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Robert Hess, Jr. , DVM

Dr. Hess earned his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Florida in Gainesville. He started working as a doctor at Winter Park Veterinary Hospital in 1981 and has been owner since 1984. He has received many awards and honors from Florida Audubon Society for the care of Florida's wildlife.

Dr. Hess is a true native of Florida having grown up in Dunnellon, a small town near Ocala. He received a B.A. degree in Biology from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.

His love for animals is also seen at home. The family currently has Oonie, an Italian Greyhound, Peanut, a long-haired Chihuahua, Jellybean, a Lutino Pied Cockatiel, and several macaws and parrots. They would have cats too but, unfortunately his wife is severely allergic to them.

Outside of work, Dr. Hess enjoys golf, traveling, and boating. He is also a member of All Saints Episcopal Church.

Jeanne Morford , DVM

Dr. Morford earned her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Purdue University in Indiana. She was involved in aviculture and various other projects involving dogs, cats, lab work, and cancer research. She has many professional experiences focusing on small animal, small mammal, along with avian medicine and surgery.

Born and raised in Melbourne, Florida, Dr. Morford received her B.S. degree in Zoology from the University of Florida. For 5 years she worked as a biological scientist at Post, Buckley, Schuh, and Jernigan, Inc. in Winter Park before deciding to pursue her goal of becoming a veterinarian. She has been with Winter Park Veterinary Hospital since 1998.

Dr. Morford's pets include Taiga, a female Siamese; Sierra, a female Tortoiseshell; Sage, a female Black Manx; and Micah, a male Siamese mix.

Outside of work, Dr. Morford enjoys swimming, SCUBA diving, reading, nature walks, and bird watching.

Kaley Lorch , DVM

Dr. Kaley Lorch, an Orlando native, received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Florida State University where she graduated Magna cum Laude. She was involved with Golden Key National Honor Society and was a member of Phi Eta Sigma. After graduating, she worked approximately one year doing research at the University of Florida College of Medicine. She enjoyed learning surgical techniques for researchers and working with their mouse and rat colonies. While working in this capacity, she realized that veterinary medicine was intriguing and would allow her to meet her goals.

Dr. Lorch attended Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, where she won the Senior Student Ophthalmology Award and was on the Dean’s List through all four years. Dr. Lorch participated in the Wildlife, Avian, Zoo, Exotic Medicine Club. She was also involved in the Critical Care Club and did Hurricane Animal Relief work. Her work with the TigerHATS, which provides “companion animal healing” with nursing homes and children’s centers was very rewarding.

Dr. Lorch has many interests, both professional and personal. Professionally, she loves working with cats and dogs and has a special interest in exotic and reptilian medicine, acupuncture and ophthalmology.

Personally, Dr. Lorch enjoys running and hopes to start participating in triathlons. She also enjoys cooking and baking and has lots of fun whipping up delectable edibles in her kitchen.

Dr. Lorch shares her home with 2 cats named Colby and Izzabelle; a Ball Python named Santana; a Bearded Dragon named Burnie and a Poison Dart Frog by the name Ally.

Sarah Judd , DVM

Dr. Sarah Judd, grew up in Naples, Florida where she still has family. She has known since early childhood that she wanted to become a veterinarian and began pursuing related experiences. She spent many years working in various veterinary hospitals learning as much as possible about all aspects of the profession.

Dr. Judd received a Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology from University of Florida, where she graduated Cum Laude. She then went on to get her degree in veterinary medicine from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. While there, she attended special courses on rabbits, ferrets and rodents as well as Sea Vet, an intensive course on marine mammal medicine. She was awarded the Hill’s Big Win Scholarship. Dr. Judd was an active member of the Wildlife, Zoological, and Aquatic Animal Medicine Club and the American Animal Hospital Association.

Special interests in veterinary medicine include Internal Medicine, where Dr. Judd enjoys the challenge of complex medical cases, which she finds intriguing, as well as Small Animal Medicine and Behavior. Preventive care and teaching clients how to keep their pets healthy is a priority for her. She has a commitment to exotic medicine with a special focus on rabbit, ferret, and rodent medicine.

