Dr. Hartman is the founder of Wellesley Animal Hospital. After graduating from the University of Arizona with a BS in Agriculture/Animal Health Science, she knew that she would become a veterinarian and graduated Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine in 1991. She has resided in the Boston area her whole life and is married with a son, daughter, two rescue pups, and 2 rescue kitties. In her spare time, she enjoys riding her two horses, Alice and Maggie, reading, and gardening.

Dr. Hedges grew up in New Jersey and worked as a veterinary technician in both New Jersey and New York before attending vet school. She then attended and went on to graduate from The University of Glasgow School of Veterinary Medicine in 2009. Dr. Hedges practiced as a veterinarian in London for an additional three years, before returning to the United States and settling in the Newton area. Prior to joining Wellesley Animal Hospital, she worked at Newton Animal Hospital. Dr. Hedges enjoys all ...

Dr. Keesler grew up in Connecticut and worked as a vet tech for a year before going to and graduating from Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine in 1985. She worked in England for a year before moving back to the states and working at Brookline Animal Hospital with Dr. Hartman and Dr. Tast. After taking the next several years to spend time at home with her two daughters, she returned to performing surgery at Wellesley Animal Hospital. She likes to run in the woods with her two dogs, trail ride ...

Dr. Tast grew up as an NYC native. She completed her undergraduate work at SUNY Stonybrook, before starting her Tufts veterinary education in Massachusetts. Post-graduation, she worked at Brookline Animal Hospital, where her long-term friendships with Dr. Hartman and Dr. Keesler found their roots. She left full-time clinical practice for a research opportunity at UMass medical school and as the veterinarian at Capron Park Zoo for 15 years. She has maintained a delicate balance while being ...

Dr. ‘Debs’ Iden hails from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. As a lifer in ‘University’ she completed a BSc (Zoology) and MSc (Pharmacology) at the University of Alberta before following her roots to Glasgow for a top-notch education in Scottish culture and Veterinary Medicine and Surgery. She graduated in 2009 and worked as a small animal veterinarian in emergency and general practice in the UK and Vancouver, British Columbia area. In 2022, Dr. Iden relocated to Massachusetts and completed a rotating ...

Sabrina is the practice manager at Wellesley Animal Hospital. She is a certified veterinary technician who has been with our hospital for over 10 years. After playing field hockey and graduating from Boston College, Sabrina realized her passion was for animals and returned to school at Mount Ida College to obtain her CVT. She has two rescue pets, Sydney, a brown mutt, and Meowskas, a gray tabby. Outside of work Sabrina is always looking for the next adventure, traveling, playing sports, and ...

Jamie has been working as a Veterinary Technician since 2008 and with Wellesley Animal Hospital since 2013. She previously worked at the Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston in various roles, including the Oncology and Clinical Departments. In her spare time, Jamie and her husband enjoy hiking, kayaking, camping, and other outdoor activities with their boxer, Lyle. Jamie’s compassion for your pets is very apparent from her upbeat greetings in the waiting room to her constant kisses and cuddles ...

Tracy Davis is a Certified Veterinary Technician and has been employed by Wellesley Animal Hospital for over 20 years. She received her Bachelor of Science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She has a shi-chon named Juji. Tracy enjoys kickboxing and watching The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones.

Holly has been Wellesley Animal Hospital’s surgical technician since opening over 20 years ago. After graduating from Quinnipiac University, she relocated to Los Angeles and started her own pet sitting service alongside supervising at Emergency Clinics in the Hollywood area. Moving herself and her pet sitting business back East, she is now owned by 4 Irish Wolfhounds and 15 parrots. Holly has a large and full heart, aiding in the well-being of all rescue animals, and volunteering her time at ...

Linda is our veterinary assistant and has been with us since 1999. She has a myriad of pets at home, including an African grey parrot, cockatiels, cat, ferrets, turtles, and more! She also homes 3 chickens and one honeybee hive. Linda is responsible for caring for the orphan wildlife that comes in our doors. She is a self-acclaimed “Sci-Fi Geek.”