In-Home Pet Euthanasia in Mid-Hudson Valley

I grew up in Poughkeepsie, New York, in the beautiful Mid-Hudson Valley. I loved animals, and accompanying our family pets to the vet fascinated me. During high school, I moved to Hamden, Connecticut. There, I discovered an interest in science and biology. I combined that interest with my love for animals and found my path to veterinary medicine. I graduated from Roger Williams College (now University) in Bristol, Rhode Island, in 1991 and from Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1996. 

After graduating, I practiced small animal general medicine for a short time in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, before completing an internship in medicine and surgery at Oradell Animal Hospital in Paramus, New Jersey. I then pursued a residency in emergency and critical care, became board-certified, and returned to Oradell Animal Hospital, where I practiced for more than two decades.  

I truly love emergency and critical care medicine, which allows me to care for patients while providing their owners and families with support, empathy, and guidance when they need it most. End-of-life care is closely intertwined with emergency medicine, and I am always awed by the power of the human-animal bond at the end of a pet's life. 

Witnessing this deep love led me to become a Lap of Love provider. As a child, I remember our sick pets going to the vet and not coming home, which left me with lingering questions. Now, I have experienced both natural and planned pet loss, and believe that euthanasia is a gift. A truly peaceful passing honors the pet and provides comfort to the people they leave behind.

My favorite thing to do outside of work is to grab dinner with friends or family. I also enjoy movies, binge-watching TV series, going to the gym, taking yoga classes, and traveling.