Born and raised in central Pennsylvania, Dr. Kirk Hassinger graduated from Franklin & Marshall College. He then attended the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine and graduated in 1990. After two years in private practice, he returned to the University of Pennsylvania to complete a year-long internship in internal medicine/surgery where he was awarded Intern of the Year honors. In 1996, Dr. Hassinger completed a three-year surgical residency at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine where he earned the Jacques Jenny Orthopaedic Resident Award.
Dr. Hassinger has served the veterinary community of Northeast Pennsylvania for thirteen years, providing expert surgical services and lecturing to local veterinary associations. Dr. Hassinger has also lectured to various veterinary organizations throughout the nation on various surgical topics. He has also published articles on hip dysplasia and a rare form of intestinal entrapment.
Although Dr. Hassinger enjoys all areas of surgery, his special interests include joint surgery and fracture repair. Dr. Hassinger is a member of the Veterinary Orthopaedic Society, American Veterinary Medical Association, and the Northeastern Veterinary Medical Association. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife and children. He also enjoys playing and following all sports, especially Penn State football.
Dr. Chas McBrien was raised in Columbus, Ohio and earned a B.A. in psychology from Earlham College. He worked as a veterinary assistant in a small animal general practice and a large emergency and referral hospital while preparing for veterinary school. Dr. McBrien graduated from The Ohio State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 2006 where he served as class president and earned awards in Small Animal Surgery and Clinical Proficiency in Small Animal Internal Medicine.
Dr. McBrien completed an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Michigan State University where he was awarded Intern of the Year. Following internship, Dr. McBrien attended The University of Minnesota, completing a small animal surgery residency and Master of Science in July of 2010. At Minnesota, Dr. McBrien was honored for Excellence in Teaching and completed research on bone growth in Labrador Retriever puppies.
Dr. McBrien’s professional interests include arthroscopy and stifle surgery, surgical emergencies, surgical oncology and team-oriented patient care. His personal interests include backpacking, swimming, golf and literature. The Drs. McBrien (see Internal Medicine) live with their Doberman Pinscher (Soliel), French Bulldog (Colette), cat (Mojo)and Amazon parrot (Sydney).
Dr. Meg McBrien comes to NVRH from St. Paul, Minnesota. She graduated from The Ohio State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 1995. After graduation, she worked as a generalist at a small animal and exotic practice in Ohio. She also trained through the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society and became certified in veterinary acupuncture. After working in general practice for nine years, Dr. McBrien completed an Internal Medicine residency at Medvet Medical Center for Pets, a specialty and emergency hospital in Columbus, Ohio.
Dr. McBrien next joined the first privately owned, 24-hour emergency and referral hospital in Minnesota, where her professional interests focused on internal medicine and creating a collaborative team-based approach to patient care.
Her interests include dance, music, hiking, gardening and community volunteerism.
A native of Massachusetts, Dr. Sharon Finster attended North Carolina State University, earning a B.S. in Animal Science. She completed her veterinary degree at the North Carolina College of Veterinary Medicine. She relocated to Saskatchewan, Canada and attended Western College of Veterinary Medicine for an internship in small animal medicine and surgery where she worked on the Canadian Challenge sled dog race. She returned to North Carolina State for a residency in Emergency and Critical Care and recently passed her certifying exam to become board certified in emergency and critical care.
Dr. Finster joined NVRH in 2009. The Medical Director of Emergency Services, her expertise includes sepsis, cardiology and fluid therapy. She lives in the Poconos with her dog and two cats. Her outside interests include hiking, rock climbing, drawing and music.
Growing up in Coral Springs, Florida, Dr. Kelly Scherer began her career working in an animal shelter and later as a technician in a small animal private practice. She earned a B.S. in Psychology from Florida State University in 2002. She worked as a veterinary technician in emergency medicine before attending Ross University for her veterinary degree. Dr. Scherer completed her clinical study at the University of Florida, studying small animal surgery and medicine, and participated in several externships at emergency and specialty referral practices. She joined the staff at NVRH in 2009. Her professional interests are emergency and critical care, dermatology, and endocrine diseases.
Dr. Scherer enjoys cooking, reading, music, photography, and spending time with her island dog and two cats.
Dr. Fiedorczyk is a Northeastern Pennsylvania native that grew up in West Wyoming, PA. She attended the College of Misericordia (now Misericordia University) for her bachelor’s degree and East Stroudsburg University for her master’s degree in science. Dr. Fiedorczyk worked as a veterinary technician in emergency, surgery and private practice for 10 years before and during veterinary school. She earned her veterinary degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Fiedorczyk has special interests in surgery and exotic animal medicine.
She has a variety of pets including five cats, a guinea pig, two veiled chameleons, a bearded dragon, a green tree python, poison dart frogs and salt water fish. Dr. Fiedorczyk enjoys spending time with her family and friends, insect collecting, reading and live music.
The newest member of our Emergency veterinary team, Dr. Brandon Mattson, was born and raised in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. He attended Brigham Young University for undergraduate studies and spent two years doing missionary work in Paraguay, South America. Dr. Mattson received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) and an MS in Preventive Medicine from Iowa State University in 2009 and completed a year-long internship at the University of Illinois in small animal emergency, internal medicine and surgical service.
Dr. Mattson and his family recently moved to Pennsylvania where they look forward to enjoying hiking, swimming and site-seeing the beautiful state parks in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Northeast Veterinary Referral Hospital is pleased to announce that cardiac consultations are available with Dr. Jonathan Goodwin, DVM, MS, DACVIM – Cardiology. Dr. Goodwin was raised in Detroit Michigan. He received his Doctorate in Veterinary Medincine from Tuskegee Univeristy and completed his cardiology residency at Purdue University.
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