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MEET OUR VETERINARIANS
DR. ROSENE
DVM | Clinic Founder
Dr. David Rosene received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine in 1984. Additionally, he received his Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and Psychology from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri and a Master of Philosophy in Anthropology (Primate Behavior) from Yale University.
Dr. Rosene is married to Julie Sattler Rosene, a retired television producer and retired Communications Professor. Julie is the co-founder of the Betty Brinn Children's Museum. They have two children, Emily and Erin.
Their older daughter, Emily, is a Family Medicine physician with a special interest in population based medicine, and public health. Emily lives in the Milwaukee area with her husband, Mark, and their three children.
Their younger daughter, Erin, holds dual Masters degrees in romance languages and modern foreign language education. She is currently a Middle School Foreign Language Teacher at a private school in Boston.
Dr. Rosene retired in the Summer of 2023 and is now enjoying spending time with family, going to the movies, water sports, and playing soccer.
DR. JOYCE
DVM | Medical Director
Dr. Kevin Joyce joined the Shorewood Animal Hospital in November 2018. He is a Wisconsin native, growing up near the Baraboo Bluffs, in Sauk Prairie. He graduated from veterinary school at the University of Wisconsin in 2011 and has been practicing in Wisconsin since graduation. His professional interests include anesthesia, pain management, internal medicine, and advanced diagnostics. His favorite part of general practice is getting to develop lasting professional relationships and working with pets throughout their entire lives. When not at the clinic, Dr. Joyce likes to spend as much time outside as possible, hiking, camping, and canoeing. He has three cats, Banzo, Fig, and Fiona.
DR. WHANG
DVM | Associate Veterinarian
Dr. Audrey Whang, a native of Cleveland, Ohio received her undergraduate degree in Biology at Case Western Reserve University in 1989. She then moved to Chicago, completing a Master's Degree in Biology at Loyola University of Chicago in 1991. Dr. Whang finished her education by completing her doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 1995 at The Ohio State University.
Dr. Whang practiced for 5 years at Bramer Animal Hospital in Evanston, Illinois before moving to Wisconsin with her family. She has been working at Shorewood Animal Hospital since 2000. Dr. Whang lives in Whitefish Bay with her husband, Dr. John Janssen, Professor Emeritus at the UWM School of Freshwater. Outside of work Dr. Whang and her husband enjoy exploring Door County, spending time with family in Ohio and traveling to the West Coast to visit their sons Andrew and Max.
DR. TOMARO
DVM | Associate Veterinarian
Dr. Nick Tomaro grew up in Oak Creek and has lived back in Milwaukee since graduating from veterinary school at the University of Wisconsin in 2001. He is happy to be back at the Shorewood Animal Hospital, having split his time between practicing at the clinic and working with the Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services. He enjoys all aspects of veterinary medicine, with special interests in emergency medicine and abdominal surgery.
Nick earned a graduate degree in Environmental Health Sciences at the Zilber School of Public Health in 2016. Nick and his wife, Blyth Meier, live in Riverwest with their black labs, Lena Mae & PeeWee.
DR. AHMED
DVM | Associate Veterinarian
Dr. Kate Ahmed (née: Barnewitz) joined the Shorewood Animal Hospital in June 2019. Kate grew up in Shorewood, and her interest in veterinary medicine began while employed as a kennel assistant at the Shorewood Animal Hospital during high school. She completed her undergraduate degree in Anthropology at the University of Utah in 2014, then returned to the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, graduating in 2019.
Kate loves working in primary care practice, but she has special interest in pain management, geriatric care, dermatology, and surgery. She also loves community and shelter medicine and frequently volunteers for vaccine clinics, and does occasional spay/neuter work with MADACC.
Outside of work, Kate is an avid bird-watcher and spends lots of time outside with her shiba inu, Addie. She also loves ballroom dancing! She and her husband, Aasif, love cooking and traveling together.
DR. SHEARBURN
DVM | Associate Veterinarian
Dr. Lorin Shearburn is a longtime advocate for companion animals and is passionate about their care. She has volunteered for over 15 years in shelters including Harmony House for Cats in Chicago, the Wisconsin Humane Society, Dane County Humane Society, Dane County Friends of Ferals and Turpertine Creek Wildlife Refuge.
Dr. Shearburn grew up in Springfield, IL and received a Bachelor of Science in Music from DePaul University in Chicago in 1997. She received her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 2006.
She is a member of the MVMA, WVMA, AVMA, HSVMA and FelineVMA (formerly American Association of Feline Practitioners). Dr. Shearburn served on an international panel to create the Environmental Needs Guidelines for Cats through the FelineVMA/AAFP.
Dr. Shearburn served on an international panel to create the Environmental Needs Guidelines for Cats through the AAFP. The guidelines were published in the journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery in 2013 and can be accessed online at http://catvets.com/guidelines/practice-guidelines/environmental-needs-guidelines. Dr. Shearburn was also interviewed for the February 2013 issue of Cat Fancy Magazine for feline dental health month.
Dr. Shearburn shares her home with 3 cats: Athena, Echo and Hermes and one rabbit: Tolstoy. She enjoys playing music, dance, yoga, vegetarian cooking and spending time with her husband and two daughters.
DR. MCCUE
DVM | Associate Veterinarian​
Dr. Delaney McCue (née Kinford) is originally from Southern California where she cultivated her passion for animals by volunteering at her local animal shelter and competing in equestrian show jumping. She received her bachelors degree in Animal Science from UC Davis. She completed her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University. While attending K-State she enjoyed being apart of student government and working in the teaching hospital’s intensive care unit. She joined Shorewood Animal Hospital in 2023. Her favorite parts of veterinary medicine are preventative care, internal medicine and client education.
Delaney and her husband Tom live in the North Shore area. Together they love spending time outdoors, traveling and hanging out with their yellow Labrador (Brooks) an orange tabby cat (Bojangles) and a hound mix, ( Huckleberry).
DR. CAVANAUGH
DVM | Associate Veterinarian​
Dr. Cora Cavanaugh (née Catak) is originally from Turkiye where she grew up with a love for animals, especially the strays and always wanted to be a veterinarian. She completed her pre-veterinary studies at Brooklyn College in NYC where she volunteered for shelters such as NYCACC and ASPCA. She received her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2020 where she volunteered for the Wildlife Clinic, was class representative for the Shelter Club and was a hospice foster, where she grew her love and passion for caring for elderly pets. Since graduation, she has worked in Emergency Medicine and ASPCA Poison Control. She loves being a veterinarian and her favorite aspects are internal medicine, surgery, pharmacology and pain management.
Cora and her husband Tom live on the East Side of Milwaukee with their son Oisin, their 3 dogs - Nessy the pitbull, Juliette the chihuahua and Bulut the rat terrier and their two cats, Claire and Panda. They love taking walks outside all together, going to the beach, vegan cooking ,and exploring the city.





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