Veterinary Support
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Linda Heselton, Technician Supervisor and Purchasing Pharmacy Manager
Oncologist Dr. Michael Linderman and Veterinary Technician Supervisor Linda Heselton prepare for their next appointment
Veterinary Technician Supervisor Linda Heselton attends to a canine patient about to undergo Hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy provides healing increased oxygenation three to four times faster to the body's tissues than normally transferred by red blood cells. Faster healing results because more oxygen is deliver. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is used as adjunct therapy to treat injuries and illnesses, including wounds, burns, post-surgical swelling, sepsis, pancreatitis, necrosis, and stroke
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Linda Heselton
School: Aldephi University, B.S. (Chemistry)
Linda Heselton is Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center of Westbury's Technician Supervisor and our Purchasing/Pharmacy Manager. Prior to joing the staff in March 2003, she worked in general practices as kennel worker, surgery technician and hospital administrator. She has always been interested in the veterinary field, and she enjoys helping our staff attain their highest goals.
In her free time, Linda enjoys spending time with her family, which includes four furry members, Staffordshire terriors "Queenie" and "Cinnamon," and two cats, "Tiger" and "Peanuts." She also enjoys going to the beach and gardening.
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is utilized at Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center of Westbury. Providing superior imaging, MRI enables our doctors to quickly diagnose patients and arrive at a treatment plan. Certified Neurology Specialty Technician Lori Aguanno attends to a canine patient about to undergo an MRI.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is utilized at Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center of Westbury. Providing superior imaging, MRI enables our doctors to quickly diagnose patients and arrive at a treatment plan. Certified Neurology Specialty Technician Lori Aguanno attends to a canine patient about to undergo an MRI.
Licensed Veterinary Technician
Lori A.
Veterinary Tech School: Suffolk County Community College
Lori is a Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT) and Veterinary Technician Specialist (VTS) - Neurology in Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center of Westbury's Neurology Department. Her many responsibilities as Neurology Technician include assisting the hospital's Neurology Specialist with examinations, organizing diagnostic evaluations, administering anesthesia for brain and spinal surgeries, providing medical/post-operative care for patients and interacting with clients.
Lori began her career in 1994 as veterinary assistant at a general practice. After four years, she left to pursue her LVT degree at Suffolk County Community College, graduating first in her class in 2002. Following graduation, she worked two years in general practice before moving on to become a staff member and neurology technician at Westbury. In 2011, Lori became one of seven veterinary technicians in the country to become board certified in neurology by the Academy of Internal Medicine for Veterinary Technicians (AIMVT). As a Veterinary Technician Specialist (VTS) in Neurology, Lori has been active in AIMVT, assisting the organizations in establishing AIMVT neurology specialty credentialing requirements, preparing examination questions and, more generally, helping to advance the standards of neurology technicians in academic, specialty and private practice throughout the country.
In her spare time, Lori enjoys attending care shows with her husband Tony, spending time with her black Labrador retriever "Haley-Pads," whistling to her Senegal parrot "Indy," and burning off lots of calories at Tae Kwon Do class.
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Veterinary Technician Samantha Boyd, Dr. Jennifer McDaniel, and Veterinary Assistant Dolores Swanson
Veterinary Technician Samantha Boyd, Dr. Jennifer McDaniel, and Veterinary Assistant Dolores Swanson
Licensed Veterinary Technician
Samantha B.
Samantha, a licensed veterinary technician, is Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center of Westbury's Oncology Department technician. Prior to joining the Westbury staff in March 2003, Samantha worked with Dr. Gerald Post at LIUS for seven years, where she first became very interested in working in oncology. Dr. Post asked her to become his oncology technician. Prior to working with Dr. Post, Samantha worked with a housecall veterinarian for seven years and, previously, also worked several years with shelter animals. Samantha finds her position in the Oncology Department to be very rewarding. She strives to provide great care and a better quality of life to her patients and only the best client service to pet owners.
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Licensed Veterinary Technician
Margaret C.
Veterinary Tech School: University of Massachusetts - Amherst (B.S. Animal Science)
Margaret joined the hospital staff in November 2010. She is a licensed veterinary technician in Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center of Westbury's Surgery and ICU departments and also manages the hospital's Physical Rehabilitation Center. Margaret received her B.S. in Animal Science from the University of Massachusetts - Amherst in 2007. Prior to joing Westbury, she worked at a veterinary general practice for three years. She loves her position and the experience she has gained performing her duties in Surgery, ICU and Physcial Rehabilitation.
In her free time, Margaret enjoys spending time with her pets and also running, yoga and traveling.
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Licensed Veterinary Technician
Doreen F.
