Staff

Veterinarian Zoltan Djelmis has had love of animals and a soft spot for strays since he was a child. “I always loved animals, and I always wanted to be a vet, a dream I never gave up on,” says Dr. Djelmis.

Dr. Djelmis graduated in 1989 from University of Zagreb, Croatia. Civil war led him to come to America; he settled in the Columbus area because he had family here.

With almost 30 years of practice, Dr. Djelmis still gets excited about his work. He has a special interest in soft tissue surgeries, dentistry and ultrasound.

He’s been in Hilliard since 1997 and took over Dr. George Kukor’s Hilliard Veterinary Hospital in June of 2006. He is married to a pharmacist, has a 18 year old son and a stepson in college. He enjoys traveling, gardening and spending time with his family. Dr. Djelmis has two dogs, both beagle mixes. He is fluent in English, Hungarian and Serbian.

Stephanie has been in Veterinary Medicine for over 30 years. She has two dogs and seven cats that are the love of her life. Her latest addition was rescued at two weeks and bottled raised. Stephanie enjoys the outdoors and camping.

Michelle has a two sons, Landen 8, and Caleb 5. She also has a cat named Slim who was hand-raised by Michelle from 3 days of age. Michelle enjoys running, camping, being outdoors, and spending time with her family.

Juli started working at Hilliard Veterinary Hospital in 1997.  She is married with two sons, two granddaughters,  a Persian cat named Blue. When she is not working, Juli enjoys spending time with her family, dancing, and going on vacations.

Becky has been with the Hilliard Veterinary Hospital since May of 1997. She has two boys, 15 year-old Dane and 11 year-old Marco. Becky also has two boy cats, Kasper and Fudge.

Anita has worked in the veterinary field for about 11 years. She loves interacting with clients and pets alike. Anita and her husband Brent have a 9 month old baby girl, Rowan & a 7 year old Silver Lab named Benny who loves to go on walks and cuddle. She enjoys reading, crocheting & cross stitching in her free time.

Cheyenne is a third year veterinary student at The Ohio State University. She has an interest in small animal internal medicine and hopes to one day be board-certified. Cheyenne has an 9 year old rescue shih-tzu mix named Frodo and a black cat named Ed. In her spare time, she enjoys binge-watching TV, hiking, and reading.

Karen has groomed, shown and trained dogs since 1969. She was blessed to learn grooming from some of the finest professional show people in the United States. Her own kennel of Afghan hounds has had over 20 champions, including Best in show and the top scoring obedience Afghan hound for 2004. She also judges sweepstakes and futurities, teaches dog obedience and has published articles and a dog care column.

As our resident feline, Ace’s job is to greet guests, hold down files and nap. Ace takes all of his duties very seriously!