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Stuart Gluckman, DVM
 Dr Gluckman was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. While in fourth grade he made the decision to become a veterinarian. He graduated from Brooklyn College in 1968 and from Cornell University in 1972. He began practicing before his 24th birthday and has loved every minute since. After working elsewhere for seven years he started his own practice in Mendon. In December, 1979 Mendon Village Animal Hospital opened its doors. After occupying two area facilities, the hospital moved into its present location in 1994.
In addition to establishing his practice, Dr. Gluckman is also a founder and board member of Pet Pride of New York, Inc, a humane society for cats. This organization has a no-kill policy and offers adoption of healthy spayed and neutered cats. Dr. Gluckman has donated many hours of experience and has made a significant difference in the lives of countless felines.
Dr. Gluckman has two children. Three dogs, Zabar (black lab), Millie (standard poodle) and Renny (Ibizan Hound) and two cats, Zoe and Wally, round out the Gluckman household. Dr. Gluckman is an avid sports fan and participates in agility competitions with his poodle, Millie.
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Allan Reichenstein, DVM
Dr. Reichenstein began studying at the Architecture School of Tulane
University. Finding his true calling in Veterinary Medicine he
graduated from Cornell University in 1984. Two years later, he joined
Mendon Village Animal Hospital and has since partnered with Dr.
Gluckman. Dr. Reichenstein lives in Honeoye Falls with his children,
Emily, Cody and Jesse. His family also includes three cats and a Border
collie mix named Isabel. He enjoys running and spending his leisure
time with his family.
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Dr. Jennifer Boehmer, DVM
 Dr. Boehmer graduated form the University of George, College of Veterinary Medicine in 1997. Prior to that, she received a BS in Biology from Alleghany College in 1991. In 1998, she joined the staff at Mendon Village Animal Hospital after completing a one year clinical internship at Veterinary Specialists of Rochester. Dr. Boehmer is married to a cat loving engineer named Jay. They have two children, a daughter born in 2005 and a son born in 2006. Their “animal kids” include a wonderful German Shepherd mix from Big Dogs Big Hearts rescue group, and a three legged cat.
In her free time, Dr. Boehmer enjoys many outdoor physical activities. She is a member of the Rochester Ares Masters swim team and also enjoys biking, hiking, and skiing. Her professional interests include anesthesia, critical care and internal medicine. What Dr. Boehmer loves most about her job is getting to know her clients and their pets on a personal basis. She feels extremely fortunate to work at a hospital that strives to foster the bond between doctor, patient and client.
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Dr. Sara Yarnall Sanders, DVM
 At
the age of 11, leaving a Cornell University football game with her
father, Sara Yarnall looked across the fields to the Veterinary College
and imagined being a veterinarian. She sustained this dream through
summers on a dairy farm in Norway, and though it met with various
doubts and obstacles, it stayed alive through her twenties, when she
married and started a family.
After a few years of intense preparation, Sara entered the Cornell
Veterinary School in 1994, when her children were six and eight. In
1998, after four years of weekdays away from her family and weekends
with them and two summer internships at Mendon Village Animal Hospital,
she received her DVM degree, along wit the prestigious Malcolm E.
Miller award, recognizing her "perseverance, scholastic diligence, and
dedication to the service of others."
Sara came to Mendon Village Animal Hospital in 2001, after three years
at Clark Animal Care Center in Penfield, NY; and here she has enjoyed
the patients and clients, as well as her Mendon colleagues and visiting
specialists. Since 1999, Dr. Sanders has been a member of the Advisory
Council of the Baker Institute for Animal Health at Cornell University
- a research facility most famous for developing the Parvovirus and
Distemper vaccines that save thousands of canine lives each year. She
is also on the board of the Genesee Valley Veterinary Medicine
Association where she is the chair of the continuing education program.
Besides being a veterinarian, Sara is an avid reader, tennis-player,
and dog walker. She has two Airedale terriers Simon and Tana both born
in 2004.
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Heather Culbertson, DVM
 Dr.
