Doctor Bios

Dr. Allyson Berent

Dr. Allyson Berent is a staff doctor at AMC in New York City. She graduated from Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2002. She completed a one year rotating small animal internship at the University of Minnesota. She then completed her internal medicine residency at the Matthew J. Ryan School Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

Following her residency she did a fellowship in interventional radiology and interventional endoscopy.

Her research interests are in minimally invasive diagnostics and therapeutics including: endourology, laser lithotripsy, hepatic and biliary interventions, and intrahepatic portosystemic shunting.

A few additional points about Dr. Berent

  • DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)
  • Staff Doctor
  • Director of Interventional Endoscopy Services
  • DVM, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2002

 

Kimberly Todd CVT and Diane Wolstenholme CVT

Kimberly has worked as a certified veterinary technician at the Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania for the past eleven years. In the last four years she has been dedicated to the development and support of the Interventional Radiology and Interventional Endoscopy team.

Diane is the newest member of the Interventional Radiology and Interventional Endoscopy team. She is also a certified veterinary technician that has been employed by the Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania for the past eleven years.

Both Kim and Diane are graduates of Harcum college.

 

Dr. Phil Mayhew

Dr. Mayhew graduated from veterinary school in Edinburgh, Scotland. After three years in general practice he completed an internship, post-doctoral research fellowship and residency in small animal surgery at the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School. He became a boarded member of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2005 and is currently an Assistant Professor of Small Animal Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School. His research interests include all aspects of minimally invasive surgery especially the development of new laparoscopic and thoracoscopic surgical techniques to reduce complication rates and post-operative pain in small animal surgery. 

 

Dr. Chick Weisse

Dr. Chick Weisse is a staff doctor at AMC in New York City. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Boston University.

A few points about Dr. Weisse:

  • VMD, DACVS
  • Staff Doctor
  • Director of Interventional Radiology Services
  • Bachelor of Arts (BA), Boston University, 1992
  • Veterinary Medical Doctor (VMD), University of Pennsylvania, 1998
  • Internship in Small Animal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1999
  • Residency in Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, 2002