Becoming a veterinarian was the culmination of a lifelong dream for me! As an animal-crazy eight-year-old, I remember taking my dog to the vet and thinking, “This is for me!” The desire never waned through the years, bringing me to Cornell University where I earned my bachelor's degree in Animal Science and my DVM from the NYS College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell in 1988. I’ve had the privilege of working at Nassau Veterinary Clinic since 1988. Married to my husband Randie since 1991, we ...

I grew up in Nassau, and I have been working at Nassau Veterinary Clinic since I was a small child while attending Columbia High School. My father, Herbert Dietrich, DVM, was one if the original owners of NVC prior to selling the practice to myself and Dr. Tom Phillips. He encouraged my interest in veterinary medicine. I not only rode with him on farm calls, I worked in the clinic cleaning kennels, as a client representative and then as a veterinary assistant. I graduated form Cornell Ag and ...

For as long as I can remember my childhood dream was to become a veterinarian. I feel fortunate for my now 30+ year career choice. My areas of interest and specialty training have been in soft tissue surgery, abdominal ultrasound, and advanced dental procedures. I graduated from Cornell Veterinary College in 1991. I then went on to Guelph Veterinary College in Ontario, Canada for an internship in large animal surgery. I joined Nassau Veterinary Clinic in 1994, which was a mixed animal practice. ...