Since March 2003, Doreen has been a licensed veterinary technician in Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center of Westbury's Internal Medicine Department. Prior to joining the staff, she worked for four years at VCA general practice Aldrich Animal Hospital. Previously, Doreen attended the NY School of Dog Grooming and performed dog grooming. She also taught animal first aid and veterinary assistant classes at Western Suffolk Boces.
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Licensed Veterinary Technician
Jacqueline G.
Veterinary Tech School: Suffolk Community College
School: Farmingdale State University, B.S. (Bioscience)
Jacqueline is a licensed veterinary technician in Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center of Westbury's ICU Department. She has been working in the veterinary field since 1996 and at Westbury since 2005. After graduating from Nassau Community College with her A.S. in liberal arts, she attended Suffolk Community College, where she received an A.S. in Veterinary Science. She then went on to attend Farmingdale State University and graduated with a B.S. in Bioscience. She has a strong interest in emergency medicine, and she is currently working toward her degree as Veterinary Technician Specialist in Emergency & Critical Care.
When she is off duty, she enjoys spending time with her husband, daughter and their Miniature Pinscher. She also enjoys yoga and zumba.
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Licensed Veterinary Technician
Amanda J.
Amanda is a licensed veterinary technician in the Surgery and ICU departments at Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center of Westbury. Prior to joing the Westbury staff in January 2009, Amanda worked two years for a Brooklyn general veterinary practice. A native of Brooklyn, she worked for numerous animal hospitals in the city and also volunteered at the New York Aquarium and Prospect Park Zoo during her high school years. Amanda's professional interests include critical care, surgery and transfusion medicine.
In her free time, Amanda enjoys watching baseball, traveling, running and reading.
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Surgeon Dr. Andrew Mercurio, assisted by veterinary technician Kelley Johnson, performs orthopedic surgery on a patient
Surgeon Dr. Andrew Mercurio, assisted by veterinary technician Kelley Johnson, performs orthopedic surgery on a patient
Veterinary assistant Steven Romaro and veterinary technician Kelley Johnson "prep" a canine patient for surgery
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Kelley J.
Veterinary Tech School: LaGuardia Community College, 2005
Kelley is a licensed veterinary technician in the Surgery and ICU Departments at Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center of Westbury.
Kelley graduated from LaGuardia Community College in 2005. She began working in a general practice veterinary office while still in tech school. After five years, she realized she wanted to pursue more advanced training and experience. She joined the staff at Westbury and quickly realized her passion was surgery and so began training for her surgical certification. Kelley is especially passionate about surgery and loves her work at the hospital — “it’s a place I call home,” she says. (Incidentally, when she was five years old, she knew even at that early age that she wanted to work with animals, nursing and nurturing them back to health.) She hopes one day to work as a surgical assistant at a zoological park.
In her free time and when she's not studying about her passion — the surgical field — Kelley enjoys her three rescue cats, camping, outdoor activities, and softball.
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Licensed Veterinary Technician
Karen L.
School: Suffolk County Community College
Karen is a licensed veterinary technician in the Radiation Oncology Department at Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center of Westbury. Karen joned Westbury in Fall 2004 and quickly realized that her passion was working in radiation oncology therapy. Prior to joining Westbury, her roots were in kennel management. She also owned and operated a successful grooming establishment, before going on to follow her dream of becoming a licensed veterinary technician. Prior to coming to Westbury, she worked in general practice. She has also taught veterinary science at communtiy adult education classes, encouraging and guiding others to realize their dream of becoming veterinary technicians.
Karen lives with her handsome Mastiff-mix "Diesel," and her feisty Japanese Chin "Daisy" (both rescues). When not working, she enjoys reading, spending time outdoors, attending animal-related professional and community gatherings. She is a very compassionate and caring professional, who can often be found providing loving attention to our patients in critical care and elsewhere in the hospital -- according to Karen, "there is never such a thing as enough love for our patients!"
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Licensed Veterinary Technician
Stephanie S.
Stephanie is a Licensed Veterinary Technician in the ICU and Internal Medicine Departments of Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center of Westbury.
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Licensed Veterinary Technician
Mildred V.
Mildred is a Licensed Veterinary Technician in the ICU department at Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center of Westbury.
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Licensed Veterinary Technician
Aithra Y.
Veterinary Tech School: Suffolk Community College (A.A.S.)
School: Middlebury College, B.A.
Aithra is a Licensed Veterinary Techniciian in the Internal Medicine, Surgery, and Oncology Departments at Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center of Westbury.
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Licensed Veterinary Technician
Brittany Z.
Veterinary Tech School: Johnson College (Scranton, PA)
Brittany is a Licensed Veterinary Technician in the ICU Department at Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center of Westbury.
