Veterinarians

We invite you to explore the biographies of our doctors and learn more about them. Our doctors have a wide variety of backgrounds and interests.

Kathleen Scandura
Medical Director
Veterinary School: Tufts University

Dr. Kathleen Scandura received hr Batchelor's Degree in Biology at Colby College and her DVM from Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine. She has been practicing since 1991 and became the Medical Director ...
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Dr. Maura Carney
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Maura Carney
Associate Veterinarian
Veterinary School: St. George's University School of Veterinary Medicine

Dr. Maura Carney was born and raised in Arlington, Massachusetts. She attended Tufts University where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She worked for three years as an ICU nurse at Angell ...
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Dr. Loren Cohen
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Loren Cohen
Associate Veterinarian
Veterinary School: Tufts University

Dr. Cohen graduated from Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in 2007. Following graduation, she completed a yearlong rotating small animal medicine and surgery internship at Garden ...
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Dr. Melissa B. Dudley
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Melissa B. Dudley
Associate Veterinarian
Board Certification: DACVS
Veterinary School: University of Minnesota

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Gillian Fraser
Associate Veterinarian
Veterinary School: Tufts University

Dr. Fraser grew up taking care of bunnies, birds, a dog, and any horses that she could get her hands on. As an undergraduate at Dartmouth College, she competed with the equestrian team, volunteered at ...
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Randi Henry
Associate Veterinarian
Veterinary School: Tufts University

Randi Henry DVM (Small animal Medicine) received her veterinary degree in 2002 from Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine. At Tufts University Dr. Henry studied International Medicine and ...
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Shelley Howe-Macchi
Associate Veterinarian
Veterinary School: Tufts University

Dr. Shelley Macchi received her DVM degree in 2006 from Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine. After that she completed an internship in Small Animal Medicine at New England Medical Center ...
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Catherine A. Mark
Associate Veterinarian
Veterinary School: Tufts University

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Amy Ruggiero
Associate Veterinarian
Veterinary School: University of Illinois

Dr. Amy Ruggiero graduated in 2003 with a Natural Science degree from Saint Anselm College in Manchester, NH. She received her DVM degree in 2009 from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary ...
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Our Team

Specialty Care

Sometimes sick or injured pets need the care of a veterinary medical specialist. When that happens, VCA specialty hospitals work closely with the general practitioner veterinarians who refer cases to us in order to provide seamless veterinary care to your pet. When your pet is facing any kind of serious illness or injury, our specialty referral hospitals will provide the compassionate and expert care your beloved pet needs.

Our goal is to make sure that when you and your pet are in need that you have access to board certified specialists who are up to date on the very latest developments in their field. In our state of the art hospitals, our specialists also have access to the most sophisticated diagnostic and treatment tools and techniques from ultrasonography and endoscopy to CAT scans and even MRI.

We have over 40 specialty hospitals across the US so there may be one near you. Our specialized services include: behavior, cardiology, critical care, dentistry, dermatology, integrative medicine, internal medicine, neurology, oncology, ophthalmology, radiology, rehabilitation, reproduction, and surgery.

Emergency Care

If you have an emergency and it is after hours, the closest emergency facility to Northboro is Tufts University in North Grafton, MA. Tufts is an Emergency facility open 24 hours a day/7 days a week. The phone number is 508-839-5395.

There is also a 24 hour emergency VCA facility in Weymouth, MA. VCA Southshore is also open 7 days a week. The phone number for VCA Southshore is 781-337-6622.

All other non-emergency situations can leave a general voice-mail for the office, which will be returned the following morning.