Nelson Animal Hospital is family-owned and operated and we strive to extend our family philosophy to include our patients and their families as well. Please feel free to browse below for bios of some of our staff here at Nelson.
Dr. Sharon Quinn, DVM
Dr. Sharon Quinn has been the owner and head veterinarian at Nelson Animal Hospital since October of 2006. She graduated from the DVM program at the University of Guelph in 2004 and also holds an honours B.Sc. in Wildlife Biology from the University of Guelph. Following graduation, Dr. Quinn was employed full-time at a busy small animal and exotics practice here in Burlington. When the opportunity presented itself, she made the jump into practice ownership.
Dr. Quinn is a member of the Ontario Veterinary Medical Association and the College of Veterinarians of Ontario. She attends conferences and lectures on a regular basis to keep updated with the most current developments in the field of veterinary medicine.
Dr. Quinn's practice philosophy involves maintaining the highest standard of veterinary medical care while honouring the human-animal bond and fostering communication in a warm and friendly environment. She deeply values the relationships formed with our client families and patients and absolutely loves caring for senior pets!
Over the past couple of years, Dr. Quinn co-founded Smart.vet and Ontario Veterinary Telemedicine Services, currently the only CVO accredited facility of it’s kind in Ontario. The concept is to make veterinary care more accessible to all, and she is very excited to continue to work on new uses and applications for telemedicine in veterinary healthcare.
In her spare time, she helps to run an international singing competition, and enjoys travelling to different places around the world with the singers from Canada.
Dr. Quinn is a proud mother to four amazing children. In addition to the permanent clinic residents and adoptable pets you will meet on our site, the family includes three cats, Hannah, Flora and Olive!
Dr. Barbara Drewry, DVM
Coming soon.
Kaitlyn, RVT
Registered Veterinary Technician
Kaitlyn graduated from Seneca College, King Campus in 2013. After graduation she traveled to South Africa to help provide under privileged townships with parasite prevention, vaccines and spay and neuter services. She joined our team in Sept 2013 after working the summer at a local zoo.
Kaitlyn always knew she had a huge love for helping animals and it was a lifelong goal to become a veterinary technician. She has a special interest in patient care and recovery and always enjoys a good dental cleaning! Kaitlyn has a soft spot for bunnies and pocket pets.
Outside of work you can find her spending time with her husband and daughter, enjoying the outdoors, practicing yoga or shopping! They share their home with an adorable orange tabby named Wayne & a three-legged black cat named Paul!
Karleigh Hubble
Veterinary Assistant/ Client Care Specialist
Karleigh is another friendly face you will see here at the front desk! She joined the Nelson family in August 2020 after working and volunteering in the veterinary field for many years. Karleigh graduated from Brock University with a degree in biological science.
She has an interest in observing surgeries, caring for post op patients, and providing knowledge about pet nutrition.
Outside of work Karleigh enjoys spending time with her husband and 2 sons and share their home with 2 dogs, 6 cats and bunny! You can also find her enjoying photography, hiking and baking.
Dana Laidman
Veterinary Assistant/ Client Care Specialist
Dana has worked with animals for about 9 years by volunteering and working in the veterinary field. She has always had the passion for working with animals for many years and can’t imagine doing anything else. Dana has graduated from Ontario Veterinarian Assistant program and looks forward to returning back to school to become a technician in the next year or two.
Outside of work you can find Dana either curled up at home with a nice cup of coffee, a book and her cat named Olivia or out and about enjoying what nature has to offer. Dana is a proud cat mom and will somehow always find a way to bring up her fur baby.