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A feline patient being prepared by Dr. Linderman and technician Antoinette Greco for radiation therapy
A feline patient being prepared by Dr. Linderman and technician Antoinette Greco for radiation therapy
Technician
Antoinette G.
Antoinette is a Technician in our Radiation Oncology Department at Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center of Westbury.
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Technician
Meredith G.
School: LIU C.W. Post, B.A. (Psychology) and B.S. (Environmental Science)
Meredith is a an ICU Technician with Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center of Westbury. Prior to joining the Westbury staff in 2005, Meredith worked for two years at the North Shore Animal League. Her professional interests include emergency and critical care, geriatric medicine, and equine medicine -- she has five years previous experience as a horse groomer/animal caretaker.
In her free time, Meredith enjoys spending time with her three pets: two cats, "Mindy and "Z.Z." and dog "Lexi."
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Technician
Steve R.
Steve is a technician in MRI at Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center of Westbury.
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Veterinary Assistant
Tamar B.
Tamar is a Veterinary Assistant in the ICU and Dermatology Departments at
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Veterinary Assistant Amanda with a patient
Veterinary Assistant
Amanda D.
School: SUNY Delhi; Penn Foster
Amanda is a Veterinary Assistant in the ICU and Surgery Departments at Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center of Westbury. Prior to joining the Westbury staff in 2009, Amanda was a veterinary assistant for seven years and kennel manager for three years at East Meadow Animal Hospital. Her professsional interests include critical care, emergency medicine and surgery. She attended the two-year veterinary science program at Barry Tech Boces and made honor roll both years.
In her free time, Amanda loves spending time with her pet cats. In addition, she fosters kittens and often pet sits for friends. She also enjoys spending time in the city, hiking, and vacationing at exotic locales with her family.
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Veterinary Assistant
Reagan J.
Reagan is a Veterinary Assistant in the Internal Medicine Department at Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center of Westbury.
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Veterinary Assistant
Kelly P.
Kelly is a Veterinary Assistant in the ICU Department at Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center of Westbury.
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Veterinary assistant Steven Romaro and veterinary technician Kelley Johnson "prep" a canine patient for surgery-
Veterinary assistant Steven Romaro and veterinary technician Kelley Johnson "prep" a canine patient for surgery
Veterinary Assistant
Steven R.
Steven is a Veterinary Assistant in the Surgery Department at Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center of Westbury. He also oversees maintenance at the hospital and assists with inventory. Steven joined Westbury in August 2008. He enjoys working with his colleagues and with our hospital patients, and he says that he has learned a great deal here at Westbury.
During his free time, Steven enjoys attending coin shows and finding odd jewelry for his wife.
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Veterinary Technician Samantha Boyd, Dr. Jennifer McDaniel, and Veterinary Assistant Dolores Swanson-
Veterinary Technician Samantha Boyd, Dr. Jennifer McDaniel, and Veterinary Assistant Dolores Swanson
Veterinary assistant Dolores Swanson weighs a canine patient
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Dolores S.
Dolores is a Veterinary Assistant in the Internal Medicine and Surgery Departments at Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center of Westbury. She began working at Westbury in September 2011 and since then, has been trained in every hospital department to assist wherever she is needed. She enjoys the diverse nature of her position and is always interested in learning something new. She loves her job and caring for animals.
In her free time, Dolores spends time with her family -- her husband, 2 children, 1 dog child and 1 cat child -- and enjoys entertaining!
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Oncology specialist Dr. Linderman and Veterinary Assistant Dominika prepare a canine patient for chemotherapy
Oncology specialist Dr. Linderman and Veterinary Assistant Dominika prepare a canine patient for chemotherapy
Veterinary Assistant
Dominika T.
Dominika is a Veterinary Assistant in the Oncology Department at Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center of Westbury.
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Veterinary Assistant Joe Tomczyk, Veterinary Technician Aithra Yogaratam with Medical Director Dr. Susan Kimmel
Veterinary Assistant Joe Tomczyk, Veterinary Technician Aithra Yogaratam with Medical Director Dr. Susan Kimmel
Veterinary Assistant
Joseph T.
Joseph is a Veterinary Assistant in the ICU, Oncology, and Internal Medicine Departments at Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center of Westbury.
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Veterinary Assistant
Christine Z.
School: SUNY (Farmingdale, NY)
Christine is a Veterinary Assistant in the ICU and Radiology Departments at Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center of Westbury. She has been a staff member of Westbury since 2005. Christine was instrumental in setting up the hospital's Eklin digital radiography system. She has been trained by GE Medical Systems to operate the high speed ZX/i computed tomography (CT) scanner and has also received training to create 3D models.
