Let us introduce our doctors:

Mary Applegate, DVM

Dr. Mary Applegate got her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Illinois in 1990, after receiving a Bachelor’s degree in biology on the same campus. She has practiced at Park Centre Animal Hospital since 1994, and feels a close connection with her many long term clients and patients. She has two dogs: Suzie, a wire haired terrier mix and Kylie an Australian Shepherd mix, and a Burmese cat names Dexter. Dr. Applegate enjoys hiking with her dogs, 20th century antiques, and reading.

Cathy Wydner, DVM

Dr. Cathy Wydner graduated from Cornell University in 1988 with her DVM degree, and 1983 with a Bachelor of Science degree. She has been at Park Centre since 1997 and enjoys working with the nice pets and people of Alameda. Previously she worked at Pets Unlimited in San Francisco, a 24-hour referral hospital where she learned a lot but missed an ongoing connection with her clients and patients. She has two cats ( polydactyl Jet Li, and long haired Ozzy)  Dr. Wydner enjoys hiking, biking, scuba diving, and cross country and downhill skiing.

Lydia Grant, DVM

Dr. Lydia Grant received her DVM degree in 2006 from the University of California at Davis, and her Bachelor of Arts degree from Mills College in 1994. She joined Park Centre as a veterinarian in January of 2007, but worked with us for five years as a technician prior to attending veterinary school. She has a cat, Aisha  and enjoys rock climbing, running, hiking/ camping, cooking (and eating), skiing, and travel. Dr. Grant volunteered at the Marine Mammal Center for almost ten years prior to vet school.

Sarah Scullin, DVM

Dr. Sarah Scullin received her DVM degree in 2008 from the University of California at Davis, and her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from UCLA in 2003. She joined Park Centre as a veterinarian in July of 2009, after spending time working in the San Diego Area. She has two cats, Sally and Lucy, and a dog named Hachiko.  Sarah enjoys traveling, cooking, and makes a mean jar of jam. She interned at the Oakland Zoo, and has performed Sea Turtle research in Savannah Georgia during her time in school.  She and her husband have a new baby, Katie.

Here are some of our friendly staff:

Lupe Chauvin, RVT

Lupe graduated from Western Career College in 1996 and obtained her Registered Veterinary Technician license in 1997. She is an animal nurse, and helps us take care of our patients by taking x-rays, drawing blood samples, etc. She has a special talent to make animals feel comfortable. We have been lucky to have her at Park Centre for 13 years. She currently has three dogs, two cats, and a chicken named Chile.  Lupe is originally from Peru and is fluent in Spanish.

Fabiola Magoon

Fabiola has been with Park Centre for over 15 years first as a Kennel Assistant, and now a Veterinary Technician. She is an accomplished artist (some of her work can be found in exam room 4) and is fluent in Spanish. She enjoys Salsa Dancing, her dog Santiago and cat Indigo.

Tina Lozano, RVT

Tina is a registered Veterinary Technician and attended the Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design. She works both as a receptionist and as a technician so is multi-talented and can help out wherever needed. She has  two cats.  Fluent in Spanish, Tina likes to travel, go hiking and is a talented photographer.  Outside of Park Centre, Tina does pet sitting working with Jackie at Island Pets.

Nghi Huynh, RVT

Nghi is a  registered Veterinary Technician and  obtained a Business Administration degree from Cal State Hayward, and an AA degree in Veterinary Nursing from Western Career College in 2007.  She is a member of the Bay Area Veterinary Technicians Association.  She has been with Park Centre since 2005, has a French Bulldog named Maverick and enjoys snowboarding, traveling and playing cards for money.  She is fluent in Vietnamese and Cantonese as well as English.

Nina Bubert, RVT

Nina is a Registered Veterinary Technician who received a Bachelors of Science degree in Biology from UC Santa Cruz and Masters of Conservation Biology at the University of New South Wales in Sydney Australia.   She has been working as both a Technician and Receptionist for Park Centre since 2010.   Her love for animals extends to her free time.  When she is not enjoying her cats Ozzy and Bailey and her dog Abby, she volunteers for the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary as well as the Point Reyes National Seashore monitoring Harbor Seals.

Monica Bacina

Monica joined Park Centre in 2007 as a Veterinary Assistant. She has worked or volunteered at the Oakland SPCA, the Sulphur Creek Nature Center in Hayward, the UC Davis Small Animal Hospital, the California Raptor Center, worked with cattle at the Sierra Foothills Research and Extension Center  and worked as a avian influenza research assistant at UC Davis.  She has three cats, Zoe, Elsie and Bentley, and enjoys cooking in her spare time.

Jackie Gordon

Jackie has an  associates degree in Social Sciences and is enrolled in the Veterinary Technology program at Foothill college.  She has been working as a Veterinary Technician at Park Centre since since 2008.  Jackie has three cats, two Ball Pythons, a bearded dragon and a fish.  A member of the Encinal Yacht Club, she enjoys the outdoors with her husband Jeremy.  Jackie also operates an Alameda based pet sitting business called Island Pets.

Aubrey McElhiney

Before joining Park Centre, Aubrey graduated with a B.S. in Biology from UCLA in 2009.  She has worked for the Animal Medical Centre of Southern California as well as with the education department of the Los Angeles Zoo.  She now lives in Alameda with a rescued dog named Ellie,  and a cornsnake named Spaghetti.  Aubrey speaks some Japanese, enjoys reading, jogging, bird-watching and following celebrity gossip.  Aubrey also works with Jackie at Island Pets.

Ann Marie Courtney-Vasquez

Ann Marie attended the College of Arts and Crafts. She has been at Park Centre for 14 years and works most mornings helping our clients and helping to organize the office. She has three dogs, and a cat.  She enjoys gardening, decorating and art.

Lisa Quisito

Lisa has been a receptionist with Park Centre since 2003.  She is on the Board of Maine Coon Adoptions.  She and her two cats, Carter and Spencer, enjoy movies, music and making jewelry. 

Debbie Dorney

Debbie has been a receptionist with Park Centre since 2007, she has a Schnauzer and two cats.

Lynda Lantz

Lynda has been a client of Park Centre for over fourteen years, and began working with part time as a receptionist in 2009.  She works full time as a Medical Assistant in a Dermatology office in Alameda. Lynda has two dogs, Gussie and Buddy and 5 cats, Symba, Hershey, Coco, Spencer and Gary. When not working, she enjoys cooking, gardening, knitting and spending time with her pets.

Jessica Osborne

Jessica joined us in 2011 as a receptionist. She has previously held a number of positions at Bishop Ranch Veterinary Center in San Ramon.  In her free time she enjoys spending time with her family and dog Mistor.

Teresa Chauvez

Teresa is our Kennel Supervisor and first started at Park Centre in 1993, after taking some time off, she returned to our team in 2006. She has two cats, enjoys reading, doing jigsaw puzzles  and spending time with her family.  She is a fabulous baker and often brings in goodies she has prepared for us at Park Centre,

Cassie VonGarvisch

Cassie has been a Kennel Technician since 2007,  also works as a Veterinary Assistant and is currently enrolled in the  Veterinary Technology program at Carrington College.  She has a cat, enjoys soccer, go-cart driving and traveling.