Residents, Interns, Fellows

Shelter Medicine Resident

Dr. Laura Andersen-Koester

Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Resident, 2009-2012

Currently: Veterinarian
Vetco Total Care, Clive Iowa

Dr. Laura Andersen

Shelter Medicine Intern

Dr. Jerika Brooks

Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Intern, 2020-2021

Currently: Lead Veterinarian
Hillsborough Pet Resource Center, Tampa, Florida

Jerika Brooks, 2020-2021 Shelter Medicine Intern

SHELTER MEDICINE RESIDENT

Dr. Amie Burling

Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Resident, 2012-2015

Currently: Assistant Teaching Professor of Shelter Medicine
College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri

Dr. Amie Burling

SHELTER MEDICINE RESIDENT

Dr. Staci Cannon

Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Resident, 2012-2015

Currently: Clinical Assistant Professor of Shelter Medicine
University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, Georgia

Dr. Staci Cannon

Shelter Medicine Fellow

Dr. Yoonju Cho

Visiting Scholar, Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program, 2014

Currently: Assistant Professor, Department of Pet Science
Seojeong University, South Korea

Dr. Yoonju Cho, visiting scholar at Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program

SHELTER MEDICINE RESIDENT

Dr. Brian DiGangi

Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Resident, 2010

Currently: Clinical Associate Professor of Shelter Medicine
University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, Florida

Brian DiGangi

SHELTER MEDICINE INTERN

Dr. Jessica Hekman

Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Intern, 2012-2013

Currently: President, The Functional Dog Collaborative
Raymond, New Hampshire

Dr. Jessica Hekman

SHELTER MEDICINE RESIDENT

Dr. Catherine McManus

Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Resident, 2009-2012

Currently: Veterinarian
Fredericksburg SPCA, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Dr. Catherine McManus

SHELTER MEDICINE INTERN

Dr. Meghan Mielo

Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Intern 2018-2019.

Currently: Chief Veterinarian
Citrus County Animal Services, Inverness, Florida

Dr. Meghan Mielo

SHELTER MEDICINE INTERN

Hannah Naples

Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Intern, 2021-2022

Currently: Veterinarian, Shelter Outreach Services of Ohio, Columbus, Ohio

Hannah Naples

SHELTER MEDICINE RESIDENT

Dr. Katherine Polak

Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Resident, 2011-2014

Currently: Vice President of Companion Animals & Engagement
Humane Society International, Washington, D.C.

Katherine Polak

SHELTER MEDICINE INTERN

Dr. Daena Rowlison

Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Intern, 2021-2022

Currently: Anti-Cruelty Fellow
ASPCA, New York, New York

Daena Rowlison

SHELTER MEDICINE INTERN

Dr. Ashley E. Saver

Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Intern, 2020-2021

Currently: Forensic Veterinarian
ASPCA, Gainesville, Florida

Dr. Ashley Saver, Shelter Medicine Intern 2020-2021

SHELTER MEDICINE INTERN

Dr. Ken Sieranski

Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Intern 2013-2014

Currently: Forensic Veterinarian
Hearts Alive Village, Las Vegas, Nevada

Photo, Dr. Ken Sieranski

SHELTER MEDICINE INTERN

Dr. Amelia Sikora

Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Intern 2019-2020

Currently: Director of Shelter Medicine
Potter League for Animals
Middletown, Rhode Island

Dr. Amelia Sikora

SHELTER MEDICINE INTERN

Dr. Emily Swiniarski

Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Intern, 2012-2013

Currently: Medical Director
Anti-Cruelty Society, Chicago Illinois

Emily Swiniarski