Meet the Veterinarians & Team of Sand Creek Animal Hospital in Albany! We’re pleased to provide exceptional vet care for your pets!
Please call us at (518) 446-9171 to speak to one of our caring veterinary staff members!
Hometown: Guilderland, New York
Adam joined our team in April of 2019 as a practice manager but years ago worked at Sand Creek as an assistant. He attended Cornell University for his bachelor’s degree in animal science. Outside of the animal hospital, Adam enjoys playing with his kids, hiking, playing basketball, and amateur video graphing. Adam has Libby a terrier mix and William, a long-haired cat. Adam loves being able to work with a great team and see the different types of pets that walk through the doors. Adam has worked in both the veterinary field and as a pharmaceutical representative.
Hometown: Rotterdam, New York
Chrystean began working at Sand Creek in September of 2002. Chrystean graduated from Russell Sage College with her degree in Business Management. Outside of work Chrystean enjoys traveling, spending time with her family and pets (Sara a Puerto Rican rescue, Vida a Brazilian rescue, and Sonny, a fluffy orange cat). Chrystean is now working remotely from her new home in the sunshine state of Florida!
Hometown: Albany, New York
Peter joined our team in May of 2015 as a veterinary assistant. He is a graduate of UAlbany where he studied Psychology. Peter is an avid writer and loves to read, he also just learned how to juggle and is quite good at it! Peter shares his home with his cat Pancake. Peter says the best part about his job is working with a great team and getting to care for all the patients!
Hometown: Rochester, New York
Erin began working at Sand Creek in November 2008. Erin graduated from S.U.N.Y. Alfred State College with a degree in veterinary technology. Outside of work Erin likes to snowshoe, craft, travel, and read. Erin has a Beagle mix named Austin. She says she loves her job and the satisfaction of knowing she had a part in making someone’s pet feel better. A fun fact about Erin is she can shoot a bow and arrow!
Hometown: Alexandria Bay, New York
Stephen originally joined the Sand Creek team in October 2009 as a Licensed Veterinary Technician. He graduated from SUNY Canton with a degree in Veterinary Science. Stephen, in his spare time loves saltwater fish, hiking, fishing, reading, and playing Magic. Stephen shares his home with Wesley a pittie mix and two cats, Indigo and Ahsoka. He particularly enjoys working with big dogs and kittens! Stephen is a huge Star Wars and Marvel nerd!
Hometown: Rotterdam, New York
Renee started working at Sand Creek in January of 2011. She graduated from SUNY Delhi with a degree in veterinary technology. Outside of the office, Renee loves camping and hiking, yard work, baking and just plain relaxing. She loves to travel and learn about history at the same time! Her favorite part of the job is being able to educate our clients on how to take the best care of their furry family member so they can live their best life. They deserve nothing less for everything they do for us! Renee shares her home with Ginger Ale, a rat terrier, her new puppy, Fresca and several cats, Dewie, Crush and Oscar!
Hometown: Altamont, New York
Morgan joined the Sand Creek team in June of 2016. She is a graduate of SUNY Delhi in veterinary technology. She enjoys horseback riding, swimming, and reading. Morgan has a bunch of different animals at home with her! She has two dogs, Gus a Havanese and Rocky a Doodle, she has two white rabbits, Lola and Fenton, plus she has a horse named Guinevere. Her favorite animals to work with are dogs and pocket pets, but loves performing dentals and monitoring anesthesia. Gus is a therapy dog and he and Morgan are part of Therapy Dog International group. They enjoy doing volunteer work together!
Hometown: Buffalo, New York
Jessica joined the Sand Creek team in November of 2016. Jessica graduated from Medaille College with a veterinary science degree. Outside of work, Jessica enjoys traveling, spending time with family and friends, and playing with her dogs, Brodie a Pomeranian mix and Daphne a lab/hound mix. Jessica says that she enjoys working with all animals but loves helping sick patients recover! A very fun fact about Jessica is that she is a triplet!
Hometown: Guilderland, New York
Jess joined our team at Sand Creek in February of 2020. She is a graduate if SUNY Delhi with a degree in Veterinary Technology. She has a cat named Austin and also some GloFish. In her free time, Jess likes do to volunteer work as well as baking and reading. The best part of her job is alleviating pain from our sick patients. A fun fact about Jess is that she loves to work with exotic animals.
Hometown: Canajoharie, New York
Morgan joined our team in March of 2022. She has a associates degree from SUNY Delhi in Applied Science with a concentration in Veterinary Science Technology. Her favorite part of the job is building bonds with the patients and their owners. Outside of work, Morgan loves hiking, fishing, kayaking, biking, reading and spending time with her family.