In her spare time, Dr. Judd enjoys playing the piano, reading, and arts & crafts (i.e. cross-stitch). She also enjoys traveling both in the United States and abroad. To date, she’s been to Yellowstone, Maine, Canada, London, and Paris.

Dr. Judd shares her home with two cats named Bailey and Buckley.

Andy Newman , DVM

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Andy Newman to our hospital. He will join our veterinarian team who work closely together to provide excellent, comprehensive, state of the art veterinary services to our patients and clients. We invite you to get to know Dr. Newman…

Some of my earliest and fondest memories are of being awoken by the train thundering past the walls of my father’s veterinary emergency clinic in Hartford, Connecticut. I would frequently spend the night there, taking in the thrilling experience of a 24-hour shift at a bustling, metropolitan veterinary hospital. I was raised in the profession as my father, stepmother, and stepfather are all practicing small animal veterinarians. With all of these great experiences and being surrounded by people who are committed to caring for animals, I could not help but grow to love the field.

I spent my college years attending North Carolina State University in Raleigh. There, I graduated cum laude in 1999 with a B.S. in Zoology and went on to the NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine. I was able to tailor my education to suit my interests which included special studies involving avian, reptile, amphibian and aquatic animal medicine and surgery. I was an active member in the Turtle Team, where students donated their time to the care of injured wildlife turtles and tortoises. I graduated in 2004 as a member of the Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Zeta honor societies and have worked as a veterinarian in our community since then.

Currently I reside in Apopka with my wife Stacy and our 1 year old son Jack. We share our home with: an eight year old Saluki named Caliph; a sixteen year old Maine Coon named Psycho Kitty and Sidney a Senegal Parrot. What “me time” I have is enjoyed playing golf, watching movies and reading historical fiction.

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Management

Jean , M.S.

Jean has a Master of Social Work degree with an emphasis in management, consultation, and staff development from Florida State University. Prior to 1984 she worked in adoptions and in mental health and mental health planning.

Jean has the same pets as Dr. Hess.

Sandy

Sandy is our Kennel Manager. She has been an invaluable member of the staff since 1985 and can do almost anything. She has the distinction of working here the longest with the exception of Dr. Hess. Even after all these years she remains a dedicated staff member and continues to find her work fascinating.

Sandy has two dogs, a Golden Retriever (Emma) and a West Highland White Terrier (Mac), and one bird (Fred).

Terry

Terry joined our staff in 1991 as a veterinary technician. She currently serves as our Inventory Manager and Assistant to the Practice Manager.

Terry shares her home with four cats: Sparkle, Olive, Dashiel and Buzz.

David

David is our Veterinary Technician Supervisor. David joined our staff in February of 2005 as a veterinary technician and became the technician supervisor in December of 2005. David made a career change to the veterinary field in 2000 and is a native of the Orlando area. His hobbies include spending time with pets, travel and motorcycling.

David has an australian shepard at home named Rosie and a cat named Butterscotch.

Aliza

Aliza, who handles our information technology, has been working in the veterinary field since 1990. A native of Miami, Aliza joined our team in 2005. Working with animals has always been a passion of hers. She has also enjoyed volunteering for numerous animal related charities.

Aliza shares her home with two rescue cats; Pollux, a Siamese and Seraphina, a Persian.

Judy

Judy is our Head Technician. She has worked in the veterinary field since 1986 in many different capacities including approximately three years of part-time work at Sea World in behavioral observation. Judy is currently attending on-line classes through St. Petersburg College to become a Certified Veterinary Technician.

Judy has 3 dogs: Simca, Susie-Q and Max. She also has 6 cats: Mordecai, Nattie, Babs, JoJo, Louie and Cheese, along with 1 adopted rabbit.

Brianna

Brianna is our Client Service Supervisor. Brianna joined our staff in February of 2007 and came to us with 10 years of customer service and business management experience. Brianna studied at Hunter College in New York City. She loves to help people and their pets and will go out of her way to assist you. In her spare time she enjoys traveling and hiking.

