About Us

Meet the CAH team

At the Concord Animal Hospital, we strive to offer you and your pets the very best in veterinary care. We are animal lovers who are passionate about working with you to develop a healthcare plan best suited for your one-of-a-kind pet to keep them happy and healthy.

Katherine & Dr. Stephen Wilson, co-owners

Katherine & Dr. Stephen Wilson were thrilled to purchase the Concord Animal Hospital (CAH) in August of 2015 and to join this wonderful community! The two live in Concord with their adorable cat, Smooch, and two amazing human children, Johanna and Peter.

Originally from Connecticut, Dr. Wilson grew up with Jack Russells, Corgis and Basset Hounds. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of California, Davis, and then he worked in an immunology lab at Children’s Hospital, Boston, with an amazing team whose work was published in Nature Genetics. After graduating from the Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, he worked for the Arlington Animal Clinic.

As a child, he shadowed his brother-in-law, a large animal vet, and fell in love with caring for animals. He considered a few other careers, including as a biologist at a vineyard and a career in culinary, but was happy to fulfill his dream of becoming a veterinarian. His wife thoroughly enjoys his superb cooking abilities and occasional home-brewed beer or cider.

Katherine grew up Concord, attending Alcott, Sanborn, and Concord Academy. Her family included a rescue dog and cat from Buddy Dog as well as three West Highland Terriers. She attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor with a concentration in History. She worked in finance for a few years before attending Tufts University to earn her MA in Education and then teaching at the Concord Middle School. After that, she earned her MBA from Boston College and spent seven years in market research and marketing at Nielsen and Clavis Insight. She is happy that all of these roles somehow perfectly aligned to prepare her to manage the finances, marketing and human resources for CAH!

Kathryn Carpenter, DVM, cVMA

Dr. Carpenter grew up on Long Island in Massapequa, NY, but has happily called Massachusetts her home since attending Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), where she earned a bachelor of science in biology. She graduated from Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in 2011 alongside Dr. Wilson and worked at private practices in Revere, South Boston and Arlington before coming to Concord Animal Hospital.

Dr. Carpenter trained at the Curacore Integrative Medicine and Education Center, located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and is certified in veterinary medical acupuncture. She is excited to be able to offer this additional therapy to clients of Concord Animal Hospital as another option to help manage painful and chronic conditions.

In her free time, Dr. Carpenter enjoys walking her dogs, going to the beach, and spending time with family and friends. She lives with her husband, lab, French bulldog, two young daughters.

Bradford Hardie, DVM

Dr. Hardie knew he wanted to be a veterinarian from an early age. In high school, he worked with native wild animals at Drumlin Farm in Lincoln and with community pets at CAH. He received his undergraduate and veterinary degrees from Cornell University. After graduation, Dr. Hardie spent two years in mixed animal practice in Shrewsbury. He decided he had had enough calving distress calls in the middle of the night, so he rejoined CAH, now as a veterinarian.

Dr. Hardie’s long tenure in Concord has allowed him to establish relationships with multiple generations of clients and their pets. Dr. Hardie has a long-standing interest in oral health as well as preventive medicine. He enjoys working through health problems as they arise and establishing the best plan for each patient. When he is not busy at the animal hospital, Dr. Hardie enjoys travelling and hiking with his wife.

Rhea McCullough, DVM

Dr. McCullough treats cats, dogs and a variety of other small animals and pocket pets, including rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, hamsters and gerbils. She completed her undergraduate degree in chemistry and biology at Brandeis University prior to attending the Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine.

Originally from Medford, Dr. McCullough grew up in a house with a menagerie that included most of the animals listed above, which helped put her on the path to veterinary medicine. She is passionate about the special bond patients share with their owners and aims to provide a comfortable, low-stress environment in the exam room.

She has a busy household of three cats and a pug who believes he’s a cat. Outside of the office she enjoys spending time with her friends and family, practicing yoga, and working on a variety craft projects.

Ali Asselta, Veterinary Technician

Ali with a few adorable puppies at the shelter where she volunteers

Ali has just a few pets at home: two dogs (Ava and Finley), a cat (Seraphina), and a bunny (Henry). Ali graduated with a BS in Biology from Salem State University and is currently enrolled in a Veterinary Technician program through Penn Foster. She is also earning her Fear Free certification. She hopes to move on to veterinary school after that - we know she'll be amazing.

"I knew I always wanted to work with animals and have been exploring many options! I interned/volunteered down at the Mystic aquarium with their California sea lions learning husbandry and positive reinforcement training. I also work part time at the Sterling Animal Shelter as an adoption counselor."

Joe Avey, Client Service Representative

Joe with CAH patient Kobe

Despite claiming to not be a morning person, on busy mornings at CAH Joe can be observed working two phones and two computers at once...on one foot and with only one coffee!

Joe grew up in nearby Marlborough and practiced and taught Tae Kwon Do and Hapkido for a number of years. He is a super Star Wars fan and routs for the Yankees - go figure living in the middle of Red Sox nation. Outside of work, Joe enjoys a good poker game, an occasional Kraken and spending time with his girlfriend and once feral, now relatively tame cat, Milky Way.

