Nichole Danova, DVM attended Michigan State University and earned both an undergraduate degree in Veterinary Medicine and Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine degree. After graduation she accepted a small animal medicine and surgery internship at North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine in Raleigh. Following the internship, she was awarded a post-doctoral surgical fellowship position […]
Brittany Gross, VMD
Britt Gross, VMD is one of our Emergency Veterinarians here at VREC. She grew up and currently resides in Wallenpaupack, Pa. Britt attended the University of Vermont and obtained a Bachelor of Science in 2007. She then went to obtain her Veterinary degree at the University of Pennsylvania in 2013, followed by and ER/ICU internship at […]
Jonathan C. Goodwin, DVM DACVIM
Cardiology
Jonathan C. Goodwin, DVM DACVIM earned his undergraduate in Animal Sciences from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. He graduated from Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1999 with a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine. After a small animal rotating internship with emphasis on internal medicine and cardiology in Florida, Goodwin accepted a three-year residency at Purdue […]
Surgery
From anesthesia to post-op, our surgery team focuses what’s best for your pet. Surgeons are an integral part of the veterinary medical community. VREC’s experienced, knowledgeable surgeons possess the expertise and technical abilities to meet and exceed needs of our four-legged family members. Routinely consulting and advising primary care veterinarians, our surgery team has access […]
Chad B.
Chad B. is a technician assistant here at VREC in Internal Medicine. Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, he currently resides in Clarks Summit, Pa. He attended Arizona State University and obtained a degree in Pre-Veterinary/Agricultural business. In 2010, after falling in love with his chemistry and physics curriculum at ASU, he realized he wanted […]
Trevor P.
Maggie G.
Maggie G. is an assistant at VREC. Born and raised in Scranton, Pa., Maggie is currently majoring in animal science at Penn State University. After suggestions from friends she decided to pursue a career working with animals. Knowing from personal experience, she has had multiple positive experiences bringing her own animals in for treatment which […]
Alia M.
Assistant
Alia is an Assistant. From age five, Alia knew she wanted to be a veterinarian. In order to achieve this goal, she enrolled at Penn State University and explored options in the field. In 2021 Alia graduated with a degree in Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, with honors from Schreyer Honors College. When asked what prompted her […]
Corinne D.
Emergency Assistant
Corinne is an Assistant in our Emergency department. At the age of eight, Corinne had the opportunity to watch and “help” with a surgery at her pet’s veterinary clinic. From then she was “enthralled” with the field. Corinne has followed VREC since its inception back in 2010 and was a client with her own pets […]






