Archive for the ‘Our Team’ Category

Dr. Kristin Braga, DVM

A native of Rhode Island, Dr. Braga is the proud owner of Island Veterinary Services, Inc. Dr. Braga graduated from Mt. Holyoke College in 1994, then earned her Veterinary Degree from Tufts University in 1998. Since graduation, she has been providing medical care for small animals. From 1998-2001, she worked as an Associate and Relief Veterinarian […]

John L., Veterinary Technician

John has been a veterinary technician for over 25 years, and helped start Island Veterinary Services in 2001 as a mobile practice. John is very adept as a surgical technician, monitoring anesthetized patients, and assisting with the treatment of small animals including exotics. John also has extensive knowledge of inventory and pharmaceutical management. He is also certified […]

Maureen B., Hospital Manager

Maureen has been with Island Veterinary Services since 2001. In addition to being Dr. Braga’s proud mother, she oversees the financial operations at the hospital. Maureen works closely with the accountant, handles the bookkeeping, and does the essential behind the scenes work to ensure that the hospital runs efficiently. In her spare time, she enjoys spending […]

John B., Hospital Handyman

A retired laborer and Dr. Braga’s father, John enjoys volunteering at Island Veterinary Services. You can find him painting, repairing and doing routine maintenance work at the hospital when needed. He has also been called in occasionally to assist Dr. Braga and the technicians when a very large patient needs to be moved from surgery to recovery. In his […]

Mary R., Receptionist

Mary came to Island Veterinary Services in November 2007. She is the head of reception where her duties include processing all the daily office procedure. She is the computer system’s manager and facilitates the processing of all prescription food diets at the clinic. She lives in Portsmouth, RI with her husband Rick, and their three dogs. In her spare […]

Vicki C., Veterinary Technician

Vicki has been a veterinary technician for 12 years and came to Island Veterinary Services in September 2010. In addition to her technical duties, she is the purchasing and inventory manager. She is certified in K-Laser therapy. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband Toby, and their dog Dani, and two cats, Guinness and Murphy. […]

In 1999 my husband and I purchased a summer home in Portsmouth. Along with our 3 dogs we felt it important to find a local veterinarian as a secondary source for our animal care or emergencies while in Portsmouth, with the intention of keeping our veterinarian in the Boston area. We had been with our veterinarian for 17 years and very happy with the care our animals got over the years.

Within a short period we realized the care we got from Dr. Braga and her outstanding team was far superior than our Boston Vet. We were no longer just a number, Dr. Braga’s personal care along with her knowledge of veterinarian medicine, made the easy choice as animal lovers to see we would get superior care with The Island Vet office.

Over the years Dr. Braga and her team have taken care of our difficult decisions with great compassion and has kept our current 4 dogs ages 3 to 15 in great health. My husband and I now have piece of mind that we made the right decision.

Our Boston veterinarian is now our secondary vet.

Cindy, Roger, Harry Winston, Phoebe, Ty and Simon