Daryl Burmeister, DVM
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Dr. Burmeister grew up on a dairy farm in rural Lakefield, Minnesota. He attended the college of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University and graduated in 1995. He began his career in small animal medicine in Bloomington, Illinois, and has been practicing in Ellsworth since 1999. Dr. Burmeister is married, and has four children, Aaron, Mimi, Rory and Noe. His pets include two rescued Rat Terriers, Oatmeal and Farina, an abandoned kitten named Mustache and many goldfish . He enjoys gardening, travel and spending time with his family. Dr. Burmeister is a member of the MaineVMA and the AVMA.
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Tracy Young
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Tracy Young is our receptionist. She hails from Pennsylvania, originally, but has been in Maine since 1982. She is a graduate of Ellsworth High School. Tracy has 3 children, Ryan, Alexis and Landon and a Border Collie rescue. She enjoys spending time with her children, going to the beach and reading.
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Laurie Pierce
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Laurie has been with us since 2013 working as a vet tech. She has 2 children and 2 grandchildren and her yellow lab, Scully (see picture). Laurie has had many years of experience, including working in animal shelters and is dedicated to animal welfare.
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Brianna Bires
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Brianna functions as a vet tech and sometimes receptionist. She has been a Mainer all her life. Bri graduated from Husson University with a degree in Journalism, but her dream was always to work with animals. She enjoys being outdoors and spending time with her 3 dogs (Gracie, Gage and Cash) and her 3 cats.
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Pilar Burmeister
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Pilar Burmeister is the clinic manager. She is married to Dr. Burmeister. Pilar is a college professor and is currently the Director of the Nursing Program at Eastern Maine Community College. She grew up in Newton, Massachusetts and attended the University of Texas Medical Branch for her undergraduate degree in Nursing. In 1999 she graduated from Mennonite School of Nursing with her Master's degree in Nursing as an FNP, and in 2015 graduated from Husson University with a Master's Degree in Nursing Education. In her spare time, she enjoys cake decorating, scrapbooking, travel and spending time with her family.
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One of our clinic cats
This is Sugar Plum, she came to us from the SPCA. She has one blue eye and one brown/yellow eye. She purrs constantly!
The second of our clinic cats
This is Puddin' Pop. She is Sugar Plum's sister. She also came from the SPCA. She loves to play with kitty toys!
