All of our doctors are active in
local, state, and national professional organizations, including the Arrowhead Veterinary
Medical Association, Minnesota Veterinary Medical
Association, American
Veterinary Medical Association, and American
Animal Hospital Association. Our doctors feel that participation in organized
veterinary medicine is an important responsibility and have all strived to participate as
committee members or officers when possible. We also believe strongly in community
involvement and our doctors participate in educational programs at local schools and
colleges.
At North Shore Veterinary Hospital, we remain
committed to helping your pet live the most comfortable/pain-free life
they can live. To that end, all of our doctors are now members of
the International
Veterinary Academy of Pain Management. Through this
organization, we will have access to information on some of the newest
and best methods of pain management for your animal companions.
Dr. Hargrove
B.S. - Colorado
State University 1988
D.V.M. - Colorado State University 1991
M.B.A. - Colorado State University 2001
Dr.
Hargrove was raised in Colorado. From around the 8th grade, he volunteered at a
mixed animal veterinary practice where he gained valuable veterinary experience, but by
the time he started vet school, he had decided that he would concentrate on companion
animals. While in vet school, he helped found a community group and a student group
whose main purposes were to educate about and celebrate the bond between people and
animals.
After graduation, he was employed as an associate veterinarian at Lakeland Veterinary
Hospital in Brainerd, MN. In January of 1993, he moved to Duluth and joined the staff at
North Shore Veterinary Hospital where he has been employed as a full time
practitioner ever since.
Over the past 17 years Dr. Hargrove has nurtured his interest in computers and has
published newsletters for the hospital as well as designing and
maintaining this web site! Dr. Hargrove
also enjoys reading, cooking, photography and sports.
Dr. Hargrove completed his MBA in 2001 and is now working (on the side)
with Lead Dog Consultants - a national veterinary management consulting company,
specializing in practice valuations for veterinarians who are buying or
selling veterinary practices. He is a member of the
National Association of
Certified Valuation Analysts and is a member of the
Veterinary Valuation Resource Council of
Vet Partners, a
professional organization of veterinary practice management consultants.
He was also elected to a 3 year term on the Board of Governors of the
Affiliated Emergency
Veterinary Service in the fall of 2008 and is currently serving as
the Vice President of that organization.
Dr. Hargrove has a son Ethan (6), two mixed-breed dogs and one cat.
Dr. Hargrove became a partner in 2004
and became sole owner of North Shore Veterinary Hospital on January 1,
2009.
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Dr. Boucher
B.S. - North
Dakota State University - 1985
D.V.M. - Iowa State University 1990
Dr. Boucher was raised in
Grand Forks, North Dakota. Her love of animals came from visits spent at her
grandparent's and cousin's farms. She didn't own a pet until she was in college and
then she went big time with a Newfoundland cross.
Dr. Boucher met her husband, Norm, at the University of North Dakota and was married in
1981. Their educations sent them from Fargo, North Dakota to Rochester, Minnesota
and then to Iowa City and Ames, Iowa before they settled in Duluth in 1990. Dr.
Boucher started a family in 1988 while a sophomore in vet school. Her son Benjamin
was her studying companion in Ames while her husband finished his training in Iowa City.
The family was added to once they settled in Duluth with Lindsey in 1991 and Adam
in 1993.
Dr. Boucher's hobbies include gardening (especially perennial flowers), felting, and photo
and family history preservation. She likes to bike, ski and spend time with her
family on the beaches of Lake Superior looking for agates.
Dr. Boucher has a special interest in animal behavior and offers behavioral consults and
puppy socialization class at the clinic.
Dr.
Lind
B.S. -
St. Olaf College 1998
D.V.M. - University of Minnesota 2002
Dr. Lind grew up in St. Paul, but spent every summer in
Ely, Minnesota canoeing and hiking with her black labs, first Duke, then
Dutchess. She is the youngest of 5 siblings, trailing the closest by 13
years. Her oldest brother also lives in Duluth.
Dr. Lind received her undergraduate education from St.
Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota graduating with degrees in Biology
and Environmental Studies. She graduated from the University of
Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine in 2002. After vet school, Dr.
Lind completed a one year small animal medicine and surgery internship
at a private practice in Oradell, New Jersey. For the next four years
Dr. Lind worked at South Shore Veterinary Hospital in Forest Lake,
Minnesota.
