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ABOUT US
Our Veterinarians
Dr. Selvi Kumaresan-Lampman
Co-Owner
Emergency & General Practice Veterinarian
Dr. Kumaresan-Lampman graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a DVM degree in May 1996. She performed an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the North Carolina State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Raleigh, NC, and then continued her work as a veterinarian and practice owner in Staten Island, NY.
Dr. Kumaresan-Lampman enjoys working with exotic animals such as birds, reptiles, and pocket pets and has continued her work as a general practitioner and emergency veterinarian in Minnesota and New Hampshire. She has been working as an emergency veterinarian since 2001.
She devotes her free time to her family, running, walking—with and without her dogs—designing greeting cards, and playing the flute.
Co-Owner
Emergency & General Practice Veterinarian
Dr. Kumaresan-Lampman graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a DVM degree in May 1996. She performed an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the North Carolina State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Raleigh, NC, and then continued her work as a veterinarian and practice owner in Staten Island, NY.
Dr. Kumaresan-Lampman enjoys working with exotic animals such as birds, reptiles, and pocket pets and has continued her work as a general practitioner and emergency veterinarian in Minnesota and New Hampshire. She has been working as an emergency veterinarian since 2001.
She devotes her free time to her family, running, walking—with and without her dogs—designing greeting cards, and playing the flute.
Dr. Timothy Lampman
Co-Owner
Orthopedic, Soft Tissue, & Neurosurgery Surgeon
Emergency Veterinarian
Dr. Lampman graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a DVM degree in May 1996. The following year he completed a one-year internship in small-animal medicine and surgery at Garden State Veterinary Specialists in Tinton Falls, NJ. From June 1997 through June 2000 he completed an intensive small-animal surgery residency at the University of Minnesota, Veterinary Teaching Hospital in St. Paul, MN. There he performed more than 1,000 surgeries ranging from orthopedic to abdominal, neurological, and ophthalmologic procedures.
Dr. Lampman has performed numerous emergency surgeries such as GDV, IVDD decompression, spinal fractures, and GI foreign body removal, and his orthopedic surgery expertise includes any type of fracture management; he has performed more than 1,200 TPLOs and 500 TTAs. He has a special interest in wound management, particularly skin-grafting procedures. Since 2002, he has been conducting surgery as a mobile veterinary surgeon under L-K Veterinary Surgical Center.
When he’s not working, Dr. Lampman enjoys spending time with his family, and is a skilled carpenter, photographer, and cyclist.
Co-Owner
Orthopedic, Soft Tissue, & Neurosurgery Surgeon
Emergency Veterinarian
Dr. Lampman graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a DVM degree in May 1996. The following year he completed a one-year internship in small-animal medicine and surgery at Garden State Veterinary Specialists in Tinton Falls, NJ. From June 1997 through June 2000 he completed an intensive small-animal surgery residency at the University of Minnesota, Veterinary Teaching Hospital in St. Paul, MN. There he performed more than 1,000 surgeries ranging from orthopedic to abdominal, neurological, and ophthalmologic procedures.
Dr. Lampman has performed numerous emergency surgeries such as GDV, IVDD decompression, spinal fractures, and GI foreign body removal, and his orthopedic surgery expertise includes any type of fracture management; he has performed more than 1,200 TPLOs and 500 TTAs. He has a special interest in wound management, particularly skin-grafting procedures. Since 2002, he has been conducting surgery as a mobile veterinary surgeon under L-K Veterinary Surgical Center.
When he’s not working, Dr. Lampman enjoys spending time with his family, and is a skilled carpenter, photographer, and cyclist.
Dr. Natalie Levesque
Medical Director, Emergency & General Practice Veterinarian
Dr. Levesque was born and raised in southern NH. She attended the University of New Hampshire where she received her Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science. She then went on to attend veterinary school at Purdue College of Veterinary Medicine where she earned her DVM degree. Although she enjoys both large and small animals, she has found a passion for emergency and internal medicine.
With her free time, Dr. Levesque enjoys a variety of craft projects, reading, gardening, and going on adventures with her two dogs, Gunner and Ammo.
Medical Director, Emergency & General Practice Veterinarian
Dr. Levesque was born and raised in southern NH. She attended the University of New Hampshire where she received her Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science. She then went on to attend veterinary school at Purdue College of Veterinary Medicine where she earned her DVM degree. Although she enjoys both large and small animals, she has found a passion for emergency and internal medicine.
With her free time, Dr. Levesque enjoys a variety of craft projects, reading, gardening, and going on adventures with her two dogs, Gunner and Ammo.
Dr. Thomas Diffell
Rehabilitative, General Practice & Emergency Veterinarian
Dr. Diffell graduated from the Michigan State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 1972. Since that time, he has practiced continuously in general and emergency medicine. His special interests are internal medicine and laser surgery.
