Meet the Internal Medicine Team in Boston

Mario Barenas, DVM

EDUCATION
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, DVM, 2022

SPECIALTY TRAINING
Angell Animal Medical Center, Internal Medicine Resident, 2023-2026
The Schwarzman Animal Medical Center, Rotating Internship, 2022-2023

Nyla Bent, DVM

EDUCATION
Lincoln Memorial University College of Veterinary Medicine, DVM, 2022

SPECIALTY TRAINING
Angell Animal Medical Center, Internal Medicine Resident, 2023-2026
Angell Animal Medical Center, Rotating Internship, 2022-2023

Douglas Brum, DVM

Dr. Brum, on staff since 1987, is dedicated to providing quality care to animals and is committed to his referral practices. His main clinical interests include immune-mediated diseases, endocrinology and geriatric medicine. One of Dr. Brum’s major passions is serving as a mentor to interns and helping to adapt the intern program to meet the needs of a changing profession. He also maintains a large general medicine practice.

EDUCATION
Cornell University, DVM, 1985

SPECIALTY TRAINING
Angell Animal Medical Center, Rotating Internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, 1986

Maureen Carroll, DVM, DACVIM-SA

Dr. Carroll is particularly interested in diseases of the liver, as well as gastrointestinal, renal and endocrine diseases. Procedures she routinely performs include gastroduodenoscopy, colonoscopy, rhinoscopy, cystoscopy and laparoscopy. Laparoscopy is a procedure that allows veterinarians to examine abdominal organs with the use of small telescopic equipment and address areas of concern both diagnostically and therapeutically.

EDUCATION

Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, DVM, 1996

SPECIALTY TRAINING

Angell Animal Medical Center-Boston, Internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery 1996-1997 and Residency in Internal Medicine 1998-2000; Board-Certified in Small Animal Internal Medicine 2001

CERTIFICATION

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2001

Zachary Crouse, DVM, DACVIM-SA

Dr. Zachary Crouse is board certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in Small Animal Internal Medicine. He completed his veterinary school training at Western University of Health Sciences in California. He then completed a one year Small Animal Rotating Internship at Angell Animal Medical Center followed by a three year Small Animal Internal Medicine Residency at Angell Animal Medical Center.

His interests cover the extent of internal medicine but specifically include gastroenterology, interventional radiology, immune mediated diseases, renal disease, and respiratory tract disease. Dr. Crouse performs minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, including: endoscopy, cystoscopy, rhinoscopy, stent placement, and laparoscopy. He also performs a variety of other procedures including placement of nasogastric and esophageal feeding tubes and bronchoalveolar lavage.

Dr. Crouse enjoys the process of diagnosing and treating diseases in dogs and cats while guiding and educating their caretakers. He believes it is important to include caretakers, referring veterinarians, and the entire Angell team in order to diagnose and treat patients effectively.

Dr. Crouse is a member of the Veterinary Interventional Radiology and Interventional Endoscopy Society and the American Veterinary Medical Association.

EDUCATION
Western University of Health Sciences, California, DVM, 2013
Virginia Tech, BS, 2009

SPECIALTY TRAINING
Angell Animal Medical Center-Boston, Rotating Small Animal Medicine Internship, 2013-2014
Angell Animal Medical Center-Boston, Residency in Small Animal Internal Medicine, 2014-2017

CERTIFICATION

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Small Animal Internal Medicine, 2017

Jessica Hayes, DVM

EDUCATION
Kansas State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, DVM, 2020

SPECIALTY TRAINING
Angell Animal Medical Center, Internal Medicine Resident, 2021-2024
Blue Pearl Specialty and Emergency Pet Hospital, Small Animal Rotating Internship, 2020-2021

Shawn Kearns, DVM, DACVIM-SA

Dr. Kearns is a small animal internist at Angell with a particular interest in renal, hematologic and immune mediated diseases.  In addition, she has a special interest in advanced extracorporeal therapies such as hemodialysis and plasma exchange, both of which are now available at Angell.  She is also skilled in tracheal and urethral stent placement, various endoscopy procedures (gastrointestinal, urinary, airway) and liver laparoscopy.  Dr. Kearns is the Director of the Internal Medicine Residency program.

