Berwick Animal Clinic
At Berwick Animal Clinic, we understand that your pets are an important part of your life. Our highly trained staff will treat you and your pets with professionalism and courtesy while providing you with the very best veterinary care available. Our full-service practice offers a variety of services intended to promote your pet’s overall health and longevity. It is our privilege to care for you and your pets, so call today to learn about our services or schedule an appointment.
Dr. Joe Bando
Dr. Bando is originally from Westlake, Ohio. Growing up, he realized from a young age that he wanted to be a veterinarian. He attended The Ohio State University for both his undergraduate and professional programs, graduating from The College of Veterinary Medicine in 2005. He worked in several small animal practices in the Columbus area before purchasing the Berwick Animal Clinic in January of 2012. He has a strong interest in medicine, soft tissue surgery, and orthopedic surgical procedures.
Dr. Bando lives with his wife, Devon Horne, who is also a veterinarian. They have a female Mastiff named Dorie, and a French Bulldog named Duncan. In his free time, Dr. Bando enjoys
Dr. Katie Huter
Dr. Huter grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. She graduated from Ohio University (go Bobcats!) in 2002, and taught high school math in California. After 5 years, she came to realize that her true passion was helping animals, so she returned to Ohio to pursue her education and a career in veterinary medicine. She graduated from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2015, and upon graduation joined our team at Berwick. Dr. Huter has a strong interest in dermatology, surgery, and most importantly, building lasting relationships with the clients at Berwick Animal Clinic.
Dr. Huter has four dogs - Evie, Sophie, Finn, and Josie. She also has one extra-special crazy cat whose name is Charlotte. In addition to her love of animals, Dr. Huter enjoys being outside tending to her native pollinator garden and long-distance road cycling. She has been participating in Pelotonia since 2013, and is a proud member of Team Buckeye.
Dr. Huter is very excited to join Berwick Animal Clinic and looks forward to serving you and your furry family members!
Dr. Stephanie Reed
Dr. Reed is originally from Cincinnati, Ohio. While growing up, the only pet that she was able to have was a fish, due to other family member’s allergies. She has always been fascinated and passionate about animals, though, and in high school volunteered at a local shelter. After high school, it was time to pursue her dream – she attended college in Ohio to obtain her bachelor’s degree, and then went to The University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, completing her degree in 2018.
After practicing in Illinois for several years, Dr. Reed moved back to Columbus in 2022 and joined our Berwick team. In her free time, she likes to cook, play video games, and cheer for her hometown sports team (go Bengals and Reds!). She also enjoys spending time with family, friends, and her dog Kipper, who she acquired in vet school.
Dr. Reed has strong interests in internal medicine and surgery. She is excited to join our caring medical team, and is looking forward to helping serve you and your furry families!
Dr. Andrea Russell
Dr. Russell is originally from a small town just outside Athens, Ohio. As a child, she used to spend plenty of time bandaging her stuffed animals and always knew she would pursue a career in veterinary medicine.
She majored in biology and pre-veterinary medicine at Heidelberg University, graduating in 2019. She then went to the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, graduating with her DVM (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine) in 2023. After graduation, she worked as a small animal veterinarian at another Columbus area clinic prior to joining us at Berwick Animal Clinic. In her free time, she likes to play volleyball, travel, and spend time with her family, friends, and dog Oliver.
She has a strong interest in surgery, dentistry, and dermatology, but especially loves building strong client relationships. She's looking forward to meeting you and your pets!
Mike Gingras
Mike comes to us from out of the blue – his previous career was as a Flight Engineer with the U.S. Air Force. He spent 22 years in the
In addition to being a motorcycle enthusiast (one of his Frenchies goes along for the ride in a sidecar!), Mike enjoys reading, playing video games, and training for boxing. On almost every weekend, he can be found volunteering as a docent at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Mike and his wife Tammy have a varying amount of rescued dogs and cats, and foster litters of kittens for a local shelter.
