Klaus Loft, DVM
 |
| Dr. Klaus Loft |
Dr. Klaus Loft joined Angell's Dermatology service in January 2011. He graduated from the Royal Agricultural & Veterinary University of Denmark in 1999. Upon graduation, he worked in private practice in Denmark and Sweden. He became increasingly interested in dermatology and allergies and began to focus his case load on dermatology.
Dr. Loft completed an American College of Veterinary Dermatology approved residency at Michigan State in 2007. He has worked in the greater Boston area and New England since 2007. His practice is limited to dermatology, seeing cats and dogs with chronic ear problems, severe allergies, cutaneous cancerous conditions and immune mediated skin problems.
Dr. Loft has published articles and lectured both in Scandinavia and the United States. His special interests are feline dermatology and chronic ear disease.
Melissa Cash, CVT
Melissa is a dermatology technician. After receiving a bachelor’s degree in Marine Biology from Boston University, she worked for several years as an emergency/critical care and dermatology technician at a specialty practice in Santa Barbara, California.
Melissa joined our staff here at Angell Animal Medical Center in 2009 working as a technician in the Emergency/Critical Care department where she provided skilled nursing care to hospitalized patients. Melissa became a member of the Dermatology team in April of 2011. As a dermatology technician, Melissa takes detailed medical histories, performs diagnostic procedures such as skin scrapes and ear cytologies, reviews specimens microscopically, administers intradermal allergy tests, and educates clients in all aspects of the specialty.
Melissa has been a Certified Veterinary Technician since 2010 and is a member of the Massachusetts Veterinary Technician Association.
Rebecca Stlaske
Rebecca is our Dermatology Secretary. Rebecca has worked at Angell Animal Medical Center since 1999. As an Angell Client Liaison, Rebecca provided superior customer service by scheduling appointments, educating callers on general pet health care, and triaging pet emergencies over the phone. Rebecca also acted as the Client Liaison for several of the specialty services offered at Angell.
In the Fall of 2000, Rebecca became a Client Liaison Supervisor for Angell. In this position, Rebecca managed all of our Client Liaisons and assisted in the development of a new telephone call center for Angell.
Rebecca joined the Angell Dermatology service in the Summer of 2006. She schedules all of our Dermatology appointments and is responsible for answering client questions about their pet's dermatologic conditions. Rebecca brings with her years of experience in customer service and of course a great love for animals!
To make an appointment with the Dermatology service or to refer a client, please call Rebecca directly at 617 524-5733 or e-mail her at dermatology@angell.org.
