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Dr. Mark Gibson, Medical Director and
Practice Owner
 Dr.
Mark Gibson, DVM, was born in a rural town near Niagara
Falls, New York. In 1976, he graduated from The Agriculture
College of Cornell
University and in 1980 he graduated from the Veterinary
College of
Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. As a child,
his devotion to
animals developed through the love of his family
pets.
Dr. Gibson always worked and put himself through
school while holding
jobs including dairy farm work, assisting local
veterinarians, and
working in an automobile assembly plant, amongst
other things.
He moved to Brooklyn shortly after graduating
from Cornell University
and worked at the Mobile Veterinary Unit before
founding Animal Kind
Veterinary Hospital in 1990. Dr. Gibson founded
Animal Kind Veterinary
Hospital as a house call practice. He has directed
it's growth into a"state of the art" facility
for medical, surgical and dental treatment
including 24 hour hospital care, ultrasound and
endoscopic
diagnostics, emergency medicine and critical care,
and grooming.
Dr. Gibson lives in Brooklyn with his family that
includes a nutty dog
and a wonderful cat. He is a former member of the
executive board on
the NYC Veterinary Medical Association. He is also
a member of the
American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) and
the Feline
Practitioners Association. In addition to general
practice his
interests include diagnostic ultrasound examination
of the heart and
abdomen.
When Dr. Gibson is not busy at work he likes taking
long rides on his
bicycle, fishing, sailing, and cooking.
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Dr. Karen Mateyak, Associate Veterinarian
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1992, Dr. Karen Mateyak, DVM, was the first associate veterinarian to
join Animal Kind Veterinarian Hospital. After receiving her Bachelor's
degree in English from Oberlin College, she worked as a psychiatric
social worker. She also worked in academic publishing until she decided
to return to school to do what she had always wanted. She received her
doctorate from Tuft's University School of Veterinary Medicine. Her
professional interests include internal medicine and acupuncture.
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Dr. Helen Spiegel, Associate Veterinarian
Dr. Helen Lee Spiegel, DVM, received her degree from the University of
Illinois in 1990. She has been working at Animal Kind since the fall of
1996.
When she is not working she can be found at the park holding onto two
misbehaved rat terriers, "Molly" and "Milo". Dr Spiegel enjoys working
and living in Park Slope. Animal Kind Veterinary Hospital is very much
a part of this "pet friendly" community.
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Dr. Rebecca Stronger, Associate Veterinarian
Dr. Rebecca Stronger, DVM, was born and raised in Brooklyn, and
although she keeps trying, she can't seem to leave the neighborhood.
Dr. Stronger graduated from Cornell University's Veterinary School in
1997 and has special interests in critical care and anesthesia.
Although
she loves dogs, she understands cats better and believes that client
education is as important as all the other medical stuff.
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Dr. Rachel Black, Associate Veterinarian
Dr. Rachel Black graduated from Ross University in June of 2006.
Before working at Animal Kind, she interned at Fifth Avenue Veterinary
Specialists in Manhattan and attended a wildlife veterinary course in
South Africa in August of 2004.
Her inspiration derives from childhood where she has always had a
passion and love for animals. She has a doggy named Samson, a Presa
Canario, who is goofy, playful, loves people and attention. Her
interests include going to the beach, being outdoors, shopping, hiking,
walking with Samson, travelling and exploring new restaurants.
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Dr. Marcela Salas, Associate Veterinarian
Dr. Marcela Salas was born in Colombia South America and raised in New
Jersey. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, she received her
Bachelor's in Physical Anthropology in 1995 and her Veterinary
Doctorate in 2000. Marcela has been at Animal Kind since 1/2003. She
loves all creatures great and small, and lives with a Chihuahua and a
3-legged Abyssinian here in Park Slope. Aside from working with
animals, she enjoys walks in the park, motorcycle riding, traveling,
scuba diving, reading and watching movies, and most recently, capoeira.
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Dr. Michelle Werner, Associate Veterinarian
Dr. Michelle Werner graduated from the
Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine in June of 1996. Prior to
working at Animal Kind, she worked in a small practice in Staten Island
for nine years.
She has saltwater fish, two lizards, two dachshunds,named Corey and
Shayna, and three cats, two of which are named Matilda and Frodo. Corey
is a long haired english cream who is very loving, but shy. Shayna is a
very spoiled smooth silver dapple who loves people. Matilda is a fat
and jolly cat, but a little slow. Frodo is a very independent domestic
short hair who can be demanding.
Michelle’s hobbies include saltwater fish, horseback riding, travelling and collecting parking tickets in the Park Slope area.
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Dr. Monica Murphy, Associate Veterinarian
Dr. Monica Murphy, DVM, graduated from Veterinary school in Minnesota
in 2001.From 2001 to 2002 she did an internship in small animal
medicine and surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. Then in 2002 to
2003 she had a fellowship in special species and emergency critical
care, also at the University of Pennsylvania. After working as an
emergency veterinarian in Seattle, Washington from 2003 to 2004, Dr.
Murphy came to work for Animal Kind Veterinary Hospital in August 2004.
Now Dr. Murphy lives in Brooklyn with her whippet, "Mia". She says
Seattle is beautiful but she is happy to be in New York because she is
closer to her family and friends.
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Dr. Laurel Frydenborg
Dr. Laurel Frydenborg graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in
2005. Prior to attending vet school, she worked in book stores
and publishing and had studied comparative literature in college.
She has one doggy named Zadie, a brillant mutt who loves to hang out at
the park and stalk squirrels. Some of her hobbies inlude reading,
writing fiction, photography, learning new languages and traveling.
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Dr. John Morehead
Dr. John Morehead graduated from Louisiana State University School of
Veterinary Medicine in 1997. Prior to attending vet school, John sacked
groceries, worked as a bus boy and a dishwasher and also a veterinary
technician from 1989 until 1997. His love for furry creatures,
especially cats and dogs, has been his inspiration. He has two animals,
Bug-super mean cat and Teensy Weensy-super small dog.
When asked if there was
anything else he would like to add, he stated, he would like to add
twenty pounds of muscle and more hair (on his head, not his ears or
back).
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Dr. Pratikshya Patil
Dr. Patikshya Patil received her DVM from Purdue University College of
Veterinary Medicine in 2005 and also received a Bachelor’s degree of
Science from the University of Illinois in Animal Sciences in 1999. She
is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association and the
Veterinary Medical Assistance Team-1, which assists animals in
federally declared disaster situations.
Patikshya also spent time studying medicine in Wroclaw, Poland where
she met one of the loves of her life, Passat, her German Shepherd. She
spends a great deal of time trying to make her husband and Passat laugh
(unsuccessfully). She enjoys the outdoors and had devoted a year to
Americorps, building stone staircases and trail systems, in Maine.
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Dr. Jodi Weiser
Dr. Jodi Weiser graduated from Cornell University Veterinary College in
May of 2000. Prior to working at Animal Kind she worked in
Western Nassau City for five years, but she is much happier being in
Brooklyn and taking care of the Park Slope pets.
Her family and her previous pets are where she draws her inspiration to
work with animals. She has two cats named Baby and Sweet Pea. Baby is a
seven year old female tabby and Sweet Pea is a seven year old
black and white, both of which are very spoiled. Her hobbies include
travelling, dancing, fitness, attending Broadway theatre and her
special interest is internal medicine.
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These doctors are only in the office on special days:
Dr. Richard Greene, Board Certified Surgeon
Dr. Kathy Sevalla, Residency in Orthopedic Surgery
Dr. Victor Rendano, Radiology Specialist
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