The Can-Am Crown Veterinary Staff for 2012

	Nick Pesut VMD		Dr. Nick Pesut graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 1982. He has practiced at the Presque Isle Animal Hospital in Presque Isle, Maine since 1984, and he and his wife Andrea have owned the practice since 1991. Nick has worked at every Can-Am Crown as a trail vet, and this will be his eighth year as chief veterinarian. He has also worked the Eagle Lake 100 since its inception. Nick's greatest enjoyment at these sled dog races has been meeting and working with some wonderful people from the volunteers to the mushers and the veterinary staff. Nick is a member of the AVMA, MVMA, and ISDVMA. Veterinary medicine has been a great profession for Nick, and the Can-Am Crown races have been among his most enjoyable veterinary experiences.
	Cindy Fuhs DVM		Dr. Cindy Fuhs graduated from Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine in 2003, and has owned and run Still River Veterinary Services since that time. Cindy sees her equine, bovine, small ruminant and camelid patients on an ambulatory basis, and also provides wellness services to her clients with dogs and cats on the farm. Cindy began volunteering for the Can-Am Crown races in 2002 and 2003 while still a veterinary student, and has since served as a Can-Am Trail Veterinarian in 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. Cindy has a keen interest in endurance sports and in Alaskan Malamutes, is an avid sailor and loves just about anything that involves being outside. What she finds most enjoyable about the Can-Am are the people associated with this special event and the incredible athleticism of the dogs. Cindy is a member of the AVMA, AAEP, AASRP, the ISDVMA, and is also currently serving as Secretary for the MVMA. She resides year-round in Bolton, MA with her family (both two- and four-footed).
	Tracy Garza DVM		Dr. Garza graduated with her B.S. in Zoology from Michigan State in 1999. She went on to earn her D.V.M. in 2004 also from Michigan State. Before joining Hillchester Animal Clinic in 2008 she worked as a Emergency Room Relief veterinarian in the Chicago area. She is a member of AAHA (American Animal Hospital Association), ISVMA (Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association), AVMA (American Veterinary Medical Association), IAAM (International Aquatic Animal Medicine Association), ISDVMA (International Sled Dog Veterinary Medical Association), and the CVMA (Chicago Veterinary Medical Association). In her free time she loves to travel the world, studying foreign languages, reading, yoga, swimming, and weight-lifting. Also in 2007 she was a race veterinarian for sled dogs in the Iditarod.
	Kirsten Graham-May DVM		Kirsten skipped class to volunteer as a vet assistant at the Can-Am for three of her four years as a student at the Ontario Veterinary College. She then served as a trail vet at the Can-Am from 2006 - 2008 after graduating. She had to take a couple of years' hiatus from the race due to scheduling conflicts and getting married (What was she thinking getting married at the same time as the Can-Am?!?), but kept her sled dog veterinary skills up by volunteering at a couple of local short-distance races closer to home. Being bilingual, Kirsten particularly enjoys brushing up her French by chatting with the Quebecois mushers. Kirsten is married to a dairy farmer and is currently working as a small animal practitioner near Guelph, Ontario. She is really looking forward to her Can-Am comeback!
	Melissa Holahan DVM		Dr. Holahan graduated from Michigan State University, College of Veterinary Medicine in 2006. Upon graduation, Dr. Holahan completed a one-year rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. In July 2010 she completed a residency in emergency and critical care medicine at the Michigan State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital. She is board certified in emergency and critical care. See VCAspecialvets.
	Earladeen MacGregor DVM		Dr. MacGregor earned her veterinary degree from Ontario Veterinary College. She travels to Fort Kent all the way from her home province of British Columbia to serve as a Can-Am Crown trail veterinarian. Earladeen is also a marathon runner who has competed strongly in marathon races in Hawaii, British Columbia, and Ontario. Dr. MacGregor began volunteering at the Can-Am as a veterinary student in 2003. Hooked ever since, she has continued to volunteer at the Can-Am as a trail veterinarian after graduating from the Ontario Veterinary College in 2005. She has also worked the John Beargrease. Currently, she works as a small animal relief veterinarian throughout British Columbia. If you can catch her in her spare time, you’ll find her running, hiking, snowboarding, cycling, cooking and traveling.
	Sheila Morrissey DVM		"A New Englander, I transplanted to Minnesota (my second "home") after high school and attended the University of Minnesota, receiving my DVM degree in 1983. In vet school I adopted my first Siberian (having grown up with an Alaskan Malamute) and thus began my love affair with the breed and my introduction into dog sledding and canine sports in general. I dog sled with our dogs as recreation, and when the snow's not flying we also backpack with them as well as show in obedience and conformation. I have a small animal practice in Greenfield, MA and share my home with my husband and two sons as well as our dogs and cats. Our Siberians (home bred under the Northern Lights name) have won numerous awards in obedience and rally over the years. I am a member of the American Canine Sport Medicine Assoc., the ISDVMA as well as being the genetics chairman for the Siberian Husky Club of America (SHCA) and also the eastern representative for the SHCA's Working Pack Dog Program. Our family is very outdoor oriented enjoying skiing, kayaking, hiking, biking as well as dogsledding. I "cut my teeth" as a trail vet at the Great Trails Races, was chief vet for the Sandwich Notch Sled Dog Races for several years, and trail vet for the Beargrease once and the Can Am Crown for many years."
	Jackie Piepkorn DVM		Dr Jackie is a 1990 graduate of Iowa State University, College of Veterinary Medicine and a 1983 graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, MN. She has been practicing veterinary medicine for more than ten years at Westonka Animal Hospital. Her areas of interests are in ophthalmology, endocrinology, and sports medicine for dogs. She is very involved with the canine athletes, the sled dogs and the hunting dogs. She was the 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and Year 2002 Chief Veterinarian for the John Beargrease marathon sled dog race in Minnesota. Dr. Piepkorn has also served as a Can-Am Crown trail veterinarian in 2004, 2005, and 2006. Being an active member of the International Sled Dog Veterinary Medicine Association(ISDVMA) and the American Canine Sports Medicine Association(ACSMA) has allowed her additional insight into the special nutritional and conditioning needs of these athletes.
	Kim Rozinka DVM		Dr. Rozinka has volunteered as a trail veterinarian since 2003 and has worked at 5 Beargrease races, the last Grand Portage Passage race in 2003, and the UP200 race in 2007. She graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Veterinary Medicine in 1994 and is currently a relief veterinarian in the St. Paul, Minnesota area. Her professional goal is to pursue training in canine physical therapy. When not playing with her children, her dog, or working, she enjoys skiing, yoga, camping/hiking, Guinness and gardening. Photo by Denny Warner.