Veterinarians
Dr. Ellen Friedman
Dr. Ellen Friedman has been co-owner of NVH since 1993. She has a special interest in geriatric feline practice, although she enjoys caring for her canine patients as well. She also enjoys pocket pet medicine and surgery. She has been married to Dr.Dasaro since 1979 and shares her house with three Labs, as well as multiple orange cats and a gray parrot.
Dr. Melissa Flanagan
Dr. Melissa Flanagan may look familiar! She worked at NVH for six years before she headed off to a veterinary school. She is happy to return to her veterinary roots. In her spare time, Dr. Flanagan enjoys reading and hiking with her dogs and her husband Johnny.
Dr. Erica Harlec
Dr. Erica Harlec graduated from Cornell University’s Veterinary school, and loves working in general practice. She has an interest in geriatric medicine and preventative care. Dr. Harlec enjoys rock climbing with her husband and their rescues, an Australian cattle dog named Casey and a cute NVH-adopted kitten Huck.
Dr. Jami Landry
Dr. Jami Landry graduated from Cornell University’s Veterinary school after many years of working as a licensed veterinary technician. She has an interest in emergency medicine and surgery. Dr. Landry enjoys helping stray animals abroad with her non-profit FARVets as well as hiking with her husband and three dogs.
Management Staff
Melissa
Melissa has been part of the NVH team since May 2006 and is our primary outpatient coordinator. Her love of animals makes this an ideal job for her. Melissa shares her life with her husband, Jimmy, their German Shepherd Raine and their four cats, Joy, Angus, Sophie & Lou – E. Other than working, Melissa also enjoys hiking, camping and snowmobiling.
Mike
Mike has been with us since August 2003 when he was hired as a kennel assistant. Since then, he has earned B.B.A. in Veterinary Technology Management from SUNY Delhi and now is a Manager at NVH. In the future he would like to pursue a Master’s degree in business.
Fumi
Fumi is our Veterinary Medicine Researcher who came from Japan and has been with us since May 2005. She earned her B.B.A. in Veterinary Technology Management from SUNY Delhi. Fumi’s numerous research projects are essential to our operations and helps us maintain a state of the art Veterinary Hospital. She has three cats; Lily, Pinky and Rilie.
Licensed Veterinary Technicians
Veterinary Technician Assistants
Kim
Kim moved here from Texas and majored in wildlife ecology at LSU. She joined the NVH team in February 2013. Kim enjoys hiking and biking and has 3 cats.