Michael Sgambellone
Michael started his career in the animal care field at Pilot Dogs, which is an organization in Columbus where guide dogs for the blind are trained. After receiving his degree as a Veterinary Technician from Columbus State Community College, he joined the Berwick team in 2002. He enjoys a good conversation, and will happily discuss anything you would like to know about your pets or his!
At home, Michael shares his home with a dog, four cats, and several fish. When he is not here at the clinic or tending to his animals at home, he likes to cook, garden, and practice his piano skills!
Mary Hoffman
Mary started here as a
She has three dogs, one Husky
Tammy Gingras
Tammy has been volunteering with us since May of 2012 – you may have seen her on Saturdays or the occasional weekday. In 2024, she agreed to join us as a full time technician, so you'll be seeing a lot more of her!
She’s originally from Los Angeles and moved to Ohio in 1993 to work for Limited Brands. In 2002 she started volunteering at a local animal shelter, where she discovered her passion for veterinary medicine and animal rescue. Tammy wanted to become more knowledgeable as a volunteer, so she attended Columbus State Community College to achieve her goal of becoming a Registered Veterinary Technician, which she became in November of 2010. She works full time as a Store Inventory Planner during the week, and on weekends can be found volunteering as a RVT at the Ohio Wildlife Center, or training for an upcoming marathon - the L.A. Marathon in the spring of 2023 was her 30th overall! Her dogs and cats (the number, breeds, and ages vary) are adopted from either a shelter or a rescue. She also has a love for Alpacas and volunteers on an Alpaca farm when she has the chance.
Ashlyn Hill
Ashlyn lives with her partner of 8 years, Kaeleb, along with their two kitties Sampson and Betty, and their pup Kirby. Ashlyn enjoys crafting, gaming, reading, and cuddling with her pets in her spare time.
Brooke Baker
When she was growing up in Tennessee, Brooke loved being around animals and knew that helping them was the career she wanted. She attended Lincoln Memorial University in Tennessee to begin pursuing her veterinary technician degree and then moved to Ohio with the intention of finding a job working in the veterinary field.
Brooke started with our clinic in January of 2019 as a veterinary assistant and has returned to school to complete her technician degree. She has two dogs of her own – a boxer named Leia, and an Australian Shepherd named Oliver. Brooke truly loves animals, and is looking forward to meeting your furry friends!
Ofir Shukrun
Ofir is originally from Israel and moved to Columbus in 2011. In 2018, he got Calvin, who was his first pet dog. Calvin changed his life – from that moment he knew that he had a connection with animals that was different than anything he had felt previously. Less than a year later he started his veterinary career as an assistant at a local clinic. Ofir is currently pursuing his associate degree online to become a registered veterinary technician. In addition, he recently became a citizen of the US!
He and his wife Alison currently have two dogs – Calvin and Oliver. Ofir is looking forward to expanding his education as it relates to the veterinary field, and to meet our incredible clients and their pets!
Olivia Mast
Olivia grew up in rural Ohio, attending Fredericktown High School, and was active in the local 4-H working with pigs. While in high school, she interned at a local veterinary clinic that practices both small and large animal medicine, working both in the clinic and on farm calls. After high school, Olivia was a full-time student in the University of Findlay’s Pre-Veterinary Medicine academics program, graduating in 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in animal science.
Olivia has quite a diverse background – she has worked with cows, pigs, goats, and sheep. She has banded calves, trimmed hoofs, dehorned goats, conducted poultry research, milked cows, and tended bar! She also volunteered with Loop Abroad, which is a program created by veterinarians that offers experiences around the world sharing veterinary and conservation knowledge across cultures. She traveled to Thailand as staff support with them in 2023. She has also volunteered at the Lory Park Zoo in South Africa, where she worked with exotics!
In her free time, Olivia loves traveling, concerts, reading, and water sports. She recently moved to Columbus – we’re excited that she’s with us, and she is excited to join us in caring for your fur babies!
