Meet Our Veterinarian Team

Dr. Kremer has been a veterinarian and medical director at Northgate Animal Hospital for 18 years. He studied at The Ohio State University (2005 Graduate). He enjoys surgery and seeing the immediate improvement it can provide. He likes to be able to assist people with their pets to improve their lives. He likes to hang out with his wife, two daughters, 4 dogs, 3 cats, 1 horse, 1 pig, 16 goats, 35 chickens,5 ducks, and 5 fish aquariums.

Dr. Rock has been a veterinarian at Northgate Animal Hospital for 5 years. He studied at The Ohio State University. Originally from Northeast Ohio, Dr. Rock moved to Columbus in 2013 to pursue his lifelong dream of becoming a veterinarian, after almost 20 years working in advertising as a graphic artist. He completed his undergraduate in both the arts and biology and attended The Ohio State University to complete his veterinary degree. Dr. Rock joined the Northgate Hospital in the summer of 2018. Dr. Rock’s passions include all animals with a particular interest in geriatric medicine/welfare, rescue animals, small companion pets, and birds as well. Dr. Rock enjoys gardening in his free time, as well as, meditation, and recently has rediscovered his love for yoga. He and his spouse share their love together with their 5 senior dogs, 4 cats, 2 parrots, and 5 chickens.

Jeffree has been a CSR/inventory manager at Northgate Animal Hospital for more than 10 years. Jeffree enjoys the challenge of working in veterinary medicine and she appreciates that there is never a slow or boring day when you work at Northgate. She loves when she can reunite a lost pet with their family by hunting down microchip info. She also loves trying to find affordable medications for our clinic and clients as an inventory manager. In her free time, Jeffree enjoys gardening. She considers herself a “plant hoarder” and can usually be found across the street at Lowe’s buying plants from the discount rack. In the evenings, she also enjoys playing fetch with her dog.

Dana has been a receptionist at Northgate Animal Hospital for 3 years. She studied at Centre College – BS Biology. She prides herself in positive interactions with pets and their owners. She appreciates being a part of the process of caring for pets and having a genuine impact on their care. She loves reading, knitting, gardening, and walking my greyhounds in her free time.

Tina has been a veterinary technician at Northgate Animal Hospital for 23 and a half years. She studied at the University Of Cincinnati. Tina is the cat-wrangling queen of Northgate Animal Hospital. She prides herself as the #2 Catheter master and is known as the maintenance guru for our hospital. Tina likes being able to care for special needs cats and hospice cats as well. In her free time, Tina likes to avoid people at all costs by staying home with her husband and 8 furry felines.

Sara has been a registered veterinary technician at Northgate Animal Hospital for more than 17 years. She studied at Miami Jacobs Career College. Sara has always had a passion for animals ever since she was a little girl she was caring for all of our dogs and cats in her home. She takes pride because she worked her way from a kennel, a worker a receptionist, and now a registered vet tech. She loves continuing her education in veterinary medicine and enjoys dentistry and physical therapy with animals. In her spare time, she enjoys time with her family and friends and loves to go shopping, go out to eat, hiking, and have new adventures.

Emma has been a veterinary assistant at Northgate Animal Hospital for 5 years. She studied at Fairborn High School and Greene County Career Center. Emma has always had a passion for caring for animals. Emma was in 4H for 9 years taking on various projects which included dogs, rabbits, veterinary science, and others. Emma participated in skill-a-thons, judging animal events for dogs and rabbits as well! Emma’s joy is seeing her patients feel better after administering treatments. Emma likes to spend time with her husband her family, and her fur baby Daisy. Emma also enjoys listening to music, attending concerts, watching movies, going for long drives to new places, decorating for the holidays, and being a volunteer for Fairborn Junior Farmers 4H Club.

Tori has been a veterinary assistant at Northgate Animal Hospital for 4 years. She studied at Sinclair Community College. Tori is always ready for a challenge. Hardworking and eager to learn new things in this industry. She enjoys working with difficult cats and working with reptiles. Her plans are to one day become a certified veterinary technician. Tori enjoys collecting black cats, spending time with her family, hiking, all outdoor activities, and reading.

Sammy has been a receptionist as Northgate Animal Hospital for 3 years. She attended and graduated from The Ohio State University. She enjoys making connections with owners and their pets. She is especially biased when it comes to cats and shepherds. In her free time she loves to spend time with her family and fur babies (Luna, Opal, and Ivy). In the summer you can find her at Kings Island, festivals, swimming, or first in line at all the haunted houses.

Sarah has been a receptionist at Northgate Animal Hospital for more than 15 years. She studied at Dayton, Ohio. She prides herself on being empathetic to a patient’s needs and she takes a lot of pride in being patient and understanding in regards to what her patient needs. In her free time, She enjoys exploring Pinterest for new ideas as well as she enjoys looking at antiques and gardening in her free time.