24-Hour Walpole Pet Emergency & Critical Care
The Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Departments at Tufts VETS in Walpole, Massachusetts includes a very talented team of emergency-trained veterinary clinicians. The facility is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and can handle most emergency cases. The facility also works cooperatively with the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Department of the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in North Grafton, Massachusetts.
Our ICU is equipped to provide advanced monitoring, transfusion medicine, positive pressure ventilation, and other life support techniques necessary for state-of-the-art critical care. Emergency surgeries are performed by our veterinary surgeons and emergency doctors 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week.
The Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Department currently includes three board certified veterinary specialists who are Diplomates of the American College of Emergency and Critical Care (ACVECC). We currently have eight internship-trained experienced emergency veterinarians and five interns. In total, there are 11 resident veterinarians and five interns.
Our highly skilled technical staff consists of 30+ veterinary technicians caring for approximately 11,500 cases per year in our emergency department.
Pet Emergencies
Tufts VETS offers veterinary emergency and critical care services 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week. We also perform emergency surgeries around the clock for pets requiring immediate surgical intervention. Our veterinary emergency staff includes board certified veterinary specialists.
We are located at 525 South Street in Walpole, MA, between Routes 1 and 1A. If possible, please call us at (508) 668-5454 in advance so that we can prepare for your arrival.
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Emergency Resources
Animal Poison Control Website
(888) 426-4435
www.aspca.org
Department Staff
- Keriann Cabral-Diaz, DVM
- Camryn Cherella, DVM
- Samantha Dolan, DVM
- Katherine Gebbie, DVM
- Arshiya Goel, DVM
- Molly Graham, DVM, Diplomate ACVECC
- Tara Hammond, DVM, Diplomate ACVECC
- Sarah MacKay, DVM
- Sean Majoy, DVM, Diplomate ACVECC
- Chrishell Marble, DVM
- Shahrzad Safari, DVM
- Ashley Sanfelippo, DVM
- Jessica Suarez, DVM
- Meghan Vaught, DVM, DACVECC (Chief of Emergency & Critical Care)
- Timothy Wood, DVM
- Referring Veterinarians
- Tufts VETS offers many specialty services as an extension of the primary care veterinarian, and we recognize the important role we play in helping you provide optimum medical care for your clients and patients.
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- Emergency & Critical Care
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Liaisons
Paige
Paige worked at Tufts VETS as a veterinary assistant in our ECC from 2017-2019. She then spent a few years growing as a professional before rejoining the team in February 2024. Her formal studies were in Sociology and English, but Paige grew up around animals as her mom is a veterinary technician. Her favorite part of her job is finding new ways every day to make lives easier for our clients and staff. She shares her home with 5 cats and a foster dog. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, visiting antique stores and coffee shops, and spending time at home doing crafts.
Michelle
Michelle rejoined Tufts VETS in February 2025 as an ECC liaison. She previously worked as an ICU technician here. Michelle started in the field over 20 years ago in general practice. She discovered her love for Emergency and Critical Care medicine soon thereafter. Her favorite parts of her job are learning new medical things and supporting technicians, doctors and clients to provide the best possible care for patients during and after their hospitalization. Michelle has a French Bulldog named Harley and an elderly Siamese kitty named Ming. When she’s not working, Michelle enjoys riding her Harley Davidson motorcycle, spending time with her kids and grandkids, and enjoying sunshine and horses.
Kristina
Kristina has been at Tufts VETS since February 2024. Not only does Kristina work as an ECC liaison here, she is also a CSR supervisor. Kristina has worked in healthcare (veterinary or human) for the past 18 years. Prior to joining Tufts VETS she worked as an ER liaison at another specialty/ER facility. Kristina enjoys making a difference in both the patients' and clients’ lives. She loves seeing a pet's health turn around after treatment, but even more so seeing a client's reaction when their beloved pet's health turns around because of our care. Kristina loves to collect plants. She and her daughter can be found at a nursery or pet store on the weekends. During the summer months she enjoys going to concerts and soaking up the warm weather. Kristina’s Doberman, Maverick, keeps her on her toes (like a toddler)! She also has two sibling grand kitties named Kenzie and Theo. Over the years she has had bearded dragons, iguanas, uromastyx, and many varieties of fish including freshwater stingrays, arowanas and more.
Jessica
Jess made the change from human medicine to veterinary medicine in 2022, before coming to Tufts VETS in 2024. She enjoys being there to support pet owners on both the tough days when their pets are sick, and the good days when they get to go home! She particularly likes sending pictures to pet owners to help them feel connected to their pets while they are hospitalized. Jess has one cat named Margot, and she enjoys going to the movies and taking nature walks.
Julia
Julia began at Tufts VETS in 2023 as a customer service representative. In college, she majored in Animal Science and Business. She has worked with pets her whole life. She shows her 2 English Cocker Spaniels in several sports. She also has a horse and loves to read. The most rewarding part of her job is building relationships with our clients.