The Team

  Dr. Julie Slavin graduated from SUNY Binghamton in 1995 with a B.S. in Biology and received her medical degree from the University of Illinois, College of Veterinary Medicine in 2001, graduating with high honors. She has been practicing in Westchester since 2001. 

 Kirstin Bellhouse graduated from Skidmore College in 1995 with a B.A. in English and worked in the field of medical publishing. She received a B.S. in Biology from Mercy College in 2004 and became an NYS Licensed Veterinary Technologist.  Kirstin has been working as a vet tech in Westchester since 2002.

 At 15 years old, Brenda started working as a vet assistant and continued for 8 years. After that, she went on to become a dog groomer for 7 years, and then a breeding kennel technician at the Guiding Eyes for the Blind breeding facility. She's been with VVP for a year and a half now and is already part of the family. She loves hiking, kayaking, and chilling with her dogs. She also loves reading a good book and watching movies.