EDUCATION
Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, DVM, 2003

SPECIALTY TRAINING
Hemodialysis Academy (on-line), University of California Davis, September 2016-August 2017
Angell Animal Medical Center, Small Animal Internal Medicine Residency, 2004-2006
Angell Animal Medical Center, Rotating Small Animal Medicine and Surgery Internship, 2003-2004

CERTIFICATION
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2007

Evan Mariotti, DVM, DACVIM-SA

Dr. Evan Mariotti received his veterinary degree from The Ohio State University and completed his internship and internal medicine residency at Angell. His special interests include immune-mediated diseases, gastrointestinal diseases and feline medicine. He also performs minimally invasive procedures including endoscopy and laparoscopy.

Dr. Mariotti has a special interest in feline medicine and has completed training in the area of radioactive iodine treatment (I-131) for hyperthyroid cats. Dr. Mariotti is part of our I-131 team.

In his spare time, he enjoys spending times with his wife, daughter, 2 cats, and 1 dog.

EDUCATION
Ohio State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, DVM, 2015

SPECIALTY TRAINING
Angell Animal Medical Center, Internal Medicine Resident, 2016-2019
Angell Animal Medical Center, Rotating Internship, 2015-2016

CERTIFICATION
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2019

Juliana Picard, DVM

EDUCATION
North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, DVM, 2020

SPECIALTY TRAINING
Angell Animal Medical Center, Internal Medicine Residency, 2022-2025
Angell Animal Medical Center, Internal Medicine Internship, 2021-2022
Angell Animal Medical Center, Rotating Internship, 2020-2021

Ursula Ramalho, DVM

EDUCATION
Louisiana State University of Veterinary Medicine, DVM, 2022

SPECIALTY TRAINING
Angell Animal Medical Center, Internal Medicine Resident, 2023-2026
Blue Pearl Veterinary Partners, Small Animal Rotating Internship, 2022-2023

Annie Sheu-Lee, DVM

EDUCATION
Kansas State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, DVM, 2019

SPECIALTY TRAINING
Angell Animal Medical Center, Internal Medicine Resident, 2020-2023
Veterinary Referral and Emergency Center of Westbury, 2019-2020

Lindsey Summers, DVM

EDUCATION
University of Illinois Urbana-Campaign College of Veterinary Medicine, DVM, 2021

SPECIALTY TRAINING
Angell Animal Medical Center, Internal Medicine Residency, 2022-2025
IndyVet Emergency and Specialty Hospital, Rotating Internship, 2021-2022

Bryanna Beveridge, Internal Medicine Assistant

Bryanna graduated from the University of Vermont with a Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, and a double minor in Biology and Zoology.  She began working at Angell with Dr. Crouse in Internal Medicine in July 2017, and assists with all aspects of appointments and procedures. She has been a competitive equestrian for over 15 years and has placed in NH Hunter-Jumper Finals and three day events, and she was on the Dressage Team at UVM. In her spare time, Bryanna enjoys spending time at the beach and skiing in Vermont and New Hampshire.

Jaimie Carney, CVT, Internal Medicine Technician

Jaimie has been with Angell since 2016 when she began working in the clinic department. She graduated in 2017 from Mount Ida College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Veterinary Technology. Jaimie accepted a position with the Internal Medicine department in July of 2019. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her family and hanging out with her cat Chase.

Allie Damren, Internal Medicine Assistant

Jenna Raffael, Internal Medicine Assistant

Jenna graduated from Endicott College in 2020 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Biotechnology. Before starting at Angell, she had worked in general, emergency, and laboratory veterinary medicine. Outside of Angell, she can be found spending time with her Shetland Sheepdog, exploring the city, or with her family in Cape Cod.

Heidi Ruetenik, CVT, Internal Medicine Technician

Heidi came to Angell from upstate New York in the February 2017 after graduating from the Veterinary Technician program at SUNY Delhi.  She has a background in shelter medicine and was drawn to Angell as a non-profit organization and also for the collaboration with the MSPCA.  She worked in the oncology department and enjoyed supporting patients and clients through difficult times providing the best care possible.  She made the transition to the Internal Medicine department in October 2019 to learn as much as possible while continuing care for patients and supporting clients.  She enjoys spending time with her dog Momo and cat Ruby.

Hannah Ryan, Internal Medicine Assistant

Hannah received her Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2014, and has been working in the veterinary field ever since. After graduation she worked at a general practice for 5 years, and has since moved to Angell, working with Dr. Brum in the Internal Medicine department. Her interests outside of small animal medicine include camping, hiking, rock climbing, and live music.