HISTORY OF THE PRACTICE
Our practice was founded in 1996 by Dr. Daniel H. Johnson and his wife, Sandy, as a mobile house call-only service until 1998. Then Dr. Johnson subleased 500 sq. ft. from a small animal practice until 2001. In 2001, Dr. Johnson moved into a 1400 sq. ft. storefront office off of Lynn Road.
In 2002, Dr. Dan hired Dr. Christine Eckermann-Ross, “Dr. E,” who brought with her the power of Western herbal medicine and acupuncture. Since then, Dr. Dan and Dr. E have worked together, complementing each other as Yin and Yang. Dr. Locke started with the practice in 2002 as a veterinary assistant. She stayed for several years before leaving for veterinary school. She returned to doing regularly scheduled relief shifts in 2015 and joined the practice full-time in 2018.
In 2020, the practice grew by two more veterinarians, Dr. Alissa Tepedino and Dr. Sara Sokolik. Both brought not only their exotic animal expertise but also their contagious enthusiasm and compassion, all during the height of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
In 2021, Dr. Locke purchased the practice from Dr. Dan, who desired to work a little less and spend more quality time with his family. Dr. Dan still works with the practice today, just with less of the stressful responsibilities practice ownership carries.
Through the hard work and determination of the team we have continued to grow and hope to be around for many years to come to keep providing your pet with the best care around.