East Bay Animal Hospital
Our Staff
Veterinarians
Dr. Peter Cournoyer (Practice Owner)
Education: Boston College, Tufts University
30 years in practice
Dr. Cournoyer graduated from Boston College in 1984 and Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine in 1989. He opened this practice in 1993 and especially enjoys primary care and surgery. He is married with three children and enjoys the family pets; two dogs and four chickens.
Dr. Elizabeth Murdock
Education: Royal Veterinary College and Vassar College
18 Years in practice
Dr. Murdock graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in London, England in 2001 and practiced in the UK until 2008. She moved back to the US in 2008 with her husband, 3 children and 3 pets in tow. She enjoys surgery, small mammals, and endocrine disease.
Dr. Anne Nuttall
Education: University of California
32 years in practice
Dr. Nuttall graduated from the University of California at Davis in 1987. She moved to Massachusetts in 1994 and has been working at East Bay Animal Hospital since 1996. Her favorite area of practice is internal medicine.
Dr. Ana Malone Oliver
Education: University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
5 years in practice
A Rhode Island native, Dr. Malone Oliver earned her undergraduate degree in both Chemistry and Biology from Roger Williams University. She graduated from the University of Veterinary Medicine in 2015. Prior to working at East Bay, Dr. Malone Oliver was an equine veterinarian and practice owner in Upstate New York. She returned to Rhode Island in 2019 and enjoys all aspects of small animal medicine.
She currently lives in Bristol, and in her spare time Dr. Malone Oliver enjoys riding horses (particularly barrel racing), baking cakes, kayaking and volunteering for Save Bristol Harbor.
She currently lives in Bristol, and in her spare time Dr. Malone Oliver enjoys riding horses (particularly barrel racing), baking cakes, kayaking and volunteering for Save Bristol Harbor.
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Staff Members
Meaghan Rinkowski
Veterinary Assistant
Meaghan joined our staff in the Fall of 2011. She shares her home with one adorable dog named "Fender", two cats named "Ziggy" and "Zoso", and a Leopard Gecko named "Morrison".
Emerald Rezendes
Veterinary Assistant
Emmy joined our team in the Spring of 2011. She utilizes her surgical training and degree in Science to assist with our four-legged friends. She has two dogs named "Wrek" and "Layla", and a cat named "Punkin".
Karly Bianco
Veterinary Assistant
Karly joined our staff in May of 2012, having previously worked with animals at a pet store. She has a Bassett Hound named "Winston". She also has two cats named "Cricket" and "Crumpet".
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Raina Parente Veterinary Assistant |
Raina joined our team in January of 2016, having 2 years of experience at a previous clinic. She enjoys helping animals of all kinds, but has a particular love for cats. Raina sometimes spends her time off bottle feeding and fostering kittens when the need arises. She has three cats of her own, named "Berlioz", "Toulouse" and "Echo". She also has a Guinea Pig named "Artemis", a Bearded Dragon named "Onyx" and a Leopard Gecko named "June".
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Laura Hughes
Veterinary Assistant |
Laura joined our team in January of 2015. She completed her degree in Pre-Veterinary Science at URI in the Fall of 2015. She enjoys taking her Golden Retriever named "Millie" to the beach and training her cats named "Rozin" and "Kumo" to do fun tricks.
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Kathryn Hegarty
Veterinary Assistant |
Katy joined our staff in June of 2018. She loves animals and has spent the past year researching Green Sea Turtles at the Universiti Malyasia Terrengganu in Kuala Terrengganu. She has a lovely Siamese cat named "Houdini" and is excited to meet your pets!
