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Welcome to the Veterinary Medical Center of Long Isle

The Veterinary Medical Center of Long Island (VMCLI) is a 28,000 square foot, land of the fine art, 24-hour, emergency and multi-specialty referral practice, located in West Islip, Long Island.

At the Veterinary Medical Center of Long Island, we know that the connection to your pet lasts a lifetime. Adjacent to you and your family, your veterinarian is i of the most important people in your pet's life. Our caring arroyo places accent on an efficient and accurate diagnosis, gained past the apply of the least invasive techniques permissible. This oft requires the expertise of our specialist staff. We are committed to providing cut-border veterinary medicine and sharing this knowledge and expertise with both pet owners and referring family veterinarians.We specialize in critical emergency intendance and offer a variety of services to meet your pets needs.

What makes a Veterinary Specialist a "Specialist"?

What makes a Veterinary Specialist a "Specialist" and what role do they play in the healthcare of your family's treasured companion?……. A veterinary specialist is a veterinarian who has achieved lath certification in their corresponding field. When one does this, they receive the championship of 'Diplomate'. The process to become lath-certified is rigorous and requires the candidate to be accustomed to an internship and residency plan but similar human doctors. This process typically adds four more than years of mail graduate specialized training and requires further examinations. Just when all these credentials have been successfully completed and approved by the governing veterinary specialty college or board, can a person then receive the title of 'Diplomate' and exist considered a specialist in their field of study. [More]

VMCLI Welcomes Dr. Michelle Griego-Valles

VMCLI is excited to welcome Dr. Michelle Griego to our squad of veterinarians and the Critical Care Service! Dr. Griego's' special interests include ventilator therapy, transfusion medicine, fluid therapy for shock resuscitation, coagulopathies, and trauma, specially traumatic brain injury. Dr. Griego'southward defended and caring approach is another essential part of our empathetic and experienced squad.

VMCLI Welcomes Dr. Meghan Umstead

VMCLI is excited to welcome Dr. Meghan Umstead to our team of veterinarians and the Dermatology Service! Her principal goals are to provide patients with the highest standards of intendance in a multi-specialty integrative surround. Dr. Umstead'due south defended and caring approach is another essential part of our compassionate and experienced team.

VMCLI Welcomes Dr. Bethany Pastina

VMCLI is excited to welcome Dr. Bethany Pastina to our squad of veterinarians andneurology department! Dr. Pastina's professional person interests within veterinarian neurology include spinal surgery for intervertebral disc disease and treatment of re- fractory epilepsy, every bit well every bit meningoencephalitis of unknown etiology. Dr. Pastina is passionate about treating her patients as though they were her own family unit fellow member and supporting clients through each step of their decision procedure.

VMCLI Welcomes Dr. Nicholas Parente

VMCLI is excited to welcomeDr. Nicholas Parente to our team of veterinarians andinternal medicine section! While Dr. Parente has a broad depth and breadth of experience in all areas of internal medicine, he particularly enjoys helping patients with autoimmune and gastrointestinal conditions. When non working he likes to spend time with his family unit and spoil his own dog Calli, who hasn't quite realized she is a dog.

Having practiced in New York, the Mid W, and near recently New Orleans, Dr. Parente realized that there is no place like 'home' and is excited to bring together the VMCLI family unit.

VMCLI Welcomes Dr. Jacqueline Carver

VMCLI is excited to welcomeDr. Jacquleine Carver to our squad of veterinarians andsurgery department! Dr. Carver performs orthopedic, neurological, oncologic, and soft tissue surgery. She has advanced training and expertise in laparoscopic and arthroscopic procedures. She has a particular aptitude for complex wound management cases, congenital conditions, breed specific weather condition (i.e. brachiocephalic breeds), and "exotic" pet surgery.

VMCLI Welcomes Dr. Josh Morgenstern

VMCLI is excited to welcomeDr. Josh Morgenstern to our team of veterinarians andcardiology department! Dr. Morgenstern is Lath-certified in veterinary cardiology by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. He graduated from St. George'southward University before completing an internship at the Creature Medical Center in New York City, a specialty internship in cardiology at Blue Pearl Veterinarian Partners in Tampa Florida and a residency in veterinary cardiology at Advanced Veterinary Care Center in Los Angeles.

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Veterinary Acupuncture Services

Acupuncture has been shown to touch on all major physiologic systems. It acts primarily on the fundamental nervous system, but information technology also affects the musculoskeletal, hormonal, and cardiovascular systems. As a result, acupuncture does more than but relieve hurting.[More]

Veterinary Avian & Exotics Services

The avian & exotic medicine & surgery section provides complete services including well care, exotic-only intensive care unit, dentistry, ultrasound, True cat scan, 10-ray, and surgical procedures.[More]

Veterinary Disquisitional Intendance Services

The Department of Critical Intendance provides initial stabilization and advanced life back up of critically ill and injured patients. In addition to providing state of the art emergency care, the Critical Care Service works in conjunction with each specialty service at VMCLI to provide peri-surgical and anesthetic support, equally well as consultation for all hospitalized patients.[More]

The VMCLI was recently evaluated on almost 900 rigorous veterinary standards of excellence. Nosotros are proud to be one of the xv% of AAHA-accredited hospitals in the U.s.a. and Canada. [Read More than]

AVDC Service Domestic dog Oral Health Exam

The AVDC Service Dog Oral Wellness Exam program is a philanthropic event provided to the Service Dog public by lath certified veterinary dentists of the American Veterinary Dental Higher. If your Service Dog qualifies, it would receive a costless oral health screening exam in June to help place any problems that may affect the canis familiaris's oral comfort and health.

Our veterinarian dentists understand the tremendous daily contribution Service Dogs brand to the lives of individuals and to all of us every bit a society. In return, we want assist in these efforts, by assuring that the Service Dogs can have pain free and healthy mouths.AVDC Service Dog Oral Wellness Exam will be given past Dr. Carmichael.Click here for more details.

ASPCA Offers $15,000 Reward in Puppy Cruelty Cases

The Veterinary Medical Centre of Long Island would similar to formally thank the ASPCA for their generous contribution made to help defer the costs associated with the all-encompassing treatments and diagnostics performed to save Joey, the Pit-Bull puppy brute cruelty victim thrown from a machine in Brentwood, NY. Their amazing generosity has invaluably provided essential continued care and awareness to this most deserving crusade.

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