VETERINARIANS

Dr. Holly Brown-Tabbenor, owner

Dr. Tabbenor graduated from UCF and later earned her DVM from University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, class of 1993. She has been working in emergency medicine since graduation. She also has been a member of the International Veterinary Emergency Critical Care Society since graduation.  She opened the Animal Emergency Center in April 2006 to offer Central Florida residents a choice in emergency care. She enjoys seeing exotics pets including small birds and pocket pets. Her special interests are in diabetics, soft tissue surgery and GDV’s. She has 4 beautiful daughters, and is proud owner of a German Shepard Dog, Wotan, two unruly schnauzers, Sparky and Snowy, and Linus the cat.

Dr. Andrew Wester

Dr. Wester joined our team as a full time associate in fall 2009. Originally from New York, he received his undergraduate degree from Fordham University in 1996. He went on the earn his DVM from Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 2002. He moved to Florida in 2006 and has spent his time working with small animals. He has particular interests in emergency medicine, dentistry and acupuncture. He is the proud owner of Ping Ping the pug, Casper the chug, and Violet the cat.

Dr. J. Gladnick

Dr. Gladnick started working at AEC as a relief veterinarian in 2009 and joined our team as a full time associate in January of 2011. A native Floridian, Dr. Gladnick earned her undergraduate degree from USF in 1990. She went on to earn her DVM from University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine in 1994. She practiced mostly small animal emergency medicine for the first 6 years after graduation. She traveled all around the world as a Captain in the US Army for about 5 years. Since moving back to the states, she worked at a companion animal hospital in Tampa and she has a special love for the kitties! She is the proud owner of Lab mix Shadow, Husky mix Jake, and two beautiful kitties, Toby and Katie.  

NURSES

 Nicole

Hi, I’m Nicole, and I joined the team at Animal Emergency Center in May of 2007 as a part time vet tech. I am originally from Orlando and I started working in the kennel at one of the local animal hospitals during high school. While I was there, I was trained as a vet tech. I decided to work on the human side of medicine for a few years but decided to return to the veterinarian field in 2007. I currently don’t have any pets because most of my time is taken by my husband and 1 year old  daughter.

Virginia

Hi, I’m Virginia and I have been with Animal Emergency Center since July of 2007. I am originally from Virginia Beach, VA but moved to Florida in 2003. I worked at the humane society in Daytona Beach, FL for 3 years. I also worked at an all cat hospital in Ormond Beach, FL for almost a year before relocating to Orlando in 2007 to attend UCF. I am a pre-veterinary student and just graduated with my bachelors degree in biology from UCF. I love veterinary medicine, particularly emergency medicine, and hope to get into University of Florida’s veterinary school in the fall of 2013. I have 10 year old border collie/lab mix named Sensei, and a 4 year old cat named Pasta.

Justin

My name is Justin, and I've been part of the Animal Emergency Center for over two years. I have had the pleasure of working with animals for almost my whole life. I am originally from the the Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee. I started working with horses at an elementary age, and as I grew older I invested my time in the development of raising chickens. This was a community project with a local 4-H Club that I was a member of. We would raise them to adulthood, and auction off the chickens for charity money for the club. I had usually grown so attached to the animals that I had my mother set up someone at the auction that would buy them and give them back to me. I couldn't handle the thought of giving them away since I had raised them since before they had feathers. Time went on and I was later interested in shelter medicine. I worked with the Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley for about a year. I have a huge passion for shelter medicine because its where I learned I had a talent with animals. I expanded my knowledge after working with Humane Society in Tennessee by working with a private practice for about a year before I moved to Florida. I moved to Jacksonville, FL and worked with the Jacksonville Humane Society for about 2 years. This was an amazing experience for me because we did a lot for the community. I became a certified member of the medical team D.A.R.T. (Disaster Animal Response Team) of the Humane Society of the United States. I was part of the Katrina relief, where 50 or so dogs were transported out of the devastated area and into a safe environment. We helped medically asses each pet, and treat accordingly. Some the pets were even re-united with their families. I eventually grew more interested in emergency situations, and that lead me to an Animal ER in Jacksonville where I was a nurse for three years. This was great experience because I was trained to work in intense situations. I continued my education going to lectures at Universities and conferences around the United States.  I moved to Orlando in 2009, and started working for the Animal Emergency Center. I love my job and I enjoy being there for you and your loved one in a time of need.

 Ariana

Hi, I’m Ariana, and I was born and raised in Boston, MA. I moved to Orlando in 1999. I graduated from Florida Institute of Animal Arts as a veterinary technician in 2003.I worked at a daytime veterinary hospital for 3 years before I started my adventures in The Animal Emergency Center in December 2009. I have always wanted to work with animals and have a particular interest in emergency medicine. I have 3 cats: Baby is a 14 year old persian, Reggae and Cheetohs are both 2 year old domestic short haired cats. I also have a crazy 1 1/2 year old blue nose pit bull named Na’Ji.

 DeeDee

Hi, I’m DeeDee. I’ve been in the veterinary field for 23 years. I started in day practice, and merged into ER medicine in 2010 when I started working at Animal Emergency Center. I enjoy helping with fundraisers for rescue events and work a lot with the SPCA. I own 2 rescue pets- Kaine, a Dogo Argentino who is 9 years old, and Sherbie a 2 1/2 year old persian cat.

 Jackie

Hi, I’m Jackie and I’m originally from California. I started working in general practice in 2004 until 2008, when I moved to Florida. I began to grow an interest in emergency medicine after coming to Florida, and started working for an emergency hospital in Winter Haven, FL where I grew as a technician to handle stressful situations. This hospital helped me to become an efficient technician and I stayed there for 3 years. In 2011, after relocating to Orlando, I started working at Animal Emergency Center where I have enjoyed being a part of such a great team that provides excellent patient care.