Dr Eugene Handel:

Dr Handel has loved animals since he was a boy in Milton, Massachusetts, where he used to scare his mother with frogs and snakes.  He earned a B.S. in biology from Purdue University, graduating in 1976.  He then went on to study veterinary medicine at the University of Bologna, Italy, where he graduated in 1981.

Dr Handel has many professional interests, including geriatrics, avain medicine, pain management, and behavior.

Dr Handel loves boating, hiking, music (especially jazz and blues,) traveling, and reading.  He is a big Red Sox fan.  He lives with his wife, Terry, in Hampstead.  He has two children, Ian and Laurel, a standard poodle named Louis Pierre Francois Vuitton, and a cat, Simon Oscar de la Renta.  Simon was an adoption cat found under a porch at 3 weeks of age.  He is beautiful now!

Pictured with Dr Handel is Louie.

Dr Stephanie Sierra 

Handel with Care Welcomes Dr. Sierra!

We are proud to welcome Dr. Stephanie Sierra to the Handel with Care Veterinary Hospital family!  Dr. Sierra is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine and also holds a Master of Public Health degree.  Dr. Sierra is relocating from upstate New York, where she worked in a mixed animal practice.  Dr. Sierra has a wonderful dog named Chula, among other pets, including a flock of chickens!  She lives with Andy, a kindergarten teacher.  Please join us in welcoming her!

Pictured with Dr Sierra is Chula

 Dr. John DeFanti:

Dr. DeFanti is from Rhode Island, and attends the Rhode Island Jazz Festival regularly.  When Dr. DeFanti's here, the walls reverberate with music.  John lives in Massachusetts with his wife, a veterinary technician, and his pets.