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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 he has loved every minute of it
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.
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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 his expertise to this organization and has made a significant
difference in the lives of countless felines.
Dr. Gluckman and his wife, Carrie, have two college age children. Three
dogs, black Labrador Zabar, black standard poodle Millie, Pomeranian,
Tucson 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 from the University of Georgia, 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 2 children, a daughter born in
2005 and a son born in 2006. Their "animal kids" include a wonderful
Georgia porch dog named J.J. and a three legged cat named Lily.
In her free time Dr. Boehmer enjoys many outdoor physical activities.
She is a member of the Rochester Area Masters swim team and also enjoys
biking, hiking, and skiing. Her professional interest 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 and Kennel 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 2002, she married her husband
Denny. They welcomed their first child, Marissa, on November 19th,
2004. They also share their home with a yellow Labrador Tucker, and 2
cats, Tanner and Bo. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with
family and friends, shopping, and scrap-booking.
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Amy C., Licensed Veterinary Technician
 Amy
is a Licensed Veterinary Technician and has worked for Mendon Village
Animal Hospital since 2000. In Amy’s spare time she enjoys the
outdoors, swimming, and scrap-booking and spending time with her
family. Amy is married to Kevin and have two son’s named Hunter and
Mason. They share their home with two dogs, Cody and Grendal and three
cats, Lucy Maude, Indy and Titus.
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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
 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 an Associates in Veterinary Technology.
Kelly recently got married in November 2006. When not at work, she and
her husband Jerry are busy taking care of their four kids, Amanda,
Emma, Jaidan and Anthony.
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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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Lori, Client Service Coordinator
 Lori
has worked at 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 the 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 two dogs: Goliath, a Saint Bernard and Shaylee, a
collie mix. Additionally, she has 2 feral (wild) 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 three dogs: Maysie, a shepherd
Akita mix; Lizzie, a yellow Labrador; and Lexxie, a German shepherd.
She also has three cats. Blossom is a tortoise, Sherbert is an orange
tiger and Toby is a brown tiger. Jennifer has a love for animals always
taking the ones that need homes or have problems. She also does work in
the feral community trapping wild cats. She arranges for them to be
spayed or neutered and releases them back into the wild. 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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Carrie, Finance Manager
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1977, Carrie graduated from Nazareth College with a Bachelor's Degree
in Studio Art. She began working at Mendon Village Animal Hospital when
it first opened in 1979. After leaving to raise her two children, she
returned to the practice part-time in 1996. When not keeping books she
spends time working on her art including painting, drawing, pottery and
needle arts. She is also involved at her church in ministry, leading a
weekly Bible study. Reading and watching movies are other pastimes she
enjoys. Her favorite activity is hiking with husband, Stu and dogs,
Millie and Zabar. Her other pets, who do not hike, are Tucson, a
Pomeranian and cats, Zoe and Wally.
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Carol, Client Service Coordinator
 Carol
has worked at Mendon Village Animal Hospital for many years. Off and on
since 1986, first as a technician, now as a Client Service Coordinator.
She lives in Naples with her family which consists of her husband, four
kids, Foxy, the Welsh Corgi, seven cats named Foofoo, Stanley, Earl,
Garcia, Dolly, Webster, and Sally; four parrots, three huge fish tanks
and a King Snake named Snyder.
Carol enjoys gardening, playing sports with the kids, walking Foxy and
reading. Her dream would be to manage a sanctuary for wild birds
somewhere in the hills of Bristol.
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DJ, Licensed Veterinary Technician
DJ is a Licensed Veterinary Technician
who just recently joined our team. She is a graduate of Medaille Collge
where received her Bachelors degree in Veterinary Technology. Currently
DJ resides with her parents and family pets in Farmington.
She has two Labradors, a chocolate male named Merlin, and a black
female named Duchess. Also there are three cats, Piora, Scooter, and
Bean, only one of which is truly hers. When not working DJ loves
spending time with her fiancé, family, and friends. She also
enjoys shopping and occasionally swimming.
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