On July 21, 2026, the Cornell University Hospital for Animals announced the arrival of a new group of house officers, consisting of interns and residents. Each year, these outstanding veterinarians are selected to receive hands-on training in various services, which prepares them for clinical practice and specialty board eligibility. This new cohort will interact with referring veterinarians and clients throughout their tenure at the hospital.
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The interns include:
- Dr. Johnny Altwal, radiation oncology intern
- Dr. Jilla Chamanbahar, shelter medicine intern
- Dr. Derrick Ching, small animal rotating intern
- Dr. Aaron Cooper, exotics intern
- Dr. Gabriella De Jesus Atiles, small animal rotating intern
- Dr. Sofía Gamba, Cornell Ruffian Equine Specialists intern
- Dr. Prashant Ghimire, ambulatory intern
- Dr. Claire Glover, wildlife intern
- Dr. Alex Goskowicz, small animal rotating intern
- Dr. Illiana Hins, small animal rotating intern
- Dr. Julien Hockenberger, ambulatory intern
- Dr. Jared Jensen, small animal rotating intern
- Dr. Kate Keough, medical oncology intern
- Dr. Nathan Lau, small animal rotating intern
- Dr. Patrick Liu, wildlife intern
- Dr. Ellen Marshall, small animal rotating intern
- Dr. Parisa Mazdarani, small animal rotating intern
- Dr. Drew McNassor, small animal rotating intern
- Dr. Savannah Metheny, Cornell Ruffian Equine Specialists intern
- Dr. Savina Mo, small animal surgery intern
- Dr. Ashlyn Morris, Cornell Ruffian Equine Specialists intern
- Dr. Kristen Panetta, small animal rotating intern
- Dr. Sarah Price, community medicine intern
- Dr. Artemis Sapountzi, Cornell Ruffian Equine Specialists intern
- Dr. Aimee Smith, cardiology intern
- Dr. Emma St-Pierre, shelter medicine intern
- Dr. McCoy Williams, exotics intern
The residents comprise:
- Dr. Ally Bergen, ophthalmology resident
- Dr. Kaitlyn Carberry, small animal medicine resident
- Dr. Emma Carr, neurology resident
- Dr. Min-Chun Chen, anatomic pathology resident
- Dr. Barry Cherno, imaging resident
- Dr. Maxine Ervin, small animal emergency and critical care resident
- Dr. David Gans, dentistry and oral surgery resident
- Dr. Eric Gelsleichter, clinical pathology resident
- Dr. Austin Haws, large animal surgery resident
- Dr. Anna Horowitz, small animal emergency and critical care resident
- Dr. Sarah Hyde, large animal medicine resident
- Dr. Emma Kobitter, ophthalmology resident
- Dr. Kieran Koch-Laskowski, anatomic pathology resident
- Dr. Kadden Kothmann, imaging resident
- Dr. Tim McComb, dentistry and oral surgery resident
- Dr. Gabriela Medrano, sports medicine resident
- Dr. Ji-Eun Oh, CARE lab animal resident
- Dr. Sara Parnes, small animal surgery resident
- Dr. Ann Ramsey, anatomic pathology resident
- Dr. Sadie Ray, small animal surgery resident
- Dr. Meagan Rockow, large animal surgery resident
- Dr. Faith Scott, dermatology resident
- Dr. Kat Spencer, medical oncology resident
- Dr. Zachary Spodek, small animal medicine resident
- Dr. Anna Voigt, anesthesia resident
- Dr. Victoria Voronovich, cardiology resident
- Dr. Steph Whiteley, theriogenology resident
- Dr. Xandra Yiambilis, small animal emergency and critical care resident
- Dr. Katherine Zawadski, dermatology resident
- Dr. Stephanie Zeitouneh, anesthesia resident.