Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice & In-Home Euthanasia

I grew up in a small town in New Jersey about 40 minutes outside of New York City. I received a bachelor of science degree in biology from Davidson College in North Carolina. During college, I spent a semester abroad studying marine ecology and biology in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Part of the learning experience involved daily SCUBA diving. I also spent a summer in a rural village in Zambia working at the local school and human hospital. While there, I was able to travel to Zimbabwe, Kenya, and Tanzania, including a trip to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro. I spent two years after college as an English teacher in a small village in Japan and lived in Washington, DC for several years prior to veterinary school. 

I attended veterinary school at Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine in Blacksburg, Virginia. After veterinary school I completed a one year rotating internship in internal medicine, surgery, and emergency medicine at Carolina Veterinary Specialists. I relocated to Nashville in 2013 after completing the internship, and have been in small animal general practice since. My areas of interest include dentistry, pain management, internal medicine, and feline medicine. 

I chose to become a veterinarian because it fulfilled my desire to serve others while using love of and aptitude for science and medicine. Veterinary medicine allows me to help animals and their families at all life stages. Being a veterinarian means a lifelong commitment to learning and caring for animals. 

I lost my own heart dog, Finnegan, a chocolate Labrador retriever, in 2015 from end stage kidney failure and lymphoma. Prior to her passing, our whole canine and human family had a photo shoot at Centennial Park. We then spoiled Finnegan at home with all her favorite forbidden treats (McNuggets, hamburgers, ice cream) and let her pass peacefully in her favorite spot in our backyard surrounded by her favorite humans. Letting her pass peacefully and with dignity was one of the best decisions I made as her owner and friend.