Dr. Rebecca L. Gounaris (Perelman) is a 2016 graduate of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. She is Dr. Scott Gounaris's oldest child. In addition to her lifetime love for cats and dogs, she has a deep passion for birds and participated in externships at several exotic veterinary clinics during her senior year. She is passionate about backyard poultry medicine and strives to normalize veterinary care for pet poultry. After spending much time away from home for her education, she is thrilled to be practicing medicine back in her hometown and alongside her family members. She also worked for many years at Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research in Newark, DE, while she was earning her undergraduate degree at University of Delaware.
Dr. Rebecca is passionate about backyard poultry medicine, and strives to normalize veterinary care for pet poultry. She feels that caring for her own flock of chickens has taught her so much about how to care for her poultry clients and patients in addition to her professional medical training. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband Brandon and their two sons, Ezra and Archie. She has two dogs, Epi and Rizzie, and an always growing flock of some very spoiled backyard chickens. Dr. Rebecca Perelman is also an avian veterinarian and offers full veterinary care for pet poultry and parrots. She is very proud to be known as one of the few chicken veterinarians in the area [citation][2].