Heather Culbertson grew up in Fairport before attending Hamilton
College where she graduated with a B.A. in Geology. After graduation
she worked for Outward Bound, an outdoor education company in Maine and
Florida. After a few wonderful years outdoors working with delinquent
youth she decided to go back to school to pursue her veterinary degree.
While preparing for Veterinary school she worked as a zoo keeper at
Seneca Park Zoo and volunteered as an EMT for Perinton ambulance.
Heather graduated from Cornell University and then completed an
internship at Florida Veterinary Specialists in Tampa. She has also
participated in zoo externships in the US, Canada and Australia and
wildlife research in Africa. She is now very excited to join the team
at Mendon Village Animal Hospital and with her interest in exotics is
looking forward to treating many species at our clinic.
Outside of work Heather enjoys spending time with her standard poodle
Tess, caring for her orchids and other plants, traveling and the great
outdoors. Also, as a former Mendon Pony Clubber, she is looking forward
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Amy B., Licensed Veterinary Technician/Office Manager
 Amy graduated from SUNY Delhi in 1999 with an Associate Degree in Veterinary Technology. She began working at Mendon Village Animal Hospital in May of 1999. In September of 2002, she married her husband Denny. They have two children, a daughter Marissa, born in 2004, and a son Caleb, born in 2008. They also share their home with a yellow Labrador named Tucker and 2 cats, Tanner and Bo. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with family, friends, shopping and scrap booking.
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Amy C., Licensed Veterinary Technician
 Amy is a Licensed Veterinary Technician and has worked at Mendon Village Animal Hospital since 2000. In Amy’s spare time, she enjoys the outdoors, swimming, scrap booking and spending time with her family. Amy is married to Kevin and they have two sons named Hunter and Mason. They share their home with two dogs, Luna Belle and Grendel.
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Dawn, Licensed Veterinary Technician
 Dawn
graduated from Medialle College in 1994 with an Associate Degree in
Veterinary Technology. She began her career working at Clark Animal
Care Center and remained there for seven years. In 2001, she joined the
team at Mendon Village Animal Hospital and could not be happier. She
loves coming to work and spending her day in such a great atmosphere.
Her husband John and she have been married for nine years and they have
two cats: "Kozar "and "Bert." Just recently they welcomed a new member
to their family: "Benny" an eight week old Shih-tzu who is becoming
very spoiled.
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Kelly, Licensed Veterinary Technician/Office Manager
 Kelly is a Licensed Veterinary Technician and has been with Mendon Village Animal Hospital since the summer of 2004. She graduated from SUNY Canton in 1996 with and Associates in Veterinary Technology.
When Kelly is not at work, she and her husband, Jerry are busy taking care of their family. They have four children, 3 cats (Fred, Minnie, and Toad) and 1 dog (a boxer named Dakota).
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Gina, Licensed Veterinary Technician
 Gina
has worked at Mendon Village Animal Hospital since June 2004. She has a
B.S. in Biology from Nazareth College of Rochester. Additionally, in
summer, 2005 she received an Applied Associates Degree in Veterinary
Technology from Alfred State College. As a Veterinary Technician Gina
enjoys working wit the warm staff at MVAH.
In her spare time she loves to swim and hike. When she has the
opportunity she is eager to scuba dive. Gina has a dog named Romulus, a
60 pound mixed breed who enjoys walks and swimming. Together they enjoy
going for walks in parks and spending time with the rest of the family.
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Donna, Licensed Veterinary Technician
 Donna graduated from SUNY Canton in 1995 with an Associates degree in Veterinary Technology. She joined the staff at Mendon Village Animal Hospital in 1998. She has been working part-time towards a BS in Biology, with a minor in Studio Art, at SUNY Brockport and has senior status. Her professional interests include Veterinary Clinical Research, thanks to Dr. Gluckman and Dr. Reichenstein. She spent some time working for a clinical research organization and is a twice published author in the Veterinary Technician Magazine regarding clinical research in the veterinary hospital
Donna is married to an outdoor enthusiast emergency medicine doctor named Patrick. Between them they have 5 children. They live on a recreational farm in Hamlin and have goats, chickens, a dog and cats. The kids all have special pets of their own including ferrets, parakeets and a bearded dragon.
