Dr. Anne Mattson, DVM

Dr. Anne Mattson received her DVM degree from the University of Minnesota in 1986. After graduating, she interned at Rowley Memorial Animal Hospital and went on to complete a combined Master’s degree and small animal medicine residency program at Colorado State University in 1991. She has been a diplomat of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in the specialty of small animal medicine since 1992. Doctor Mattson was a visiting assistant professor at Oklahoma State University and also worked in private practice.

Currently she is the owner of Veterinary Specialty Practice, a mobile consulting practice in southeastern Wisconsin. She provides consultations, endoscopic evaluations, ultrasounds, and other diagnostic procedure in general small animal practices. The ACVIM gave her the “Helping Hands” award in 2002 for showing, through case example, the benefits for veterinary practitioners and animal owners in working with Board-certified specialists.

Dr. Maura O'Brien, DVM, DACVS

Dr. Maura O'Brien is a 1987 graduate of the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. After completing an internship at the Animal Medical College in New York City, she completed a three-year residency in small animal surgery at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine and Angell Memorial Hospital, in Massachusetts. She was then accepted as a Fellow in Surgical Oncology at Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Prior to relocating back to Wisconsin her practice experience consisted of eight years as staff surgeon at the VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital followed by three years as a surgeon with Surgical Options, LLC, a referral surgical in Madison, Wisconsin. This was followed by two years as a mobile surgeon in Northern Colorado and Wyoming.

She is married to Dr. David Vail, DVM, DACVIM, who is a Professor of Oncology at the University of Wisconsin-SVM. She enjoys horseback riding, gardening and time with her pets. Dr. O'Brien is the owner of Orchard Road Veterinary Surgery, Inc, a mobile small animal surgical service. You can see her website here www.orchardroadvetsurgery.com