Brianna shares her home with two cats named Beef and Puds.

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Technician

Tiffany

Tiffany has been a member of our technician team since February 2006. She worked for 3 years as a technician at another local clinic, but her experience there was cat and dog only. Tiffany joined our tean to expand her knowledge and learn about the care and treatment of other species as well. She loves all animals and is always there to help a little friend in need.

Tiffany shares her home with a lab mix named Lexus, along with 4 cats named Maxine, Magoo, Toby and Ben.

Larissa

Larissa joined our technician team in May of 2006. She has just recently relocated to Florida from the Northeast. Larissa graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Zoology in 2000. Since graduating Larissa has primarily worked with avian species, spending two years with a wild bird rehab center in New Jersey. After that she spent 3 years in the field of bird training and show presentation. Larissa's partcular passion for birds has led her here to WPVH in order to advance her skills in exotic avian care, while learning new skills with other species.

Larissa shares her home with Kita, a chihuahua.

Tracy

Tracy's love for animals began during childhood. Being raised with many different species she turned her love into concern by volunteering at the humane society whenever possible. Tracy began her veterinary career as a kennel tech in 2004 and in 2005 she became a veterinary technician. She has taken several behavioral classes and loves educating about our non-human friends.

Tracy has 3 furry friends at home; a dogo argentino that is deaf named Sophie, a english bulldog that is deaf named Frances, a white dove named Sal and 2 cats named Joshua (a 3 legged amputee) and Jacob.

Tawnya

Tawnya joined our team in August of 2006. She has been in the veterinary field for 14 years and has been a technician for 12 of those years. Tawnya started in kennel and has also been in management. What she has learned is that she loves kennel, but is a technician at heart. When she is not at work she enjoys reading, painting, playing pool and enjoying life.

Tawnya shares her home with 6 cats (yes, six), 1 dog (who thinks she is a cat) and several fish (that the cats enjoy playing with).

Julian

Julian came to WPVH in October 2006. He has been in the veterinary field since 2001. Julian is currently our surgery technician and is always there to assure that your loved one is getting the best of care. He is a great addition to our technical team. Julian likes all outdoor activities, such as hiking, biking, etc.

Julian shares his home with his feline friend named Pancha.

Meredith

Meredith joined our technician staff in May of 2007. She has been working in the veterinary field since 2004, but has cared for animals since she was very young, owning everything from Hamsters to Horses. Meredith's hobbies include traveling, gourmet cooking and saltwater fishing.

Meredith shares her home with 2 Golden retrievers, Midas and Bacchus. Bacchus is in training to recieve his canine "Good Citizenship" certificate which will allow him to visit hospitals and nursing homes.

Jessica

Jessie joined our team here at WPVH in October of 2007. Jessie has been in the veterinary field for almost 20 years. Her love for animals started at a very young age because of her mother, who was the director at the Humane Society. She pretty much grew up working with all kinds of animals. Jessie and her mother started doing animal rescue when she was a child. She has raised numerous orphaned animals such as squirrels, raccoons, opossums, deer, birds calves, goats and many dogs and cats. She was taught by her mother how important and wonderful animals are and how important unconditional love is. That "all life is precious".

Jessie shares her home with 1 tarantula, 2 bearded dragons, 1 parakeet, 1 cockatiel, 3 hamsters, 5 cats, 7 rats, 1 mali uromastyx, 1 african spurred thigh tortoise, 5 Florida box turtles and a whole bunch of dogs. (Special mention to "Mini").

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Joanna

Joanna came to WPVH in November of 2007. She is currently volunteering at HeRD ( Horses for Riders with Disabilities) program. Her love for animals and concern for thier well-being began as achild. Joanna grew up around a variety of pets ranging from box turtles and ferrets, to cats, dogs and horses. Most of the animals that she had while growing up were rescued in some form or another and became members of the family. Joanna started working with horses in the spring of 2003 and became a veterinary technician in the beginning of 2006. Being involved in the welfare of domesticated animals, as well as wildlife, is very important and rewarding to her. "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated" - Mahatma Gandhi.

