrition, behavior, and geriatrics. I also learned feral cat Medicine and served as Medical Director for Meower Power, a feral cat management group.
My family and I moved to Johnson City, TN for 3 years, where I continued small animal practice with a significant amount of shelter medicine. We came to Hebron in 2008 when my husband Kevin, an internist, joined the faculty of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. We have two teen-aged daughters. Our animals include 4 cats, 2 horses, and a pony.
After 18 years in practice, I decided to distill everything I learned from my prior positions to shape a practice devoted to cats. The Cat Vet of Hebron opened in 2015. To learn more about our priorities and values, please see the Ethics Statement [citation].