Ben
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I started at Northland Animal Hospital in 2001. I was eager to start at a place where I had the opportunity to develop long-term relationships with pets and their owners. My experiences over the past years have shown me how vital a family veterinarian can be. I wached patients grow from puppy/kitten-hood through adolescence and on into geriatric ages. Watching them grow has taughte me the importance of preventative medicine and client education.

I started my animal experience at the age of 13 working for Blandford Nature Center's Wildlife Care Center. I volunteered for several years and later worked as the hospital manger. In this capacity I cared for sick and injured wildlife and educating people on their role in wildlife management. In 1997 I started a full time career in veterinary emergency and critical care at the local referral and emergency hospital. Since then I have worked for several clinics and veterinarians in the area.

Outside of my fulltime job at Northland I continue to work for the local emergency hospital and also work as a door guy in Easttown. I am very active within the Native American community participating in powwow‚s, discussion groups, and educational presentations. I am a member of Owashtinong Chun-A-Ming, a local native drum groups that travels though out the Great Lakes performing at many different events.

When away from work I spend time with my fiancée and our beautiful daughter Stella. Any other spare time is spent practicing the violin, play a game of billards, and workin on various other activities.

Ben’s Web Links:

Indoor cats are healthy cats
Check out the top 100 list of endangered species
Blanford Nature Center
The National Association for Humane and Environmental Education