Parker Swanton
Parker has always wanted to work with animals – while growing up in Michigan, she enjoyed training her dogs, and would also show horses in both hunter/jumper and Western horsemanship disciplines. While working on a farm, she has worked with a variety of other animals including cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, and chickens too!
She came to Ohio to attend The Ohio State University as an Animal Sciences pre-vet student, where she is now a senior and will be graduating in December. She has been quite active in school – both as an ambassador for the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at OSU, and she is also currently the President of the Pilot Dogs Club at OSU.
When she came to Ohio State, she became quite active with Pilot Dogs – a non-profit organization that trains guide dogs for people with blindness or vision impairments. The current dog she’s raising, a 11 month old female black lab name Journee, is her third one for Pilot Dogs!
And that is how we were able to have her join our team! Dr. Bando is one of the Veterinarians for Pilot Dogs, and Parker expressed an interest in working with us to him. She’s been with us since January as a veterinary assistant, and has been a great addition – her friendliness, optimism, and cheery nature is enjoyed by both our team and our clients!
When she’s not at work or school, she loves to hike and spend time outside. She also competes in the sport of Rally and Obedience with her own dog, Maui, a 2 year old Lagotto Romagnolo.
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Michelle Berger
Michelle’s favorite quote, one that has guided her throughout her life, is by Anatole France - “Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened”.
Thanks to her parents, she’s had a passion and respect for animals her entire life. She grew up visiting (and at times adopting) dogs from the local shelters in San Diego.
Michelle moved to Ohio in the mid 1980s to further her education, and has never left. She met her future husband Bob in Ohio, and they raised four wonderful children with whom she shared her love of animals. While they were growing up, they had many pets including parakeets, a Cockatiel, rats, cats, dogs, and a bearded dragon. Even though the children are grown, Michelle still has two spoiled dogs – Mia, a Tennessee Treeing dog, and Yogi, a pit bull. She also owns an Arabian horse named Marley. She’s "that girl", who never outgrew her “I love horses” phase!
In her working career, Michelle’s best and most enjoyable years have been spent working at a pet boarding facility and at several horse barns, caring for pleasure and show horses. She enjoys working with and around animals, and with their humans who love them!
In her spare time, she enjoys playing with her grandson, cooking, watching action movies, walking her dogs, “barn time” with horse friends, and going on trail rides or, when it’s too cold, indoor arena rides with Marley.
Catina DeLay
She followed her passion for animals in other ways – in addition to dogs and cats, she’s rescued and or rehomed turtles, crawfish, and birds. She currently has a 7 year old pit/boxer mix named Coco and is a single mother of three children.
Luckily for us, Catina realized she would not have to work with snakes to join the Berwick team! She interviewed with us in August and joined us as a receptionist. After a short period of time, she also cross trained as a veterinary assistant, and is researching school options to become a registered veterinary technician.
When she’s not here, Catina enjoys painting, making candles, writing, and being outdoors – when it’s warm! She also enjoys and advocates for community involvement – food drives, toy collections at Christmas, gathering supplies for the homeless, and being a part of our Adopt a Highway program.
Catina has a big heart and loves to make people smile – she looks forward to meeting you!
Jody Rine
“Animals are little people in furry suits” – that’s Jody’s motto, and we love it!
Jody is the latest addition to our Berwick team, but she’s been a part of our Berwick family for many years. Jody was a client of Dr. Bando’s at another practice and followed him here when he purchased Berwick.
Jody’s background is in real estate management, which she did for more than 30 years. Her heart has always been with animals, however, so in early 2024 she decided to retire and (luckily for us) become part of our Berwick team! She has always been an awesome pet parent, and brings an understanding of the trials, tribulations, and joys of those relationships with her to help our clients with their pets.
When she’s not at the clinic, Jody relaxes at home with her husband David (happily married since 2000!) and their (currently) four dogs and one cat. She also likes to read, and enjoys designing her own flower pots.
