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New Bolton Center Residents and Interns


At New Bolton Center, interns and residents are integral members of the clinical care team, comprising senior faculty supervisory clinicians, staff veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and students. 

What Our Residents and Interns Do

  • Supervise the care and treatment of patients under the direction of the attending faculty/senior clinician.
  • Attend clinical rounds, seminars, continuing education, and meetings related to their clinical service.
  • Take part in the clinical teaching of junior and senior veterinary students.
  • Supervise patient care provided by students; active instruction of students is expected.

  • What is an intern?

    An intern is a veterinarian who is seeking additional training in a more specialized hospital environment such as an academic hospital. Obtaining an internship at Penn Vet is highly competitive.  Our interns represent some of the top young veterinarians in the world.  An internship is a one year position.  Most interns rotate through multiple services in our hospital, obtaining a broad exposure to veterinary medicine and surgery.  However, there are some specialty interns who focus on a single specialty. 

  • What is a resident?

    A resident is a veterinarian who has already completed an internship, and has decided to continue his or her training in a particular specialty. Only the finest interns are successful in obtaining a residency, which is typically a three-year program.  Towards the end of their three-year tenure in an academic veterinary hospital, residents typically take specialty board examinations so that they can become board-certified in a specialty service. Residents who have completed this type of intensive, post-graduate training aim for academic careers in clinical care and research, or serve as specialty care veterinarians in private practice.


Meet New Bolton Center's Residents & Interns

New Bolton Center Interns
Dr. Alexa Bish-Jones 
  • Alexa Bish-Jones, BA, MA, VetMB, MRCVS
  • Intern, Medicine, Surgery, ECC
Dr. Sarah Ciamillo

 

  • Sarah Ciamillo, DVM
  • Intern, Medicine, Surgery, ECC
Dr. Rachel Hilliard
  • Rachel Hilliard, DVM
  • Intern, Medicine, Surgery, ECC
Dr. Kaitlyn Jonk
  • Kaitlyn Jonk, DVM
  • Intern, Medicine, Surgery, ECC
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  • Stephanie Ortiz Gutierrez, DVM
  • Intern, Medicine, Surgery, ECC
Dr. Meredith Rudnick
  • Meredith Rudnick, DVM
  • Intern, Medicine, Surgery, ECC
Dairy Intern
Dr. Sarah Rassler
  • Sarah Rassler, VMD
  • Intern
Comparative Orthopedic Research Fellows
Dr. Madeline Boyes
  • Madeline Boyes, DVM
  • CORL Research Fellow
Emergency & Critical Care Fellow 
Dr. Alicia Long, Penn Vet
  • Alicia Long, DVM
  • Fellow, Emergency & Critical Care
Musculoskeletal Research Fellow
Dr. Alexandra Usimaki

  • Alexandra Usimaki, DVM
  • Musculoskeletal Research Fellow
Neurology Fellow
Dr. Sarah Colmer
  • Sarah Colmer, VMD
  • Fellow
Animal Welfare
Dr. Abigale Zoltick
  • Abigale Zoltick, DVM
  • Resident, Animal Welfare

Anesthesia Residents
Dr. Jerriane Brandly
  • Jerianne Brandly, DVM
  • Resident
Dr. Alycia Frampton
  • Alycia Frampton, VMD
  • Resident
Dr. Emma Gorenberg 
  • Emma Gorenberg, VMD, DACVIM (LAIM)
  • Resident
 
Dr. Travis Mills, Penn Vet
  • Travis Mills, DVM
  • Resident
Dr. DeAnna Theiss
  • DeAnna Theiss, DVM, MPH
  • Resident
Field Service
Dr. Ann DiPastina, Penn Vet
  • Ann DiPastina, DVM
  • Resident, Field Service
Dr. Mary Jane Drake, Penn Vet New Bolton Center 
  • Mary Jane Drake, VMD
  • Resident, Field Service
Dr. Caitrin Lowndes
  • Caitrin Lowndes, MVB
  • Resident, Field Service
Internal Medicine 
Dr. Carla Enriquez, New Bolton Center
  • Carla Enriquez, BVM&S
  • Resident, Internal Medicine
Dr. Andrea Oliver, New Bolton Center
  • Andrea Oliver, DVM
  • Resident, Internal Medicine
Dr. Megan Palmisano
  • Megan Palmisano, DVM
  • Resident, Internal Medicine
Dr. Flavie Payette 
  • Flavie Payette, DVM
  • Resident, Internal Medicine 
Dr. Clarisa Romero Hernández
  • Clarisa Romero Hernández, DVM
  • Resident, Internal Medicine
Dr. Kavita Shroff 
  • Kavita Shroff, VMD
  • Resident, Internal Medicine 
Dr. Kali Slavik 
  • Kali Slavik, DVM
  • Resident, Internal Medicine
Ophthalmology Residents
Dr. Valerie Dufour, Ophthalmology, Penn Vet
  • Valerie Dufour, DVM, MSc
  • Resident, Ophthalmology
Dr. Harathi Krishnan
  • Harathi Krishnan, VMD
  • Resident, Ophthalmology
Dr. Rhiannon Ross 
  • Rhiannon Ross, VMD
  • Resident, Ophthalmology 
Poultry Welfare
Dr. Kristofer Smith
  • Kris Smith, VMD
  • Resident, Poultry Welfare
Radiology/Imaging Residents
Dr. Erica Dobbs
  • Erica Dobbs, DVM
  • Resident, Radiology
Dr. Rachel Durrwacher
  • Rachel Durrwachter, VMD
  • Resident, Radiology
Sydney Gibson, DVM, Penn Vet
  • Sydney Gibson, DVM
  • Resident, Radiology
Dr. Natalie Goolik 
  • Natalie Goolik, DVM
  • Resident, Radiology 
Dr. Elisa Heacock
  • Elisa Heacock, VMD
  • Resident, Radiology
Christopher Koester, DVM
  • Christopher Koester, DVM
  • Resident, Radiology
Maria-Mulvihill
  • Maria Mulvihill, DVM
  • Resident, Radiology
Dr. Lawrence Quilty, Penn Vet
  • Lawrence (Alex) Quilty, DVM
  • Resident, Radiology
Dr. Kimberly Sannajust 
  • Kimberley Sannajust, DVM
  • Intern, Equine Diagnostic Imaging 
Dr. Robert Wise 
  • Robert Wise, DVM
  • Resident, Radiology 
Reproduction
Dr. Laura Elizabeth Suarez Lopez 
  • Laura Elizabeth Suárez López, DVM

  • Resident, Large Animal Theriogenology 
Dr. Jenna Ward
  • Jenna Ward, DVM
  • Resident, Large Animal Theriogenology
Surgery
Dr. Alycia Crandall, New Bolton Center
  • Alycia Crandall, DVM
  • Surgery Resident
Dr. Virginia Melly 
  • Virginia Melly, MVB
  • Surgery Resident 
Dr. Jairo Perez
  • Jairo Perez, DVM
  • Surgery Resident
Dr. Caitlin Smith 
  • Caitlin Smith, DVM
  • Surgery Resident 
Dr. Catherine Thurston, New Bolton Center 
  • Catherine Thurston, VMD
  • Surgery Resident
Dr. Katrijn Whisenant
  • Katrijn Whisenant, DVM
  • Surgery Resident