Meet our Veterinary Team in Bellingham, MA

Lyra Read

DVM

Dr. Read grew up in the Boston suburbs, with cats and dogs, and spent several summers at horseback riding camp. She attended the University of Delaware for her undergraduate studies, obtaining a BS in Animal Science/Pre-veterinary medicine, and focused much of her attention on equine reproductive medicine. After taking some time off before starting vet school, Dr. Read worked in a small animal hospital where she had fantastic mentors and really grew to love the world of small animal veterinary medicine just as much as large animal. She attended Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine on the beautiful island of St. Kitts, completing studies at Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine and graduating in 2012. She then completed a one-year emergency and specialty rotating internship at Tufts VETS in Walpole, MA. From there, Dr. Read joined a local small animal hospital in Massachusetts and worked there for 10 years before opening Upper Charles Animal Hospital with Dr. Crosier.

Dr. Read lives with her husband, Jim. They have a 2 ½-year-old son named Spencer, a sassy 17-year-old torti cat named Tinkerbell, and 2-year-old sibling cats named Wally and Dutchess. They love spending time as a family, and Dr. Read loves puttering in her garden when able. Dr. Read loves focusing on preventative and wellness care, as well as long-term management of chronic illness and pain management. Soft tissue surgery is also a favorite, as well as dentistry. She looks forward to meeting you and your family!

Brooke Crosier

DVM

Dr. Crosier grew up in southern Vermont on a horse farm. It was there that she really saw the family veterinarian in action and realized that was what she wanted to do with her life. She received her BA in Biology from SUNY Geneseo in upstate New York. While in college, she spent a great deal of time traveling through the beautiful western New York countryside on farm calls, further solidifying her love of all aspects of veterinary medicine, and saw first-hand the value of fostering meaningful relationships with clients as a way to serve her patients better. She spent a semester abroad in Galway, Ireland, which she fondly recalls as some of the best months of her life.

Dr. Crosier graduated from Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 2010. Upon graduation, she spent three years working at a mixed animal (large and small animal) veterinary clinic in the Adirondack region of New York State. She moved to the greater Boston area in 2013 and worked for 10 years at a small animal practice there until opening Upper Charles Animal Hospital with Dr. Read. She loves spending time with her family, including her husband, Eric. She is Mom to a 2-year-old human (Owen), a 2-year-old Corgi (George), and an 18-year-old cat (Avocado). She also enjoys running, traveling to new places, and homesteading and is proud of her large garden and a vibrant flock of backyard chickens. Dr. Crosier’s professional interests include soft tissue surgery and working up complicated internal medicine cases. She can’t wait to meet you and your pets!!

Dawn Ribeiro

Technician

Dawn is UCAH’s lead surgical technician. She has been working as a veterinary technician for 10+ years. She attended Becker College, where she studied Animal Science and competed on the Equestrian Team. She recently discovered a passion for small animal massage therapy and completed a massage therapy course at Northwest School of Animal Massage. She has two cats and one dog, all of whom are named after famous composers. Her hobbies include hiking with her dog and traveling. Dawn is a compassionate, caring individual who treats clients’ pets like her own and is a welcome addition to our team.

Cara Figuerido

Technician

Cara has been working with animals since 2014. She started off as a dog groomer, and then decided to switch over to vet med in 2018. She first got her veterinary assistant certification, and became a certified veterinary technician last year. She’s very passionate about all areas of veterinary care, particularly surgery and dentistry. She spends her time off with her fiancé Maria and her two dogs Coco (Chihuahua) and Puff (Pomeranian), along with her Chihuahua mix Yoda and Sphynx cat Sage, and their newborn son Cayden. She loves anything outdoors that has to do with nature, and spends time outside whenever she can. She can’t wait to meet you and your pets!

Dyann Cardona

Technician

Dyann has been working with animals since 2014 and has been a technician at UCAH since October 2023. She started her career with animals at a doggy daycare as a dog handler, then enrolled in the veterinary technician program at the New England Institute of Technology, where she earned her Associate’s degree in Science in 2019. Dyann’s hobbies include spending time with her full house of pets. She has two dogs (Bellie and Haize) and two cats (Pumpi and Knox). She also enjoys traveling, reading, and sleeping. She is very compassionate in her job and loves to communicate with and educate owners so that they feel empowered with knowledge about their pets—this makes her love what she does. She wants to help every and any animal that she comes across.

Christina Gaynor

Technician

Christina is a compassionate animal lover who was working for Dr. Wilson while the clinic was Homeward Bound Veterinary Service and has stayed through the transition to Upper Charles Animal Hospital. Christina has been a vet tech for 6 years and strives to provide the best care for each patient as an individual. When not working, she really enjoys live music and spending time with her human and fur babies.

Tyler Valerio

Technician

Tyler is a dad to 4 little dogs & 2 piggies. When he is not working, he enjoys making music and spending time outdoors with his dogs. He has been working with animals since 2015. We are so excited to have Tyler on our crew!

Kathryn Margaletta

Receptionist

Kathryn has been working with animals most of her life; she’s worked with barnyard animals, helped with turtle conservation and research, been in general practice and emergency vet care, and was even a zookeeper for a time! She lives with 2 cats (Rhonda and Goose), a leopard gecko (Speck), and a small collection of invertebrates, including a jumping spider and isopods. When not at work, she spends her time creating terrariums with her overabundance of plants, reading, and helping her husband with various home improvement projects.

Tracey Gamache

Practice Manager

Tracey has been happily working with animals for over a decade. She started out as a receptionist at TuftsVETS in Walpole in 2002 and worked her way up to Front Office Manager. After taking a few years away from the field to raise her 2 daughters, she returned to the veterinary world at Foxboro Animal Hospital, where she ran the reception team and got to know Dr. Crosier and Dr. Read. When not at the hospital, you will find Tracey in her crafting room, knitting or sewing under the watchful eyes of her 2 cats.