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DJ, Licensed Veterinary Technician
DJ is a Licensed Veterinary Technician who joined our team in 2007. She is a graduate of Medaille College where she received her Bachelors degree in Veterinary Technology.
DJ and her fiancé, RJ, live in Webster and are to be married in the fall of 2009. They have 2 cats, Bean and Piper and two dogs, Merlin and Duchess. When not working, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She also likes to scrap book, ski and swim.
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Lori, Client Service Coordinator
 Lori has worked for Mendon Village Animal Hospital since 1999. Since she has had animals her whole life, it seemed most appropriate that her job would also involve taking care of animals and helping people who shared a love for them. Lori enjoys working with animals and finds working here very rewarding and interesting.
Lori has a horse farm which consumes much of her “free” time. She enjoys raising horses and taking care of them as well as performing farm work. She has three dogs: Goliath, and Saint Bernard, Shaylee, a Collie Mix and Dylan, another Collie mix. Additionally, she has 2 feral barn cats that she took in when people brought them into the animal hospital. When time allows, Lori likes to ski and hike.
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Jennifer S., Client Service Coordinator
 Jennifer has worked for Mendon Village Animal Hospital as a Client Service Coordinator since July 2000. She has four dogs, Mayzie a Shepherd/Akita mix, Lizzie a yellow Labrador, Lexxie a German Shepherd, and Beatrice a yellow Labrador. She also has three cats, Blossom, Sherbert and Toby. Jennifer has a special interest in neo-natal care and tube feeding for foster puppies with special needs. She has a great love for animals. In her spare time she enjoys hiking, camping and the outdoors.
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Melissa, Veterinary Assistant
 Melissa
has been working at Mendon Village Animal Hospital since 1994. She has
always had a great love for animals and has several of her own. These
include dogs, cats, a rabbit, fish, chickens, and llamas. She is
married to her wonderful husband Ron and they have one son, Dereck.
When she is not spending time with them, she likes to do crafts,
scrap-booking, camping, and spending time with family and friends.
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Tracy, Veterinary Assistant
 Tracy
began working at Mendon in 2004 as a veterinary assistant after she
graduated from SUNY Potsdam with a degree in History. When she is not
in the treatment room with the technicians and doctors, she can be
found at the reception desk assisting the Client Service Coordinators.
She is the proud caretaker of two cats: Blade, a Siamese mix; and a
seven year old tiger cat named Meshe who was adopted from Lollipop Farm
in 2002. When she is not at work Tracy can be found at her piano which
she has played for 16 years.
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Dianne, Veterinary Assistant
Dianne has been working at Mendon Village Animal Hospital since June 2008. She graduated from Alfred State in 2008 and is currently working towards her veterinary technician license. Dianne was raised on a dairy farm in Dansville, New York. She has two cats, Spider and Oreo, and a dog names Nikki. In her spare time she helps her father on the farm. She also enjoys reading and shopping.
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Becky, Veterinary Assistant
Becky grew up in Pennsylvania and enrolled in the pre-vet program at Penn State University. After switching majors she earned a degree in Health and Physical Education and taught and coached in Palmyra, NY for 32 years. She was thrilled to join the staff at MVAH in June 2008.
She and her husband, Norm, have three grown daughters and twin granddaughters. They raised seven puppies for the Guiding Eyes for the Blind organization and have raised, trained and shown their own Labrador Retrievers for the past 15 years. They also have three cats.
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MaryJo, Veterinary Assistant
 A graduated of SUNY Buffalo, MaryJo has worked previously at an office scheduling high-tech medical exams for a radiology practice and was also a volunteer paramedic for Honeoye Falls and surrounding areas. She joined the Mendon Village Animal Hospital team full time in August 2007. She currently resides in Henrietta and shares her home with and ever changing number of animals.
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