BOARD CERTIFIED—INTERNAL MEDICINE Dr. Becky Kessler Vodnick was born and raised in Westchester County, NY, and completed her undergraduate degree at Brown University which is when she first fell in love with the Ocean State. After undergrad, she moved to the "gorges" Ithaca, NY where she completed her veterinary degree at the New York State [...]
BOARD CERTIFIED – INTERNAL MEDICINE Dr. Elizabeth Kubas grew up in Connecticut and completed her Bachelor of Science at Boston College. After college, she moved overseas to attend veterinary school in Scotland. While living in Glasgow, Elizabeth fell in love with the country and met her partner. Dr. Kubas moved back to the states after [...]
BOARD CERTIFIED—NEUROLOGY Dr. Marini received her veterinary degree from the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2006. She then moved to Washington State University for her internship and on to Phoenix, Arizona, for a neurology residency at the Veterinary Neurological Center. She completed her residency in 2010 and achieved board certification in neurology with [...]
Dr. Laurie Monhait is originally from Delaware and completed her undergraduate degree in Chemistry at Haverford College, outside of Philadelphia, PA. She then went on to complete her veterinary training at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, graduating in 2011. After veterinary school, she completed a rotating internship at VCA South Shore in Weymouth, MA, [...]
BOARD CERTIFIED—RADIOLOGY Dr. Newell completed her veterinary degree at the University of Minnesota in 1989. She then completed an internship at the Angell Memorial Animal Hospital in 1990. Her residency training was obtained at the University of Georgia and she became board certified by the American College of Veterinary Radiology in 1994. She served as [...]
BOARD CERTIFIED—SMALL ANIMAL SURGERY Dr. Chris Ralphs graduated from the New York State College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University in 1998. He then continued his training with a general internship at the Veterinary Referral and Emergency Center in Norwalk, Connecticut, and a surgical internship at Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists in Houston, Texas. He completed [...]
BOARD CERTIFIED—AVIAN/EXOTICS SPECIALIST Dr. Lucy Spelman is a lifelong animal lover, educator, scientist, and writer. A board-certified zoo and wildlife veterinarian, she treats all species. Her experience includes studying and caring for giant otters, giant pandas, and mountain gorillas. In 2015, she founded Creature Conserve, a nonprofit organization dedicated to growing a creative community that [...]
BOARD CERTIFIED—SMALL ANIMAL SURGERY Dr. Sweet completed his veterinary degree at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine in 1989, and stayed on there to complete an internship the following year. He completed his small animal surgery residency training at the North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, and became board certified by [...]
BOARD CERTIFIED—INTERNAL MEDICINE Dr. Paul Worhunsky graduated from Ross University in 2004 after completing his clinical year at Auburn University. He spent the next 2.5 years in general practice before moving on to a 1 year rotating small animal medicine and surgery internship at the University of Illinois. He then completed a 3 years residency [...]
Dr. Sara Wilkes graduated from Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2020. She went on to complete a 1-year rotating internship at BluePearl North Hills in Pittsburgh PA followed by a 3-year internal medicine residency at BluePearl Maitland in Orlando, FL. She is thrilled to be working at both OSVS and BSVESS. Her [...]
DVM, MS, DACVR
Dr. Newell completed her veterinary degree at the University of Minnesota in 1989. She then completed an internship at the Angell Memorial Animal Hospital in 1990. Her residency training was obtained at the University of Georgia and she became board certified by the American College of Veterinary Radiology in 1994. She served as an Assistant Professor and Co-Section Head of Radiology at the University of Florida for five years before joining the staff of OSVS in 2000.
Dr. Newell has published numerous journal articles and has lectured on many topics in diagnostic imaging at veterinary schools and veterinary conferences. In her free time, she enjoys raising vizslas and border terriers, growing bonsai and gardening, and chasing little white balls around pretty grassy fields.
