Meet the Doctors and Techs!
Paul Hess DVM
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Dr. Paul Hess grew up on Air Force bases in Wyoming, Alaska, Maine and South Carolina before coming to California in the mid 60's. He graduated from Fairfield High School, then Northern Arizona University before getting his DVM at UC Davis in 1980. While in Davis, Paul met Mary Ann and they were married in 1981. In January, 1982, Paul and Mary Ann moved to Napa to join Pete Morse, DVM at Silverado Veterinary Hospital. Pete had opened the practice in 1978 and was a principal mentor for Paul for years to come. They became partners in the practice in 1988 and Paul purchased the rest when Dr Morse retired in 2006. Paul enjoys the relationships developed with clients and education as an integral part of providing the best care for their pets. He loves working with animals and the variety and challenges general practice provides. Over the years he has developed a special interest in surgery, ultrasound, ophthalmology and preventative medicine but still savors all facets of the profession. After more than three decades, he still finds that helping people and animals "floats his boat". Since their two kids are grown and out of the house, Paul and Mary Ann share their home with Kiptyn, a totally social, fun, scruffy, rescued dog, three indoor cats - Harken, Tiller and Chimay and one of the old guard indoor-outdoor felines, Ebi. Paul's passions outside the practice include travel and Hobie Cat racing with his wife. They are very proud of two Hobie 16 North American Championships and participating in the 2003 Pan American Games as part of Team USA. He also loves fishing of all types, but especially coastal saltwater and long range fishing out of San Diego. Seems there's never enough time to go often enough..
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Mara Bleviss DVM
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Dr. Mara Bleviss joined the professional staff of SVH in 1986 and is currently the senior associate. She grew up in Los Angeles and became a converted Northern Californian during her collegiate career at UC Davis, where she earned her BS in Zoology in 1982 and her DVM in 1986. According to her parents, Mara first realized her desire to become a veterinarian when she was 4 years old and never wained. She volunteered for any animal related activity during her youth and worked at the California Primate Research Center through her college years. Mara married her husband, Mike Edwards, an aircraft mechanic for United Airlines, in 1992. Their son Nathan was born in 1994 and their twins Hannah and Jacob were born in 1998. The family currently includes 2 Golden Retrievers, 6 cats, a cockatiel and a fish. Mara enjoys all aspects of veterinary medicine but is especially interested in internal medicine/critical care and soft tissue surgery. During her free time she is very involved with her children?s extracurricular activities (baseball, swimming, drama and choir). Someday she would love to travel, especially to Australia, Israel and Brazil, where she has family.
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Julia Campbell DVM
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Dr. Julia Campbell, DVM, ABVP (canine/feline) grew up in a military family and lived on Air Force bases in Puerto Rico, Georgia, Germany, Washington, New York and Florida. She finished high school in Tampa, Florida and headed north for college. She received her undergraduate degree from Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts. After graduation, she hopped on a motorcycle and headed west to San Francisco. There an interest in science led her to work in research at the UCSF Physiology department and the Brain Tumor Research Center. Eventually, she applied to both human and veterinary medical schools. Veterinary medicine was the greater passion and she obtained her veterinary degree from UC Davis. She has worked in general practices in the Sacramento and San Diego areas before settling in Napa at Silverado Veterinary Hospital in 1995. She became certified by the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners in canine/feline medicine in 1995 and recertified in 2004..Her professional interests include canine/feline internal medicine especially gastroenterology and critical care. She also has a major interest in avian and exotic medicine. In her free time she enjoys travel, birdwatching, kayaking and growing succulents and cacti. Having recently lost her senior rescue-Dinky, the toy fox terrier, she currently lives in Napa with her two kitties (Handsome Harry and Crazy Cassie) and a hamster (Big Bad Leroy Brown).
