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. Melton has worked as a veterinarian at Northgate Animal Hospital for 11 years. She studied at The Ohio State University. She has enjoyed the past 11 years being a part of the Northgate Animal Hospital Team. Dr. Melton loves helping pets feel better and giving them the care they deserve. She enjoys the detective work of complex cases and seeing and learning about reptiles. In her free time, Dr. Melton loves to garden, hike and travel.

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.

Brittany has been a veterinary technician at Northgate Animal Hospital for 3 years. She studied at Sinclair Community College. Brittany prides herself with having a strong work ethic and a sound understanding of the relationship between goals, application, and outcomes. Brittany wanted to understand the intricacies of veterinary medicine, to help both animals and their owners experience a better quality of life which lead to her educational studies to become a credentialed veterinary technician. Brittany enjoys traveling and spending time with her family and fur babies.

Kim has been a receptionist at Northgate Animal Hospital for more than 14 years. Kim has loved animals since she can remember. Sneaking strays into her home and hiding them from her parents. Kim’s first job was at the SICSA pet adoption center where she worked full-time as a kennel staff employee, and then became a Animal Care Supervisor. After 7 years she took time off to raise her family. When she started working at Northgate Animal Hospital it felt like she was coming home to a place where she felt she had always been. Kim likes to watch scary movies on Netflix in her free time. She also likes to shop antiques and thrift stores and spends time with her two daughters.

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 standard poodle Dandy.

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.

Roy has been a custodian/ handyman assistant at Northgate Animal Hospital for 6 years. He studied at Ravenna, Ohio. Roy enjoys being able to take care of the custodial problems around the hospital. Roy is the ultimate handyman who is able to help keep our hospital running in tip-top shape. In his free time, Roy loves spending time with his family and his many grandchildren.

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.

Kayla has been a veterinary technician at Northgate Animal Hospital for 5 years. She studied at Miami – Jacobs Career College and graduated in 2017 Veterinary Technician with An Associate of Applied Science. Kayla has always been very passionate about working with animals, but what drew her to this field of work is the ability to also help people. She is the type of person who is always willing to learn new treatments to offer pets. Kayla loves to hang out with her pets, family, and children. In her free time, she loves going to the gym and crossfit.