Elizabeth Perone is the most recent addition to the staff at Hickory Veterinary Hospital as an emergency and general practice veterinarian.  Elizabeth graduated from University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 2005 and completed a rotating internship in medicine, surgery and emergency at Fifth Avenue Veterinary Services in New York City in 2006. Her interests include dermatology, dentistry and geriatric medicine. Dr. Perone shares her home with Sadie, Fitty and Max her 3 cats as well as Rigby her dog. In her spare time she enjoys traveling, reading, cooking and going to the gym.

 Dr. Lyons joined the staff at Hickory Veterinary Hospital as a full time general practice veterinarian in 2006. She graduated from Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine in 1986 and started her career practicing dairy and companion animal medicine for 5 years before moving to Maine . After working at a small animal clinic in central Maine for 5 years Dr. Lyons and another colleague established their own mixed animal practice which they owned for 10 years. In 2005 Cady married George Lyons, a historic preservationist and the couple relocated to Philadelphia when George accepted a position as Executive Director of the Chestnut Hill Historical Society. Dr. Lyons enjoys hiking, ocean kayaking and just spending time traveling with her husband. She also enjoys the company of her 2 dogs and 4 cats.

Dr. Vanessa Olenick, who recently joined the general practice team at Hickory Veterinary Hospital , earned her DVM from New York State College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University (2004) where extracurricular activities included coordinating the Pet Loss Support Hotline and volunteering in the Community Practice Service. After graduating from veterinary school, Dr. Olenick spent two years in New Jersey where she worked as both a general practitioner and an emergency clinician. Originally from Melbourne , Australia , she moved to New York City in 1991 and worked in law, finance and education before making a mid-life career change into veterinary medicine. Dr. Olenick is now comfortably settled in the Greater Philadelphia region with her two Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers, two Retriever crosses and six Domestic Shorthair cats (yikes!).

Dr. Olenick’s special veterinary interests include internal medicine, ophthalmology, complementary medicine and the human-animal bond.

When away from the hospital and her bottomless pile of professional journals, Dr. Olenick enjoys reading, cooking, jigsaw puzzles, horseback riding, hiking and dabbling in a little bit of gardening.