Heather Troyer is a Hospitalist at Oradell Animal Hospital. She is board-certified in Canine and Feline Practice, Acupuncture, and Pain Management. Her interests include geriatric medicine and hospice. She graduated from the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2001 and completed a rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at The Animal Medical Center in NYC in 2001-2002. She explored veterinary medicine in developing areas of the world during the next few years of her career, and then established herself at the Oradell Animal Hospital in 2005. After working as a generalist, emergency doctor, adjunct critical care doctor, and surgeon, she became a Diplomat of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners in Canine and Feline Practice in 2010. She also trained at the Chi Institute in acupuncture, advanced acupuncture, and Tui Na in 2011. Dr. Troyer founded the first in-home nursing/palliative care program in the tri-state area (NY, NJ, PA) in 2010 called CARES (Compassionate Animal Relief to End Suffering) [citation].