Meet Our Team
Meet the Veterinary Team of Kindred Spirits Veterinary Clinic! We’re pleased to provide exceptional vet care for your pets!
Get To Know Our Team
When you put your trust in us, we do everything we can to ensure health and quality of life for your pets.
Dr. Chris Barry
Medical Director
Veterinarian
Email: drbarry@kindredvet.com
Chris’s passion for animals began early in life, but he did not catch the “veterinarian bug” until college. After leaving his hometown of Redlands, California to earn his veterinary degree from Ross University, he decided to settle in Maine. Shortly after he moved to this beautiful state, he found what would become his home since 2015, Kindred Spirits. And the rest is history.
When not at the clinic, Chris enjoys traveling with his wife Asa, walking his Labrador/Red Heeler mix Bailey, or taking naps with his three cats, Rocky, Raccoon, and Black Beard. He also donates his time to the local humane society as a member of their board of directors.
Dr. Laura Leighton
Veterinarian
Email: drleighton@kindredvet.com
Dr. Leighton was born and raised in Maine and after finishing veterinary school at UPENN, she returned home to practice in the Bangor area. She’s been at Kindred Spirits since 2019 and enjoys working with small animals, turtles, poultry and wildlife. She practices veterinary acupuncture and has an interest in alternative healing modalities. She lives in the area with her family, 1 rambunctious dog, 1 spoiled cat and 3 geriatric chickens.
Dr. Caroline Lewis
Veterinarian
Email: Drlewis@kindredvet.com
Dr. Lewis has been practicing for 6 years and graduated in 2017 from University of Pennsylvania. Her favorite area of vet med is exotics medicine and surgery. Dr. Lewis spent all her free time as a student in the avian and exotics department learning all I could about these unique pets. She has worked as a wildlife vet for 2 years out of school where she exclusively treated the wild birds of Maine. This included everything from hummingbirds to bald eagles. After that she started working in private practice seeing both exotics as well as cats and dogs. She enjoys helping clients keep their unusual feathered and scaled family members as healthy and happy as can be. In her free time she enjoys hiking with her husband and spending time with her parrot Merlyn and cat Sophie.
Dr. Alisha Ressler
Veterinarian
Email: aressler@kindredvet.com
Alisha has been working in veterinary medicine for the last 5 years. She studied at University of Pennsylvania (Penn Vet). It’s important to her that pet owners are acknowledged and education as much as possible about the health and medical conditions of their animals. In her spare time she enjoys hiking, camping, kayaking, traveling, canoeing, traveling, and photography.
Dr. Michael Giard
Email: drgiard@kindredvet.com
Michael has been coming to Kindred Spirits for roughly 15 years now. He grew up coming to Kindred as a client with two of his cats and various family dogs over the years. Fast forward a few years, and he started his veterinary career here as a veterinary assistant. After graduating from Lincoln Memorial University he came back to Kindred once again, this time as a veterinarian.
In his spare time, Michael spends as much time as he can adventuring with his Wife, Kylie and two dogs, Enzo and Kineo. He enjoys skiing, hiking, camping, or really anything else that gets him outside. When relaxing around the house, he can often be found watching a movie with one of his three cats, Flip, Little Red or Maisy.
Ashley
Email: apomroy@kindredvet.com
Ashley has joined the Kindred Spirit Vet team this year. She attended Calvary Chapel Bible College in WA. Ashley enjoys adventuring outdoors with her dog Arlo, as well as hiking and kayaking. She loves music, and in her spare time she teaches guitar and singing lessons and plays the drums. She also enjoys crafting and dabbling a little in mechanic work on her Jeep.
Vicki
Office Manager
Email: vicki@kindredvet.com
Vicki joined Kindred Spirits in June 2006. She grew up in Maine and attended the University of Maine. She lives in Old Town with her husband Mike, two Labradors, Schooner and Kelsey and two cats Jax and Kodiak. She enjoys traveling, camping and snowshoeing.
Christina
Email: christina@kindredvet.com
Christina has been working in the veterinary field for the last 17 years and has been part of Kindred Spirits Veterinary Clinic since 2010. She received her Bachelors of Science degree in Biology from Saint Joseph’s College of Maine and her Veterinary Technician Degree from the University of Maine at Augusta. Christina obtained her Canine/Feline veterinary technician specialty (VTS) in 2015 and is currently the only technician in the state of Maine that has this specialty. Christina enjoys spending time with her Chihuahua Lemon, her four cats Ronin, Toby, Mouse, and Billy, and her two guinea pigs Eddie and Bennie.
Heather
Email: hchapman@kindredvet.com
Heather joined the Kindred Spirits team in 2022 and has been working in veterinary medicine for the last 25 years. She enjoys spending time with her dogs Fergie and her two horses Bourbon and Maggie.
Adrienne
Veterinary Assistant
Email: adrienne@kindredvet.com
Adrienne is a Veterinary Assistant and has worked at Kindred Spirits for 8 years. She went to Saint Joseph’s College of Maine and received a Bachelors in Science in Biology. She then went to the University of Maine in Augusta (Bangor campus) to study Veterinary Technology. She enjoys talking to clients and getting to know them and their pets. She enjoys talking to clients and getting to know them and their pets. In her spare time she enjoys hiking through Acadia National Park and baking.
Michele
Vet Tech Assistant
Email: michele@kindredvet.com
Michele joined Kindred Spirits Veterinary Clinic in 2019 and has been living in Maine her whole life. She enjoys spending time with her animals and friends. In her spare time she enjoys working on projects around her home.
Tabitha
Email: tpage@kindredvet.com
Tabitha joined Kindred Spirits Veterinary Clinic in June of 2022 after graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Technology. Tabitha regularly worked with animals in the Old McDonalds farm at the Bangor state fair before graduating and now lives in Brewer with her husband and cat Rimuru.
Heather
Email: heather@kindredvet.com
Heather started working at KSVC at the end of August 2017, but has been working in veterinary medicine since 2012. She is one of our receptionists. She grew up in Massachusetts and attended Unity College where she fell in love with the state of Maine. She has spent the majority of career working with animals as a kennel attendant, veterinary receptionist, and pet groomer.
Heather Lives in Orrington with her 2 dogs and 4 cats. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her animals, doing crafts, reading, fishing and traveling back home to Massachusetts to spend time with her niece and nephew.
Lianna
Email: ltaplin@kindredvet.com
Lianna has been at Kindred Spirits Veterinary Clinic in since 2 years. She recently graduated from the University of Maine at Augusta, obtained her degree in Veterinary Technology, and became licensed in May 2022. She gives compassionate care for every animal, treating them as if they were her own. She enjoys spending time with her family and cats. Gardening, reading, and playing video games with my kids.
Heather
Licensed Veterinary Technician
Email: hsprague@kindredvet.com
Heather graduated from the University of Vermont in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy but after realizing that working with pets was where her heart belonged, she went back to school to become a Veterinary Technician. In 2009, she graduated with an A.S in Veterinary Technology in 2009 from the University of Maine at Augusta (Bangor). Heather fused her educational backgrounds by becoming a Certified Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner through the University of Tennessee Canine Rehab Program in 2012.
When not working, Heather likes to spend time with her dog Cricket and cat Betty, reading, crafting, and planning her next travel adventure.
Pamela
Veterinary Assistant
Email: pgrigg@kindredvet.com
Pamela has worked at Kindred Spirits since June 2021. Pamela studied at the University of New England. Pamela prides herself on Understanding the patient’s needs, listening to their behavior, and trying to make their experience stress-free. She likes to bike, bake, kayak, ski, reading on the beach in her free time.
Dr. Whiskercloud
Veterinarian
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