Jennifer Garofalo is originally from Long Island and has been steadily moving west across the state since graduating from Long Island University/C.W. Post in 1996 with a B.S. in Biology. After graduating with her DVM from Cornell University in May of 2000, she moved with her daughter to the Rochester area where she worked for several years in private practice. From there, she moved to Buffalo. In 2007, Dr. Garofalo became a certified equine rehabilitation practitioner through the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. In 2009, she left private practice to begin a residency in Laboratory Animal Medicine at the University at Buffalo and became a Diplomate of the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine in 2013. She continued on as the clinical veterinarian for the University at Buffalo for another year, then returned to private practice and taught at Medaille College first as an adjunct, then as an associate professor for seven years. Dr. Garofalo became a certified veterinary acupuncturist for small animals and horses in January of 2022. She is also certified for food therapy through Chi University. She also has a special interest in surgery and exotic animal medicine and is so excited to be joining the Cornerstone team this summer