Hometown: Clifton Park, New York
Laura joined our team in March of 2023. Her favorite part of the job is getting to work with pocket pets and building relationships with the patients and their people. Outside of work, Laura enjoys reading Harry Potter, knitting and crocheting, riding her horse and going to concerts. She shares a home with Kiki, a German Shepherd mix, Ike, a domestic shorthair and she also has a Morgan horse named Rosie!
Hometown: Albany, New York
Desiree joined the Sand Creek team in July of 2021. She is a graduate of Penn Foster College and has a NAVTA-Approved Veterinary Assistant Diploma. Some of Desiree’s favorite hobbies are fishing, playing video games and watching sci-fi shows with her dad! Desiree shares a home with her cats. Her favorite part of the job is gaining the trust of fearful pets.
Hometown: Clifton Park, New York
Amelia joined our team in November of 2021. She is from Clifton Park, NY where she shares a home with her goldendoodle, Hunny. Amelia's favorite part of the job is meeting new patients and working with a great team! Outside of work, Amelia loves shopping, working out, traveling and hanging out with her friends and family.
Hometown: Winchester, Virginia
Amari started with us in July of 2022. She enjoys the technical part of the job and her favorite part is drawing up the vaccines! Outside of the office, Amari loves playing basketball and traveling. She shares her home with her new puppy, Aurora!
Hometown: Sacramento, California
Justis joined our team in September of 2022. Her favorite part of the job is when she gets to meet the new puppies! Outside of the office, Justis is finishing her dog training certification. She shares a home with two dogs, Wilbur, a pitbull mix, and Chuck, a boxer mix.
Hometown: Rensselaer, New York
Chandler joined our team in December of 2022. He is from Rensselaer, NY and loves to make art, cook and play bass in his band! His favorite part of the job so far is getting to hold all the cats that come into see us. He also loves being greeted by all the wonderful doggies with their wagging behinds. Chandler shares his home with his cat, Peanut Butter 'Bean.'
Hometown: Albany, NY
Isabella joined our team in January of 2023. Her favorite part of working in Vet med is learning something new everyday and helping animals live long and happy lives. Before coming here, she studied Animal Science and Wildlife Biology at the University of Vermont where she got to spend 3 weeks in South Africa on an amazing internship with a wildlife Veterinarian. There, she got to work hands on with over 20 different species including lions, elephants, giraffe and rhino! Outside of the office, Isabella shares her home with two dogs, Tigger and Winston, and two cats, Schmidt and Ernie.
Hometown: Averill Park, NY
Susie joined our team in April of 2023. Her favorite part of working in Vet med is getting to work with anxious pets and ending the appointment with tail wags and happy pets and owners! Outside of the office, Susie enjoys camping in Lake George and horseback riding. She has been to over 20 national parks and plans to visit them all! Susie shares a home with her cat, Ember, a bearded dragon named Aster and a Newfoundland named Delilah.
Hometown: Great Neck, New York
Angela joined our team in April of 2019 as a Veterinary Assistant and Client Service Representative. Angela is a graduate of SUNY Albany and has a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology. Outside of work Angela likes to spend time with her family and watch Sci Fi and action movies! She also loves to volunteer and foster dogs through a local rescue group. Angela does have one dog of her own Quincy, a Plott hound mix! Angela’s favorite part of her job is being around other animal lovers like herself!
Hometown: Queens, New York
Samantha started with our team in October of 2019. Her favorite part of the job is seeing all of the new puppy faces and all of the excited clients. Outside of work, she loves playing with her four children and loving her dogs.
Hometown: Pompano Beach, Florida
Hayli joined our team in October of 2021. She loves hiking, going to theme parks and photography. Hayli shares her home with two dogs, Bruno, an American Staffordshire, and Drex, an American Staffordshire mix and two bunnies, Scarlett and Cedar. Her favorite part of the job is meeting clients and their pets.
Hometown: Beacon, New York
Brenda joined our team in July of 2022. Her favorite part of the job is meeting all of our wonderful clients and their adorable companions. Outside of the office, Brenda loves cooking and dancing. She shares her home with a pitbull named Romeo and a bearded dragon named Lyza!
Hometown: Reading, Pennsylvania
Jolene joined our team in April of 2023. Her favorite part of the job is working with people and getting to know them. She loves seeing their pets grow and helping them every step of the way. Outside of the office, Jolene is an avid gamer, reader/book collector, she loves to cook and is a huge movie buff. She even plays dungeons and dragons with her husband and friends every weekend! Jolene shares her home with two dilute torties, Roux and Abby and a domestic shorthair named Stubbs.
Monday:
8:00 am-7:30 pm
Tuesday:
8:00 am-7:30 pm
Wednesday:
8:00 am-7:30 pm
Thursday:
8:00 am-7:30 pm
Friday:
8:00 am-5:00 pm
Saturday:
Closed
Sunday:
Closed