DVM Program
Harrah's Resort & Conference Center, Atlantic City
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May 17-18, 2025
Dr. Bailey is originally from New Jersey, where he completed his undergraduate degree at Rutgers University. He obtained his DVM from historic Tuskegee University in Alabama and then completed a radiology residency at Michigan State University. He has written over 30 peer-reviewed articles and has lectured around the world. At IDEXX Telemedicine Consultants, he is the Director of Medical innovations. He served on the faculty at Tuskegee University, Michigan State University, and Tenured faculty at The Ohio State University. He owned and developed an imaging service in Columbus Ohio, and in a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania referral and ER facility and was the lead radiologist for a large (950+) hospital national practice. He likes traveling with his wife, rebuilding cars and motorcycles, and photography when not working. He is also an active member of the AVMA, having just completed a six-year term on the AVMA Board of Directors.
Dr. St. Denis is a practicing feline medicine specialist, board certified with the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners since 2013. Dr. St. Denis is medical co-editor of the brand new AAFP ‘Feline Practitioner’ Magazine with Dr. Jessica Quimby and co-editor of the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery. Dr. St. Denis is a consultant on the Veterinary Information Network in feline internal medicine and lectures internationally on all things feline.
Dr. Berkowitz attended St. Georges University and did his clinical year of training at University of Illinois. Dr. Berkowitz joined the Critical Care Team at NorthStar VETS in 2017. Prior to that, he completed a three-year residency in Emergency and Critical Care at Oradell Animal Hospital in Paramus, NJ. His residency was completed at one of the first level one veterinary trauma centers in the United States. Dr. Berkowitz can be seen on seasons 5 and 6 of “Animal Precinct” on Animal Planet, which was filmed at the Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital of the ASPCA wherein he did his rotating internship. Dr. Berkowitz’s professional interests include management of metabolic and endocrine emergencies, as well as septic patients. He is published as the primary author in the Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care with his article “Resolution of spontaneous hemoabdomen secondary to peliosis hepatis following surgery and azithromycin treatment in a Bartonella species infected dog.”
Dr. Berkowitz proudly serves on the Board of Trustees for “Mickey’s Kids,” which helps provide service dogs in New Jersey for children in need. He is also on the Board of Diversity and Inclusion with the College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, on the New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association’s Educational Committee, as well as serving as a critical care reviewer for Vet Companion, which is an online service for veterinary professionals. He is also currently involved in the reviewing process for the newest version of the RECOVER Guidelines for advancing knowledge in CPR in the veterinary field. In addition to being the staff Criticalist at NorthStar VETS, he also serves as the Director of the Ann Smith Memorial Blood Bank, and holds a certificate of completion in Tactical Emergency and Casualty Care through NAEMT (National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians,) which qualifies him as a first responder to mass casualty events involving both human and veterinary patients. He is currently an instructor for this organization as well.
Dr. Hammer is a native New Englander who was transplanted to the Philadelphia area for veterinary school in 1996 and never left. She graduated University of Pennsylvania 2000, spent a year at Mississippi State University for a small animal rotating internship and returned to University of Pennsylvania for small animal internal medicine residency. She achieved board certification in 2004. She settled into private referral practice at NorthStar VETS for 15 years where she not only practiced internal medicine but her curiosity led her to running the volunteer blood bank, establishing an interventional radiology and endoscopy program, and eventually becoming medical director. For the past 18 months, she has been on a ‘gap’ year of traveling, improving snowboarding skills, and rediscovering her love of veterinary medicine. This year, she is excited to be starting her own internal medicine practice (HammerVet) to include consulting and long-term management of challenging internal medicine patients as well as mobile ultrasound in New Jersey.
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