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Dr. Kim Carter
Veterinarian |
I was born in St. Petersburg, Florida and have been a beach baby
most of my life. I knew from the time I was 4 years old that I
wanted to be a "doggy doctor," and I tortured my poor
parents with lots of sick pigeons, lizards, frogs, and I drug
home every stray I could get my hands on. I graduated from high
school in the top five and received a scholarship to St. Petersburg
Junior College. After getting my Associate's Degree (which was
surprising with all the surfing, sailing, Para-sailing, life-guarding
and swimming that I was doing), I worked at Paradyne Corporation
as a computer programmer. After saving enough money and receiving
my Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of South Florida,
I was off to Gainesville to go to Veterinary Medical School. Wow,
I was excited!!! Living in a college town really agreed with me.
I made some of the best friends of my whole life. While in Gainesville,
I developed a love for running and still enjoy it to this day.
Currently, I live in an old re-modeled house with my dogs, Princess
Daphne, Ziggy (the old man), "The Bugman" (my Boston
terrier) and "The Chub" (my cat who runs the household).
I enjoy anything outdoors, but my favorite activities are: golfing,
surfing, gardening, horseback riding, and hiking with my dogs.
Daphne has been trained to carry a military pack and she hauls
a lot of equipment when we go camping.
Opening Nassau Veterinary Hospital has fulfilled a life-long dream
to have a medical facility that animals felt comfortable coming
to. You have to remember that animals don't understand what is
happening to them; so we strive extremely hard to be very gentle
and instill, through our body language and voices, trust and calmness
in our patients. A hug, a pat, a warm, soft bed, and loving words
go along way in our patients' eyes. I can honestly say that most
of my patients are my very dear friends and we both enjoy their
visits to our hospital. I have one of the best veterinary healthcare
teams around. My staff is well-educated, hard-working, and each
and every one of them strive to make our clients and patients
feel special...and that is truly the bottom line for us. We feel
that each animal and their extended family deserve the very best
care available, and if we can't provide it here, we will find
a specialist who will. Hope to see you and your special friend
in our lobby soon!!!
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Dr. Shiera Gilbert
Veterinarian |
Dr. Gilbert comes to Nassau County from South Florida. She graduated
from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine
in 2005. Dr. Gilbert comes to Nassau Veterinary Hospital with
extensive small animal medical experience having worked at several
small animal clinics throughout Florida. She also completed a
Medical/Surgical Internship at the prestigious Florida Veterinary
Specialists practice where she received training in Internal Medicine,
Critical Care, Surgery, Emergency Medicine and Cardiology.
She was born in Hollywood, Fl and enjoys the theatre, singing,
reading and dance. She is accompanied by her husband Louis and
her dogs, “Jordee” and “Starr.”

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Kristi Henderson
Senior technician |
I was born 6-11-83 in Jacksonville Memorial Hospital. I have lived
in Yulee since I was a couple of months old. I have three dogs,
one cat, two birds, three turtles, three hermit crabs, and four
fish. I enjoy surfing, rollerblading, biking, playing any and all
sports, spending time with my two-year-old nephew, and loving all
my creatures. In my free time I have been involved with theatre,
dancing, singing in the church choir and also singing in the church
youth group. When I'm not working at Nassau Veterinary Hospital,
I am a Sunday school teacher, professional wrestler, a helper with
the church nursery, and a Yulee Lions Club bingo volunteer.
Currently I am on the P.P.R. committee at church. I am the senior
technician at Nassau Veterinary Hospital and have been working there
since I was 14. I graduated from Fernandina Beach High School with
honors and have received an Associates of Arts degree at Florida
Community College of Jacksonville. I am now enrolled at University
of North Florida to finish my four-year degree. I plan to go to
University of Florida for veterinary medicine.
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Patty Brandon
Office Manager |
My name is Patty. I claim Washington state as home, although I've
lived in St. Marys with my husband (Mike), 2 children (Amber and
Nick), 2 cats, 2 dogs for the past 10 years. My hobbies include
cooking, gardening, and reading. I'm active in my church. I joined
the NVH family in July 2003.

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April Frederick
Vet technician |
My name is April Frederick. I was born in Atlanta, Ga. but have
lived in Florida since I was 3 years old. I have worked here since
I Jan. 2003. I am currently in school working on a Bachelor of
Science degree (majoring in Biology). I love taking care of and
working with the animals here. I have 3 cats, a dog, and a turtle
of my own. Besides my love for animals, I enjoy playing piano
and horseback riding.

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Heather Strickland
Surgery technician |
Hi, I'm Heather Strickland. I am a life-time resident of White
Oak , Georgia . I have 7 dogs, 7 cats and 2 African Spur-Thighed
tortoises. I guess you can say I am a little crazy to own this
many pets but I love it. I never have a dull moment at home. I
enjoy going to the beach and spending time with my family and
friends. I am excited about being part of the Nassau Veterinary
Hospital family.

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Ashley Jenkins
Receptionist |
Ashley is Nassau Veterinary Hospital’s newest addition
to the front desk. She was born in Jacksonville, FL and other
than a short stint in Georgia, she has been a Florida girl her
whole life. Her and husband, Jonathan have been married three
years and have two beautiful children. Her oldest, Dallen is all
boy, and her youngest, Princess Jami is as pretty as her mom.
Ashley’s pets include, “Penny”, a Heinz 57,
“Mac”, the big dog and “Nickel”, the cutest
grey and white cat in the whole world. Ashley’s hobbies
include practicing being cute and hanging out with her family
at fun places like Sea World and the Magic Kingdom. Please call
Ashley to schedule your next appointment…she would be very
happy to help you!!!!!

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