He divides his time between VESH and his hobby farm in Maine, where he enjoys gardening and caring for his horses, chickens, parakeets, dog, and cat. He says that the great thing about Skeldale Farm is that “there is always something that needs to be done.”
Dr. Diffell has been married to his wife, Lisa, since 1974. They have two married children and five beautiful grandchildren.
Rehabilitative, General Practice & Emergency Veterinarian
Dr. Diffell graduated from the Michigan State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 1972. Since that time, he has practiced continuously in general and emergency medicine. His special interests are internal medicine and laser surgery.
He divides his time between VESH and his hobby farm in Maine, where he enjoys gardening and caring for his horses, chickens, parakeets, dog, and cat. He says that the great thing about Skeldale Farm is that “there is always something that needs to be done.”
Dr. Diffell has been married to his wife, Lisa, since 1974. They have two married children and five beautiful grandchildren.
Dr. Holli Fernald
Emergency & General Practice Veterinarian
Dr. Fernald was born and raised in Manchester, NH. She attended the University of New Hampshire for her undergraduate schooling where she received a Bachelor's degree in Animal Science. From there she attended the Atlantic Veterinary College and received her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 2011.
Since graduating, she has developed a passion for emergency medicine but loves every aspect of the veterinary field.
When she is not at the hospital, she enjoys spending time with her husband, son, twin daughters and their two animal kids Finn and Huck.
Emergency & General Practice Veterinarian
Dr. Fernald was born and raised in Manchester, NH. She attended the University of New Hampshire for her undergraduate schooling where she received a Bachelor's degree in Animal Science. From there she attended the Atlantic Veterinary College and received her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 2011.
Since graduating, she has developed a passion for emergency medicine but loves every aspect of the veterinary field.
When she is not at the hospital, she enjoys spending time with her husband, son, twin daughters and their two animal kids Finn and Huck.
Dr. Erin McGrail
Emergency Veterinarian
Bio coming soon...
Emergency Veterinarian
Bio coming soon...
Dr. Lisa Corti, DACVS, CCRP
Orthopedic, Soft Tissue Surgeon
Dr. Lisa Corti is a board-certified surgeon with close to 25 years of clinical veterinary experience. She graduated from Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine and completed her Small Animal Surgery Residency at Iowa State University. She worked in New Jersey for a few years and then came back to the North Shore of Boston. After working 14 years in a busy referral hospital, she decided to start her own traveling surgery business, North Shore Veterinary Surgery, LLC, to be able to spend quality time with her patients, clients, and referring veterinarians. Dr. Corti performs both orthopedic and general surgery at the most trusted of places, the primary care veterinarians’ hospital, and services the North Shore of Boston and southern New Hampshire. She is certified to perform PennHip radiographs and became certified as a Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner by the University of Tennessee in 2006. In addition to her traveling surgeon duties, Dr. Corti teaches at North Shore Community College in Danvers in the Veterinary Technology Program as an adjunct Professor. She is passionate about pain management in both cats and dogs, utilizes advanced analgesic techniques as part of her anesthesia protocols, and continues to educate herself on multimodal ways to treat acute and chronic pain in small animals. Her additional interests are in reconstructive skin surgery, tendon and ligament injuries, and the medical treatment of joint dysplasia and osteoarthritis for which she recently became certified by VetStem to perform stem cell therapies.
Dr. Corti lives on the North Shore of Boston with her husband, two children, two cats, and one dog. She enjoys OCR (obstacle course racing), running, snowboarding, playing board games with her family, and reading both fiction and non-fiction novels.
Orthopedic, Soft Tissue Surgeon
Dr. Lisa Corti is a board-certified surgeon with close to 25 years of clinical veterinary experience. She graduated from Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine and completed her Small Animal Surgery Residency at Iowa State University. She worked in New Jersey for a few years and then came back to the North Shore of Boston. After working 14 years in a busy referral hospital, she decided to start her own traveling surgery business, North Shore Veterinary Surgery, LLC, to be able to spend quality time with her patients, clients, and referring veterinarians. Dr. Corti performs both orthopedic and general surgery at the most trusted of places, the primary care veterinarians’ hospital, and services the North Shore of Boston and southern New Hampshire. She is certified to perform PennHip radiographs and became certified as a Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner by the University of Tennessee in 2006. In addition to her traveling surgeon duties, Dr. Corti teaches at North Shore Community College in Danvers in the Veterinary Technology Program as an adjunct Professor. She is passionate about pain management in both cats and dogs, utilizes advanced analgesic techniques as part of her anesthesia protocols, and continues to educate herself on multimodal ways to treat acute and chronic pain in small animals. Her additional interests are in reconstructive skin surgery, tendon and ligament injuries, and the medical treatment of joint dysplasia and osteoarthritis for which she recently became certified by VetStem to perform stem cell therapies.
Dr. Corti lives on the North Shore of Boston with her husband, two children, two cats, and one dog. She enjoys OCR (obstacle course racing), running, snowboarding, playing board games with her family, and reading both fiction and non-fiction novels.