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Shelley Flowers DVM
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Dr. Shelly Flowers joined SVH in June of 1996 after graduating from UC Davis Veterinary School. She grew up in San Diego with a family that always had a variety of pets. Her interest in animals began at a very young age and was fostered by having many animal related activities in the area including a variety of nature related classes during the summers at the Natural History Museum, visiting the Zoo, Wild Animal Park and Sea World. Her father grew up on a ranch in southeastern San Diego County and many times during the summers the family would go back and visit family friends on their ranches. Shelly attended UC Riverside and obtained a B.S. in Biology in 1991, then attended UC Davis receiving her DVM in 1996. As a veterinarian she is there to help families keep their pets as healthy and happy as possible. It is a blessing to be with a family each step of their pet's life. Shelly is married to Eric who loves car rides, listening to music and flying. Currently we have two pets. Sundae was adopted from Silverado after she had been abandoned. She recently celebrated her 16th birthday. She is a feisty long hair torti cat with a tortitude! Luckily she has mellowed with age, but she will still give a good bite or kick if she is not happy about something. And then there is Gage our 3 year old Doberman who is very full of life and always into mischief. His hobbies include going for walks, enjoying car rides, chasing squirrels out of the yard, picking up couch cushions and carrying them around the house and when you are not looking eating cat toys and pulling the stuffing out of the furniture. In her free time Shelly enjoys reading, genealogy research, gardening, and hiking.
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Dana MacMillan DVM
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Dr. Dana MacMillan has been practicing at SVH since graduating from UC Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine in 2008. Born in the bay area, her family migrated to Twain Harte where she graduated from Summerville High School. After high school, she attended Notre Dame de Namur University on a Volleyball scholarship and graduated with a BS in Biochemistry. While attending UC Davis, Dr. Mac met her husband, Ian a teacher at American Canyon High School. They currently live with their son Kai born in 2012, 2 dogs, and 3 cats in American Canyon. When not practicing at SVH, she enjoys cooking, gardening and spending time with her family.
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Juliana Rockwood DVM
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Dr. Juliana Rockwood has been practicing at SVH since 2009. Growing up in Napa, Juliana knew from a young age that she wanted to one day become a veterinarian. Her interest in veterinary medicine first brought her to Silverado Veterinary Hospital while in high school, where she worked as a kennel assistant and later a veterinary technician. After graduating from Napa High School in 1997, she attended Cornell University in New York, receiving a BA in Biology in 2001. Juliana went on to receive MS and DVM degrees from Colorado State University, graduating in 2008. Immediately after graduation, she completed a one year rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the Sacramento Veterinary Referral Center before rejoining the team at SVH. Outside of work, she enjoys hiking and spending time with her family which includes her husband Chris, son Matthew born in 2011, daughter Maya born in 2014, two cats, and an old mutt named Sam.
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Josephine McGrane DVM
Dr. Josephine McGrane joined the SVH team in 2015. She grew up and lives in Sonoma. Went to veterinary school at Oregon State University, with a combined degree from Washington State University. She has two beautiful daughters, 2 cats and a dog. When not at work she enjoys, hiking, traveling and spending time with her family. |
Calaveras Cunningham DVM
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Dr. Calaveras Cunningham was born and raised in Calaveras County, in a small town called Murphys, and grew up riding her family's Great Dane and out-to-pasture horses. Bit by the animal bug early, she headed to U.C. Davis for undergraduate studies and then served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Guatemala as an animal husbandry volunteer for two years. She then lived in Iquitos, Peru for a year studying an infectious disease called Leptospirosis before returning to veterinary school at U.C. Davis. Since becoming a general practitioner in in 2009, she has served as president and vice president of the Napa Solano Veterinary Medical Association and continues to volunteer for the Humane Society. Her passion is to provide the best quality of life possible to each patient; looking at the entire animal and its lifestyle, not just solitary problems. Her special interests include surgery and ultrasound.
Dr. Cunningham currently lives in Napa with her smashingly handsome felines, Mr. Rufous Towee and Babacat; her troublesome terriers, Lula and Winston; her garden-destroying chickies, Bessie and Winona, and her tandem teammate and husband, Mike. When not stealing puppy and kitten hugs at work, she likes to cycle, run, travel, garden, and enjoy the fruits of Napa. |
Alicia RVT
Alicia has been with SVH for almost 20 years, she started her career at SVH in 1996 as a Kennel Technician, then returned in 2003 as a Registered Veterinary Technician after attending college. Alicia has 3 dogs: Daisy, Duke and Churro, 2 cats: Bradley and Julius. In her free time she loves taking photographs and creating photo albums, reading, watching movies and playing with her son Nico.
Alicia has been with SVH for almost 20 years, she started her career at SVH in 1996 as a Kennel Technician, then returned in 2003 as a Registered Veterinary Technician after attending college. Alicia has 3 dogs: Daisy, Duke and Churro, 2 cats: Bradley and Julius. In her free time she loves taking photographs and creating photo albums, reading, watching movies and playing with her son Nico.
Jessica Voshall RVT
Kat Doughty RVT