Phil Day, Veterinary Technician

Phil out with his dogs

Phil has been working at CAH since 2010. He loves working with the team at CAH to provide great care to the pets of the Concord community, many of whom he's had the pleasure of treating for years.

Outside of his work at CAH, most of Phil's free time is spent with his team of sled dogs. He and the pack can be found sledding in the woods when there's snow, naturally, and even when there isn't. When he isn't with the dogs, Phil is pursuing other interests, like building his own telescope or learning to hang glide.

Phil with CAH patient, Max

Mary Moore, Veterinary Technician

Mary's picture and life story coming soon!

Stacie Ornellas, Veterinary Technician

Stacie and her cat Puzzle

Stacie has been working as a technician since 2002, graduating with Honors in Applied Science (Veterinary Technology) from North Shore Community College in 2005. She's interested in animal behavior, exotic pet medicine and surgical anesthesia. Working in an animal hospital is so fulfilling for Stacie because "I really believe our pets fulfill our lives."

She is passionate about reducing stress and anxiety that pets feel during their vet visit, championing our transition to Fear Free and earning an additional certification for low-stress handling and training the staff on these techniques to improve CAH patients' experience when they come to see us.

Outside of work, Stacie loves travel, summertime boating with her husband, and her New England Patriots and Boston Bruins. Stacie and her husband share their home with a Box turtle named Bellatrix, a tortoise named Bertram and a cat named Puzzle.

Jane Philbrick, Veterinary Technician

Jane, the youngest of five children, lives with her husband (Jon), rabbit (Salem), and three cats (Camden, Peaches Libby, and Wrigley). During her senior year of high school she interned at an animal hospital and has been working in the veterinary field since.

"Eventually my dream is to start my own farm with goats and chickens. I love wildlife and would love to eventually rehab wildlife." Jane's husband has also inspired a love of antique cars. The two love going to car shows & meets and for rides in Jon's all-original 1930 Ford model-A tudor. She also loves visiting antique shops as well as hiking and fishing.

Cindy Reilly, Head Groomer

Cindy has been grooming dogs for almost 25 years. She earned her certification from The New England Institute of Pet Grooming in 1995 and has since earned certification from International Professional Groomers and is a member of New England Pet Grooming Professionals. She had her own pet grooming business until 2011, when she joined the team at Especially for Pets in Acton.

Along with making your dog look truly amazing, Cindy works with dogs to make their grooming experience a positive one. She happily puts in the time to gain your dog’s trust and works hard to minimize any fear or anxiety they may feel about being groomed. All with classical music on in the background to help create a calm atmosphere. Visit our Grooming page to learn more.

Cindy’s sidekicks, rescue dogs Knuckles and Betty, love taking long hikes with her and will be keeping Cindy company at CAH.

Martha Rossetti, Veterinary Technician

Martha attended Becker College's Animal Care program and has been a Veterinary Technician for over ten years. When she's not taking care of pets at CAH, Martha is home with her husband, son (Aiden), cats (George & Harley), and two dogs (Rusty & Honey Bee). She loves theater and snuggling with her son and fur babies while watching a comedy. "I think that laughter and animals are the best kind of medicine!"

Martha also occasionally pet/house sits if you're ever looking for a great pet sitter!

Becca Rouse, Client Service Representative

Becca with Lisa's dog Clarabelle

Becca grew up with four sisters in Hudson and recently moved from Boston to Maynard to be closer to her family. She doesn't have any pets at the moment, although she is helping to take care of a dog, a big lump of sugar named Sasha while Sasha's family is away on military duty overseas.

After six years with the AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, Becca joined the CAH team in the summer of 2017. In her spare time, Becca loves to go on hikes, rescue baby squirrels that get lost in her basement, make linocut stamps, and hang out with her nephews and niece.

Stephanie Saglimbeni, Veterinary Technician

Stephanie and her cat Sophie

Stephanie grew up in Venezuela, earned her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in Colombia and then moved to the Florida with her husband. We are so pleased that she, her husband and gorgeous cat Sophie ventured farther north so Stephanie could join the CAH team. They have since adopted a another cat, the rambunctious and handsome, Rio, and an adorable dog, Mia, that you'll often see at our reception desk.

Stephanie's love of animals and knowledge of veterinary medicine make her an exceptional addition to our team. In her spare time, Stephanie loves going to the beach and taking pictures of wild birds. She is working toward practicing as a doctor in the US and we know she will be outstanding.

Stacie & Stephanie with Minnie & Pearl

Amy Taverna, Veterinary Technician

Amy has been in the veterinary field for over fourteen years and in animal care for ever longer - she has been a pet sitter since she was nine! She has fostered a number of dogs and care and volunteers at the Lowell Humane Society. Before having her son, Amy also enjoyed rehabilitating wildlife.

Currently Amy lives with her adorable three-year-old son and dog Mia, who joins has joined Amy every day at work since she was one!

Julia Wilson, Client Service Representative

Julia, no relation to Katherine or Dr. Stephen Wilson, grew up in Lexington and is returning to the area after living in Portland, OR. She doesn't have any pets at the moment but hopes to soon - she's happy to get her fix from your pets at CAH for the moment!
When she's not at the hospital she's spending time with family, hiking in the woods or beach combing to add to her sea glass collection. Julia is returning to school for wildlife conservation and zoology.