OUR DOCTORS
Dr. Philip McHugh, our Hospital Director, is originally from Montclare, NJ. He received his DVM from NC State and started at Park Veterinary Hospital in 1985. He and his wife Chris, an oncology nurse, are the proud parents of three children, Kelly, Megan, and Sean. In addition, they have a dog, Scout, and three cats, Coco, Pepsi, and Sunny. He especially enjoys doing soft tissue, cancer, reconstructive surgeries and dentistry. He also likes challenging medical cases. Currently, Dr. McHugh is President of the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association.
Dr. Nan Henderson is a native of Louisville, KY, and received her DVM at Purdue University. Upon graduation in 1987, she moved to North Carolina and has been with Park Veterinary Hospital since 1988. She and her husband Andy have had many four-legged children, including (but not limited to) dogs, cats, horses, a goat, sheep, cows, and a donkey. Dr. Nan and her dogs, Grits and Ziti, visit nursing homes and hospitals as a pet therapy team and love doing agility training and hiking. She enjoys all aspects of practice and is especially interested in strengthening the bond between pets and their people, as well as geriatrics, chronic cases, and dentistry.
Dr. Beth Carroll received her degree from NC State and has been practicing since 1993. She has a special interest in surgery and endoscopy, and is certified to do Penn HIP Evaluations. Dr. Carroll enjoys working with very small animals and is our resident guru for all sorts of "pocket pets" , from rabbits to ferrets to rats. She is also a really big fan of really big dogs, end enjoys teaching children about veterinary medicine at local schools. Dr. Carroll, her husband, and their two children, David and Elizabeth, share their home with a poodle-mix named Zack.
Dr. Laura Stolt received her DVM at Michigan State University. She, her husband, daughter Bonnie, and sons Bradley and Benjamin, share their home with a mutt named Quincy. However, it is the cats, Ferdinand and Brulee, who rule the house. Dr. Stolt loves small animal medicine and especially enjoys behavioral issues.
Dr. Maria Lynch, a graduate of NC State, is a native of Boston. She and her husband currently have two dogs, Oscar and Petunia, the pugs. She has also been trained to use ultrasound to evaluate abdominal organs and enjoys this challenge.
Dr. Cathy Geyer is a graduate of Virginia Tech who joined Park Vet in September of 2005, after moving to North Carolina from San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Geyer, her husband Chris, their children Nathan and Sarah share their home with Jackson, an Australian Cattle Dog, and a Border Collie name Meg.
Dr. Lauren Whitley and her husband, Matthew, are both from the "Barbecue Capital," Lexington, NC. After finishing her undergraduate studies at UNC, she attended NC State to obtain her DVM degree. Dr. Whitley is a Certified Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner ( CCRP). She has introduced a physical rehabilitation program here to benefit dogs and cats recovering from orthopedic or neurologic surgery and/or have degenerative diseases such as arthritis.