Dr. Lind met her husband, Matt playing Ultimate Frisbee.
They married in Duluth in 2003. Since then their family has grown to
include their son, Bjorn (June 2006) , a 3 year old golden/lab very
friendly dog named Izzy and a little grey cat, Anna.
Always a dream to live in Duluth, she and her family
moved to the area in 2007. They love it! They spend their free time
playing Ultimate Frisbee, Nordic and skate skiing, canoeing, hiking and
doing any other activities that get them outside.
Dr. Hunt was raised on
a small acreage in southwestern Minnesota in a large family with many
pets. After High school, Dr. Hunt earned his B.S. at the University of
Minnesota and continued on at the University of Minnesota College of
Veterinary Medicine. After graduating from Veterinary school in 1998,
Dr. Hunt practiced in Southwestern Minnesota at a veterinary clinic
before starting his own practice in 2003. In 2007, Dr. Hunt and his
family moved to Southern Maine to work in a small animal practice near
Portland. After 2 ½ years he decided to move back to his home state and
decided that North Shore Veterinary Hospital offered the best match to
his own, in both medicine and practice philosophy.
Dr. Hunt, his wife Michele, and their 5-year-old
son Aiden enjoy hiking, biking, and spending time with their four dogs
(Layla, Lola, Pooh, and Muffin), and four cats (Hannah, Salem, Cisco,
and Abby).
Dr. Anderson was born and raised
in Grand Rapids. After attending the University of Minnesota, he
located in Duluth and purchased North Shore Veterinary Hospital in
1963. He has continuously strived to improve the hospital, both in
it's physical structure and in it's philosophies and quality of
medicine. He belongs to the American Association of Laboratory
Animal Scientists, The American Association of Veterinary
Ophthalmologists and the American Society of Laboratory Animal
Practitioners among others. Dr. Anderson enjoys gardening and
all outdoor activities. He is a fan of UMD Bulldog hockey, and is a
proud husband, father, and grandfather of two.
Dr. Anderson is now in
semi-retirement. He is no longer seeing "routine" cases, but
is coming in from time to time to see eye cases, feeding his
long-time interest in ophthalmology!
North Shore Veterinary Hospital constantly strives
to provide the highest level of veterinary care available. At times,
this means consulting with specialists in all areas of veterinary medicine.
On occasion, referral to the University of Minnesota or other specialty
centers in the Twin Cities metro area may
be required. However, we are fortunate to have the following veterinarians available
to us, so that our clients may see a specialist without being required to travel out of
the area.
B.S. - University of Minnesota
1975
D.V.M. - University of Minnesota 1979
Internship - Cornell University 1979-80
Residency - Colorado State University 1980-82
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine) 1982
Dr. Pitts is a native of St.
Paul, Minnesota. After his veterinary education, he was an assistant professor of
medicine at the University of Wisconsin and he also owned and operated an internal
medicine referral practice in Denver, CO. Dr. Pitts is currently a resident of the
Duluth area. As a specialist in Internal Medicine, he is available to come to our practice
(as well as others in the area) when needed for consultation.
B.S. - University of Minnesota 1966
D.V.M. - University of Minnesota 1968
M.S. - Washington State University 1970
Internship - Washington State University 1968-70
Residency - University of Minnesota 1971-73
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Dermatology 1986
Dr. McKeever was raised on an island in
the middle of Lake of the Woods on the Minnesota-Ontario border. He founded the
Veterinary Dermatology department at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University
of Minnesota in 1971 and was department head until he left the university in the summer of
1998 to focus on his private referral dermatology practice. It is through this
practice that he travels to our area once a month. He is available for the
diagnosis and treatment of all skin conditions, including allergies.
D.V.M. - University of Minnesota
1989
Private Practice 1 1/2 yrs
Residency - University of Minnesota 1991-1996
Ph.D., Radiology
Board Qualified, American College of Veterinary Radiology
Dr. Weichselbaum started a referral
radiology/ultrasound practice in 1996 and currently performs approximately 1500
ultrasounds per year. In addition, Dr. Weichselbaum has completed the construction
of a facility in the Twin Cities for the treatment of feline hyperthyroidism with
radioactive iodine. Dr. Weichselbaum is available to us on an as-needed basis.