Meet the Staff

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Dr. Heather Nemanic DVM - VeterinarianDr. Nemanic  likes horses, riding, drawing, painting, movies, books (scifi), Equine veterinary medicine - specifically dentistry, lameness, internal medicine, and acupuncture.

Dr. Raidman DVM - VeterinarianWe are so excited to welcome back Dr. Raidman to Riverwoods Pet Hospital. Dr. Raidman graduated from Washington State University School of Veterinary Medicine in 2004. Since then, she continues to enjoy practicing small animal medicine. In her spare time, she loves to travel and spend time with her family outdoors, camping, and paddle boarding. With her family, she currently has 2 golden retrievers, a cat, a bearded dragon, 2 guinea pigs and a hamster.

Lindsey Porter - Lead Vet TechnicianLindsey loves outdoor sports, singing, reading and power tumbling. She graduated from Orem high in 2008. A year later she started the Veterinary technician program at Broadview University. She was placed at Riverwoods Pet Hospital for her externship and was hired on as a full time technician.

Allison Nance - Vet Technician CVT Allison is originally from California. She studied Biology at San Diego State University before obtaining her Veterinary Technician degree from Mesa College in San Diego. During her schooling, she was an intern at the San Diego Zoo where she worked with lions, tigers and bears, but her favorite animals were the larger hoof-stock such as water buffalo, giraffes and antelopes. Allison has a zoo of her own at home. She owns 2 dogs, a Great Dane and a pit-bull mix, 3 cats, 2 tortoises, 26 chickens and a horse. Her favorite animals to work with at Riverwoods are tortoises and chickens. In her spare time Allison enjoys horseback riding, hiking with her dogs, teaching swim lessons and spending time with her family. Riverwoods is the best place for Allison to get experience with both small animals and exotics as her goal is to work at a zoo someday.