Joanna shares her home with a wonderful white german shepard (possible wolf mix) named Spirit and 2 parakeets named Lahaina and Playa.
Rick

Rick joined our technician team in December 2007. His love for animals began in early childhood and he has had a variety of different pets. He has worked in the animal field for the 2 previous years and for 1 year worked as an obedience instructor for dogs and their owners. During his spare time you can find Rick enjoying his new hobby, motorcycling. You may even catch him with the motorcycling Pug, Levi.

Rick shares his home with five Pugs: Miles, Lilo, DJ, Levi and Keiko.
Marisol

Marisol joined out technician team in May of 2008. More to come soon!
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Lisa

Lisa is a part time technician that works with us on weekends. Lisa started out as a volunteer and did such a great job that we wanted her as a permanent member of the staff.

Lisa shares her home with three cats named Baby, Joy and Rio.

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Reception

Susan

Susan has been working in the veterinary field since 1983 and has a variety of experiences. She enjoys working with people and their pets and teaching. She loves horses and enjoys riding. Her special interest is in animal behavior.

Susan's animal family includes 4 cats named Mikie, Simba, Smokey and Trip, and 1 dog named Andy.

Fran

Fran has lived in College Park for 33 years and has worked here since 2002. She has an exceptional love for animals and people, which prompted her career change from being a stage technician in the performing arts to a veterinary receptionist here. She has discovered a new love for flighted friends.

Fran shares her home with 4 cats named Scooter Pie, Baby, Trouble, and Bitzy Bittens; 1 african tortoise, Andy; 1 blue and gold macaw named Sakari and military macaw named General.

Jane

Jane joined our client service team in April of 2006, however she is not new to the veterinary field. Jane has been working in the field since 1989 as a receptionist. She enyoys working and meeting new clients and thier pets.

Jane shares her home with Sig, a mixed breed dog, and Taz the cat.

Ellen

Ellen joined our client service team in June of 2007. She comes to us with a background in customer service and management. Ellen has a BA in psychology and sociology from the University of South Florida. In 2006 the opportunity presented itself and she followed her heart into the field of veterinary medicine. She has worked with several rescue groups and currently fosters cats until they can find a good home.

Ellen has six cats: Misty, Precious, Toby, Shadow, Lulu and Layla, all of which are rescues.

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Judith

Judith has her AA degree and had been in the legal field since 1978. In 2002 she decided to follow her heart and changed careers. She loves people and animals and is fascinated with all she is learning in the veterinary field.

Judith's house mates consist of 2 dogs; a golden Retriever named Jake, and a mixed breed named Jessie, along with 2 cats named Patience and Fiesty.

Sally

Sally has worked at the hospital since 1985 in various capacities from Office Manager to Receptionist. She now handles all our educational kits, handouts and forms and works as a receptionist when needed.

Sally's animal companions include four birds, Sam, Cricket, Casey and Hobie.

Lauren

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Jackie

Jackie joined our staff in 1994. She has worked with animals for years and is exceptional at providing that special care to our boarding pets. She is a wonderful asset to our staff, handling various special projects such as documenting our recent construction adventure on film and in pictures.

Jackie has one dog, Chubacha (a Chow mix), 2 cats, Madison and Sweet Pea.

Kevin

Kevin is currently attending Seminole Community College for a Medical Assistant certificate. He would like to be a Physician’s Assistant and in the future work in the Anesthesiology field. He rejoined our staff in 2005 having worked with us while in high school.

Pets: 1 dog, Sam, a Beagle.

Jennifer

Jennifer is currently a high school student at Seminole High School. She joined our staff in 2005 and is interested in studying Marine Biology and becoming a whale trainer at Sea World.

Pets: Jennifer shares her home with 1 canine friend named Hiedi and 6 snakes named Snakie, Sweetie, Skits, Snickers, Sandy and Baby.

Laura

Laura is a high school student at Winter Park High School. She joined our staff in 2007 and is interested in continuing her education in the veterinary field.

Laura has two dogs: a golden retriever named Sunny and a lab mix named Bearsy.

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Carrie

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