Due to his strong involvement level and high ranked veterinary studies Dr. Joe was awarded the Dean’s Award from St. Matthew’s University. Following his pre-clinical training Dr. Joe finished his final year of veterinary school at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC.

Dr. Joe’s interests include emergency and critical care as well as cardiovascular disease. Dr. Joe is a member of the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society, the American Veterinary Medical Association, and the New York State Veterinary Medical Association. Given Dr. Joe’s wide interests he is happy to care for dogs, cats, exotics, as well as some livestock.

Dr. Joe also holds an adjunct professor position at SUNY Ulster, teaching veterinary technician students. However, when he is not at the hospital or teaching Dr. Joe enjoys traveling and spending time with his family and friends. Dr. Joe has a variety of pets, including four dogs (Vincenzo, Macey, Nova, and Nina) three cats (Tom, Momma cat, Cora), and a cockatiel.

Dr. Daniela Carbone knew she wanted to be a veterinarian at the age of five years old. She graduated from the University of Hartford with a Bachelor in Science degree in 2005 and then went on to earn a Master of Science degree in Nutrition. She graduated from St. Matthew's University with a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine and completed clinical training at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana in 2011.

Following graduation, she stayed in the midwest and practiced small animal medicine in Danville, Illinois for two years. She has worked as both an associate and relief veterinarian in Dutchess, Putnam, Orange and Westchester counties over the past three years, allowing her to become a part of a wide area of the Hudson Valley Community.

Dr. Megan Knoell grew up in Goshen, New York and is a graduate of Goshen Central High School (Class of 2007).  

Dr. Megan attended SUNY-College of Environmental Science and Forestry where she earned a Bachelor of Environmental Science. She then attended veterinary school at The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine in Columbus, OH.

Following graduation, she completed an equine surgical and medical internship at Chaparral Veterinary Medical Center in Cave Creek, AZ.

Chad Andrews, DVM, ACVS (Small Animal) 

Dr. Chad Andrews received his D.V.M. from the Ohio State University in 2005. He completed a rotating internship at the University of Georgia and a surgical internship at Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists in Houston, TX. Dr. Andrews completed his residency at the University of Tennessee in 2010. He then stayed on as an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, were he led the Total Hip Replacement Program and mentored residents in the art of arthroscopy, as well as a multitude of other procedures.

He obtained his board certification with the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in March of 2012. Dr. Andrews has been involved with various surgical teaching labs that provide continuing education credits needed by surgeons and general practitioners

Dr. Victoria Yang was born in upstate New York. She moved to Taiwan when she was a child and lived there until she moved back to the US and attended high school in Northern California. She attended University of California – Davis for both her undergraduate degree in Animal Science and her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine.

Her focus in school was mixed animal medicine with a special interest in small animal ophthalmology, small animal preventative medicine, livestock internal medicine and surgery, and livestock ambulatory medicine. Dr. Yang enjoys working with a variety of animals. Some of her favorites are dairy cattle, small ruminants, and camelids. Dr. Yang was involved in a series of calf immunology research during veterinary school and published in Research in Veterinary Sciences as a first author in 2015.

She was also actively involved in shelter medicine and volunteered her time to care for pets of people experiencing homelessness when she lived in California. In her free time, Dr. Yang enjoys the outdoors and spending time with her rescue dog, Booth, and three-legged cat, Marky.

Dr. Yang is excited to move to the beautiful Hudson Valley and be part of the team at Catskill Veterinary Services, PLLC. Whether it’s a pet, a 4-H/FFA project animal, or commercial herd, Dr. Yang is looking forward to meeting you and your animals!

Dr. Yang is also fluent in Chinese.