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New Hyde Park Animal Hospital Doctor Biographies
Here at
New Hyde Park Animal Hospital, every one of our employees is dedicated and committed to your pets needs.
We care for them as if they were ours. Be part of our family today!
Below is a list of our doctors
and their accompanying biographies.
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Dr. Gary Dattner graduated from
Cornell University in 1989. He is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, New York State
Veterinary Medicine Association, Long Island Veterinary Medical Association and the American Association
of Feline Practitioners. Dr. Dattner has completed continuing education courses and regularly attends the
North American Veterinary Conference. He has a special interest in Bio Stem Cell Therapy and Orthopedics. |
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Dr. Joseph I. Deme graduated from
the University of Veterinary Sciences at Budapest, Hungary, in 1988. He has completed many local monthly
continuing education courses. Dr. Deme is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association and
completed one year of clinical experience at Iowa State University School of Veterinary Medicine. |
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Dr. Mara DiGrazia graduated from Cornell University in 1996.
She completed a small animal medicine and surgical internship at Oradell Animal Hospital in 1997. She
is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, New York State Veterinary Medical Association,
and Long Island Veterinary Medical Association. Dr. DiGrazia has special interests in veterinary
ultrasound and small animal ophthalmology. She was recently credited for supplying all Nassau County Fire
Departments with animal oxygen masks through HELP Animals, Inc. |
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Dr. Julia M. Harmon graduated from St. George’s
University School of Veterinary Medicine in 2005. Dr. Harmon has a particular interest in internal
medicine, general surgery, and new pet welfare. She is a member of the American Veterinary
Medical Association, the American Animal Hospital Association, the New York State Veterinary
Medical Association, and the Long Island Veterinary Medical Association. In addition, Dr. Harmon
is a contributor to the Veterinary Information Network. |
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Dr. David Alan Kolins graduated from Purdue
University School of Veterinary Medicine in 1996. He is a member of the
American Veterinary Medical Association, Association of Avian Veterinarians, Association of
Reptile Amphibian Veterinarians, Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians, Association of
Wildlife Veterinarians, New York State Veterinary Association and the Long Island Medical
Association. He has a special interest in Exotics, Specialty Reptiles and Chemotherapy. |
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Dr. Charlene Merritt graduated from the University
of Glasgow in the United Kingdom in 2009. She then completed a rotating internship in small
animal internal medicine, emergency and critical care, oncology and surgery at the Animal
Hospital Specialty Center in 2011. Dr. Merritt is a member of the American Veterinary Medical
Association, the New York State Veterinary Medical Association, the Colorado State Veterinary
Association and a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. She has special interests
in infectious disease, neurology, dentistry and pathology. |
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Dr. Lynn Santora graduated from Ross University with
a doctorate in Veterinary Medicine, and afterward completed a small animal internship at The
Center for Specialized Veterinary Care. Prior to becoming a veterinarian, Dr. Santora worked
as a registered nurse at Stony Brook University Hospital. In addition to being a member of the
American Veterinary Medical Associates, the New York Veterinary Society, and the Long Island
Veterinary Medical Association, she has received numerous awards including Outstanding Performance
in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, and the Banfield Human-Animal Bond Award. |
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Dr. Lorraine Socci joined Mineola Animal Hospital
in October of 2008, heading up our team there with Dr Joseph I. Deme. Dr Socci graduated from
Cornell University in 1983. She is a member of the American Medical Association, New York
State Veterinary Medical Association, and attends yearly continuing education conferences. She
has a special interest in emergency medicine shelter medicine. |
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Dr. Jennifer Steiger joined our staff in July 2008.
She is a graduate of Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, completing her clinical year
at Auburn University, Alabama. Dr. Steiger is a Magna Cum Laude member of the National Honor
Society, and active member of NYSVMA, LIVMA and AVMA. She has a special interest in Dermatology
and Stem Cell Therapy. |
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