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Our Staff

Doctors

Sam Strauss , Medical Director

A native of New York, Dr. Strauss attended Cornell University as an undergraduate, then completed his veterinary degree at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 1982. Since then, he has been practicing small animal and exotic medicine in the city of Pembroke Pines.

In 1986, he opened Pembroke Lakes Animal Hospital, where he was the owner and medical director. In December 2005, he relocated the office to a larger facility at the current location, and renamed the office Weston Road Animal Hospital

Dr. Strauss is a member of the American Animal Hospital Association, the American Veterinary Medical Association, the Florida VMA, the Broward County VMA, the Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians, and the Association of Avian Veterinarians. His primary areas of interest include internal medicine, exotic animal medicine, and animal behavioral problems.

Dr Strauss's wife Judy, is the nurse educator in the operating room at Memorial West Hospital. He has two daughters the elder, Jamie, earned a Masters as a Physicians Assistant in Anesthesia from Emory University College of Medicine and works at Memorial West Hospital. The younger, Melanie, attended the University of South Florida. The Strauss family shares a home with three dogs, a cat, an African grey, and an indeterminate number of orchids.

Michael Feldt

Dr. Feldt graduated from the University of Wisconsin - School of Veterinary Medicine in 1998. Upon graduation he completed an internship at Garden State Veterinary Specialists in New Jersey. Since that time he has been practicing small animal medicine in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. In his free time he enjoys to travel, fish, and golf.
Wish him luck on his voyage! He is currently traveling the Caribbean on his sailboat, and cant wait for his return, once his adventures are over!

Management

Sharon Stone-Shim , Office Manager

Sharon is originally from Virginia, but has spent most of her life in South Florida. Sharon is married to her husband, David and has 3 beautiful girls- Devon, Madison and Kendahl. Sharon earned an Associates Degree as a paralegal from Broward Community College. Sharon loves horses and has a long history in barrel racing, equine breeding and showing. Sharon currently has a Shetland Sheepdog named Morgan and 2 Collies named Dylan and Payton.

Sharon joined our practice in 2000 and is our practice manager. She ensures our efficient flow of work and high standard of medicine. Sharon is responsible for all of our day to day activities and is the heart of our practice. Sharon hires new staff, orders inventory for our hospital, keeps all of our accounts up to date and provides educational training for our staff.

Technicians

Mr. Roly Busto , Firefighter/Paramedic

A native of south Florida, Roly graduated from McArthur High School in Hollywood. He has been employed by Dr. Strauss since 1992, and holds the position of technician team leader. He is responsible for training current and new staff. Roly is also bilingual, fluent in Spanish. He is currently still working for us in a part time role, he is shared with us by Ft. Lauderdale Fire Rescue where he is employed as a firefighter/paramedic full time.

Roly's current menagerie includes: Dash, a Soft Coated Wheaton Terrier, RIT, a yellow lab, and Angus,an Eastern Indigo snake. His special areas of interest include behavior medicine, dentistry, & exotic animal medicine, especially reptiles.

Latte, Our Best Friend

Born in 1996, Latte is a red-nosed American Pitbull Terrier. Originally adopted as our office guard dog, she was quickly promoted to blood donor. She had a blood type which is transfusable to all dogs of differing blood types. Latte saved numerous dogs in their desperate time of need.

We at Weston Road Animal Hospital as well as the Strauss family were deeply saddened by the loss. Latte will be sorely missed by us and all those who were lucky enough to be touched by her presence.

A sincere thank you from those who were saved by your blood transfusions. LATTE WE LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU!

Manny Arrese

Jonathan Poyo

Jonathan, a south Florida native, was born and raised in Miami. He has been a Veterinary Technician for the past 4 years. He has a love for animals of all kinds, fishing, basketball, and is eager to learn new things. Jonathan also has a special interest in medicine and is studying to become an RN. He has been an excellent addition to our staff. You can look forward to meeting him at your next visit.

Jason Ruttenberg

Reception

Kim Jager

Kim was born and raised in South Florida. Kim's spare time is devoted to her daughters Hailey and Taylor, as well as the love of her life, Richard. She also adores her four legged daughter Alana, an Italian Mastiff. Kim's first job out of school began at an animal hospital and has been in the industry ever since. She enjoys it so much that she plans to further her education in the field. Kim has been a valued staff member for over 7 years now.

Shelly Erickson

Shelly was born in Oregon and grew up in New England. She currently lives in Sunrise with her fiance and their 4 legged daughter, Sydney. She spends her free time planning her wedding which will be in the spring of next year. You will be pleased to find her smiling face at our front desk.

Melanie Strauss

Kennel

David Norstedt

David was born in New York (Brentwood Long Island). He moved to Weston very young and has enjoyed growing up here. He is now attending Florida Atlantic University majoring in biology.

Sarah Fernandez-Vega

Sarah was born here in South Florida. She has worked with us for over a year, and participates in the vet assisting program at West Broward High School. You can always she her smiling face in the kennel area!

Marcos Gomez

Grooming

Rossana Romano

Mascots

Tebow

Dixie