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.

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  Dawn S. Nolan
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    Dawn S. Nolan

  Dawn S. Nolan

  Medical Director
  Veterinary School: Texas A&M University
  
  

  Dr. Nolan arrived in Albuquerque for the Medical Director position at VCA Veterinary Care Animal Hospital in February of 2007. Dr. Nolan is originally from Connecticut and lived there until joining ...
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  James Cellini
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    James Cellini

  James Cellini

  Associate Veterinarian
  Veterinary School: University of Georgia
  
  

  Dr. James Cellini was born in Athens, Georgia and raised in the suburb of Kennesaw, Georgia. He obtained his bachelor's degree in applied biology from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia ...
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  Nicholas Hopkins
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    Nicholas Hopkins

  Nicholas Hopkins

  Associate Veterinarian
  Veterinary School: Washington State University
  
  

  Dr. Hopkins has lived in Albuquerque most of his life. He started volunteering at the Animal Humane Association of New Mexico when he was 15 and continued to work there throughout his undergraduate ...
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  Franczesca Kondek
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    Franczesca Kondek

  Franczesca Kondek

  Associate Veterinarian
  Veterinary School: Cornell University
  
  

  Dr. Kondek was born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in New York City.
  
  She completed her undergraduate and veterinary training in 1989 at Cornell University. She then returned ...
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  Shirley Russman
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    Shirley Russman

  Shirley Russman

  Associate Veterinarian
  Veterinary School: University of Wisconsin-Madison
  Graduate School: University of Illinois
  
  

  Dr. Russman was born in Chicago, Illinois. She attended undergraduate school at Lake Forest College in Illinois where she received a BA in Biology and French Literature. In her senior year of college, ...
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  Dr. David Schoonover
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    Dr. David Schoonover

  David Schoonover

  Associate Veterinarian
  Veterinary School: Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine
  
  

  Dr. Schoonover grew up on the East Coast and received his Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Miami, Florida, majoring in Marine Biology.
  
  After finishing college, Dr. ...
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  Jeremy Welcome
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    Jeremy Welcome

  Jeremy Welcome

  Associate Veterinarian
  Veterinary School: Tufts University
  
  

  Dr. Welcome hails from upstate New York. He obtained his bachelor's degree from Worcester State College in Massachusetts and his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Tufts University in 2003. ...
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