I am originally from rural North Eastern Connecticut, growing up around the agricultural campus of the University of Connecticut. I received a BA in Zoology at the University of California, Davis in 1988 and completed the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program at Oklahoma State University in 1996. I attended a private practice internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Tropicana Animal Hospital in Las Vegas, NV in 1997 and a VIRMP internship in small animal emergency and critical care medicine at the PET-ER/ Chesapeake Veterinary Referral Center in Towson, MD in 2017.

My wife and I live in a rural community of PA surrounded by Amish farms. We enjoy hiking with the dogs, horseback riding, mountain biking, and visiting the Thousand Islands.

Education:

• University of California, Davis, B.A. Zoology
• Oklahoma State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, DVM