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Matanzas River Animal Hospital
Meet the Team
Dr. Nicholas
Dr. Nicholas has been practicing veterinary medicine in the St. Augustine area since 1989. He graduated with honors from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 1989. He opened Matanzas River Animal Hospital in 1998. He served on the board of the St. Augustine Humane Society and has been an active member and past president of the St. Johns County Veterinary Medical Society. He is an avid cyclist and hiker in the rural areas of St. Johns County and the mountains of North Georgia and Western North Carolina. He has a sailboat on the St. Johns River in Jacksonville and tends to a hayfield in western St. Johns county.
Dr. Elizabeth Hutchens
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Dr. Tina Grove
Hello, I’m Dr. Tina Grove. I followed my passion to be a veterinarian from an early age. I began training in a small animal clinic while attending college and worked in a large animal hospital specialty clinic before entering vet school. I graduated from Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in 2010, simultaneously achieving a Master's degree in Laboratory Animal Medicine. I completed formal residency training at Yale University in 2012 and obtained my specialty board certification in 2013. My professional interests include caring for exotic pets, particularly nonhuman primates, and a strong commitment to biomedical research for the advancement of health of animals and humans. Since graduating from vet school, I have worked in academic institutions, corporate environments, and companion animal private practices, either full time or in a relief capacity. My husband and I are guardians to a variety of animals and I spend most of my spare time competing in barrel racing.
Dr. Bill Abbott
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Laura
Lead Client Coordinator
Parker
Client Coordinator
Teresa
Client Coordinator
Abby
Client Coordinator
In Loving Memory of
Stella
Dirk
Vet Technician
Jeanne
Vet
Technician
Amanda
Vet
Technician
Marcelle
Vet
Technician
Angie
Vet
Technician
Shannon
Vet Technician
Breann
Vet Assistant
Bert
Surgery Technician
Lisa
Groomer
Lydia
Kennel Tech
Jyla
Kennel Tech
Jadyn
Kennel Tech
Stephanie
Manager
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