Total Veterinary Care Hospital Cicero, New York
Our hospital is located just off US-11 in the Marketplace Shopping Center; we share the plaza with Panera Bread and Lowe’s Home Improvement. We love to show off our state-of-the-art facilities, so please come visit and let us show you around!
Meet Dr. Stacy Laxen, Chief of Staff
Born and raised in Minnesota, Stacy Laxen, DVM, received a B.S. in Animal Science and a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Minnesota. After graduation, she moved to Miami, Florida where she worked for two years as an associate veterinarian in a small animal clinic. Realizing she missed the change of seasons, Dr. Laxen made Syracuse home in May 2012, where she has continued her career as a small animal veterinarian.
Dr. Laxen's professional passion is animal behavior, where she helps people better understand and communicate with their pets, thus strengthening the human animal bond. Her professional interests also include internal medicine and cardiology. She is the proud mom of four rescue cats, Bossy, Monty, Evy, and Tux and also two goats, Nestle Crunch and Peaches. Her personal interests include running and watching Syracuse basketball.
Meet Dr. Alina Tsareva
Alina Tsareva, DVM, is an Associate Veterinarian at Total Veterinary Care in Cicero, NY. She is a graduate of Amherst College where she earned a bachelor's degree in neuroscience and of Cornell University where she earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. Prior to working with TVC, she has practiced small animal medicine in Auburn, NY. Dr. Tsareva brings the special interests of dermatology in dogs and cats, soft tissue surgery and exotic animal medicine to our practice.
Currently, she, her husband and son share their home with Hazel, a rescue pit bull mix with a distrust of veterinarians; Jelly Trip, a loving barn cat, who became part of the family after losing a limb to a coyote; Fuzz Buzz, a cat with a gigantic personality from Animal Care and Control in NYC; and Kitten, a fancy mouse who just likes to hang out with the cats!
Meet Dr. Melissa Ferris
Melissa Ferris, DVM, grew up in the coal mining town of Big Stone Gap, Virginia, located in the (very) Southwest part of the state.She graduated from Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine (VMRCVM) in 1995, after receiving her degree in Biology from Virginia Tech, in 1991.
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