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Hospital welcomes new house officers

The Cornell University Hospital for Animals entrance on a sunny day, with tulips in the foreground and a man walking his dog on the walkway

Each year, the Cornell University Hospital for Animals welcomes a group of outstanding veterinarians to serve as hospital interns and residents across many of our services. These house officers will receive hands-on training for practice, clinical teaching and specialty-board eligibility. Referring veterinarians and clients will get a chance to interface with many of these faces throughout their time with us.

Interns

Lauren Abrams

Dr. Lauren Abrams, shelter medicine intern

Johnny Altwal

Dr. Johnny Altwal, small animal rotating intern

Lexi Belk

Dr. Lexi Belk, shelter medicine intern

Theodore Berlanga

Dr. Theodore Berlanga, small animal rotating intern

Noah Carello

Dr. Noah Carello, Cornell Ruffian Equine Specialists intern

Kaelea Composto

Dr. Kaelea Composto, small animal rotating intern

Aaron Cooper

Dr. Aaron Cooper, small animal rotating intern

Sarah Gill

Dr. Sarah Gill, small animal rotating intern

Molly Hallsten

Dr. Molly Hallsten, Cornell Ruffian Equine Specialists intern

Anna Hauck

Dr. Anna Hauck, oncology intern

Anna Horowitz

Dr. Anna Horowitz, small animal rotating intern

Sam Hutchens

Dr. Sam Hutchens, small animal rotating intern

Vrushali Jadhav

Dr. Vrushali Jadhav, dentistry intern

Evanna Lai

Dr. Evanna Lai, small animal rotating intern

Dario Marquez

Dr. Dario Marquez, wildlife health intern

Mark Mergl

Dr. Mark Mergl, Cornell Ruffian Equine Specialists intern

Selina Nackley

Dr. Selina Nackley, exotics intern

Anamarija Nevistic

Dr. Anamarija Nevistić, small animal rotating intern

Sara Parnes

Dr. Sara Parnes, small animal rotating intern

Julia Utting

Dr. Julia Utting, wildlife health intern

Anna Voigt

Dr. Anna Voigt, anesthesia intern

Laura Walsh

Dr. Laura Walsh, exotics intern

Katharine Woodmansee

Dr. Katharine Woodmansee, ambulatory intern

Residents

Susana Basiero Miravet

Dr. Susana Basiero Miravet, small animal emergency and critical care resident

Artur Cagnim

Dr. Artur Cagnim, anatomic pathology resident

Cailyn Darling

Dr. Cailyn Darling, ophthalmology resident

Mariana Diel de Amorim

Dr. Mariana Diel de Amorim, imaging resident

Ziyuan Dong

Dr. Ziyuan Dong, imaging resident

Farnaz Farnaghi

Dr. Farnaz Farnaghi, neurology resident

Kelly Fish

Dr. Kelly Fish, oncology resident

Clare Foster

Dr. Clare Foster, large animal surgery resident

Aggie Fracka

Dr. Aggie Fracka, small animal surgery resident

Collin Gier

Dr. Collin Gier, anesthesia resident

Hailey Gollnick

Dr. Hailey Gollnick, small animal surgery resident

Matthis Grupe

Dr. Matthis Grupe, small animal medicine resident

Taylor Haefs

Dr. Taylor Haefs, wildlife health resident

Benjamin Hwang

Dr. Benjamin Hwang, imaging resident

Ivanka Juran

Dr. Ivanka Juran, sports medicine resident

Elizabeth Kawecki-Wright

Dr. Elizabeth Kawecki-Wright, small animal surgery resident

Christina Kerkenpass

Dr. Christina Kerkenpaß, CARE resident

Andrea Krauss

Dr. Andrea Krauss, small animal emergency and critical care resident

Yeonhee Lee

Dr. Yeonhee Lee, behavior resident

Sharine Li

Dr. Sharine Li, small animal medicine resident

Amanda Loehr

Dr. Amanda Loehr, anatomic pathology resident

Sarah Low

Dr. Sarah Low, behavior resident

Kate Marciano

Dr. Kate Marciano, clinical pathology resident

Hannah McCray

Dr. Hannah McCray, ambulatory resident

Diana Pendleton

Dr. Diana Pendleton, small animal emergency and critical care resident

Aria Phan

Dr. Aria Phan, anatomic pathology resident

Elle Ryan

Dr. Elle Ryan, small animal medicine resident

Samantha Sandwick

Dr. Samantha Sandwick, anesthesia resident

Luke Tomaso

Dr. Luke Tomaso, imaging resident

Daniel Whu

Dr. Daniel Whu, cardiology resident

Claire Zemek

Dr. Claire Zemek, large animal medicine resident

Photos of Carello, Diel de Amorim, Hallsten and Mergl provided. All other photos: Carol Jennings/CVM