The Animal Hospital

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Ed Becker, DVM -graduated from Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. He spent his first year of practice in Africa working in a free clinic in Marrakesh and in Fes, Morocco. After returning to the States, he worked in a small animal practice in Elmira, New York for a year before designing and building The Animal Hospital in 1974. Ed has always had a deep respect for all animals, ...

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Holly Cheever, DVM -graduated from Harvard University, summa cum laude, in 1971 and from Cornell???s Veterinary College in 1980 with a class rank of #1. She has been in private practice ever since with time off for maternal behavior, joining The Animal Hospital in 1990. She served as Good Housekeeping's veterinary columnist from 1997-2001. In addition to caring for your critters, she assists lo..

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Michael McCarthy DVM -joined the staff of The Animal Hospital in July, 2004. He completed undergraduate studies at Lake Superior State University in 1997, graduated from Michigan State University in 1999, and Michigan State ???s College of Veterinary Medicine in 2001. He spent his first three years in a private mixed-animal practice located in the heart of Michigan???s Upper Peninsula. T

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Lexi Becker DVM -graduated from Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine with honors in May, 2009. She was awarded a Bachelors Degree in 2005 from Cornell University. Lexi has worked at The Animal Hospital ever since she knew she wanted to follow in her father's footsteps at a very young age. Her love for animals and the human animal bond provided her with the framework to become the...

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Michael McCarthy Michael McCarthy DVM -joined the staff of The Animal Hospital in July, 2004. He completed undergraduate studies at Lake Superior State University in 1997, graduated from Michigan State University in 1999, and Michigan State ???s College of Veterinary Medicine in 2001. He spent his first three years in a private mixed-animal practice located in the heart of Michigan???s Upper Pen.

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Holly Cheever DVM Holly Cheever, DVM -graduated from Harvard University, summa cum laude, in 1971 and from Cornell???s Veterinary College in 1980 with a class rank of #1. She has been in private practice ever since with time off for maternal behavior, joining The Animal Hospital in 1990. She served as Good Housekeeping's veterinary columnist from 1997-2001. In addition to caring for your critt...

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Michael McCarthy Michael McCarthy DVM -joined the staff of The Animal Hospital in July, 2004. He completed undergraduate studies in business administration and biology at Lake Superior State University in 1997, and then received his Bachelor of Science degree in Veterinary Sciences at Michigan State University in 1999. He was awarded his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Michigan St...

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Melinda Schwoegler DVM Dr. Melinda Schwoegler received her undergraduate degree in Neuroscience from Colgate University and went on to be awarded a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Tufts University. After graduating from veterinary school, she completed a 13-month internship in internal medicine and critical care at Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital in Denver, Colorado. She then became a co...

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Lexi Becker DVM Lexi Becker DVM -graduated from Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine with honors in May, 2009. She was awarded a Bachelors Degree in 2005 from Cornell University. Lexi has worked at The Animal Hospital ever since she knew she wanted to follow in her father's footsteps at a very young age. Her love for animals and the human animal bond provided her with the framew...