“We are a proud part of the East Carolina Community.”



Bringing adoptable dogs to the public eye is also very important to our clinic. Once a month on WITN News in the morning, Dr. Kuhn brings a dog in from the Humane Society, showcasing the dog and doing interviews with Jim Howard.

The Humane Society

Once a week, Dr. Kuhn is the leader of a group of volunteers who train and socialize animals at the Humane Society of Eastern North Carolina to help make them more adoptable. She is also involved with the New Leash on Life Program at the Eastern Correctional Institution in Maury, NC, where dogs are placed with inmate trainers in the prison. The inmates teach basic obedience, house training, and socialization through different techniques. All dogs used in this program come from the Humane Society of Eastern North Carolina.


Above: Dr. Kuhn works with some young students from The Oakwood School.

Education

Dr. Kuhn volunteers her time to work with high school students at The Oakwood School and students at other local high schools. She encourages older teens, including East Carolina University students to volunteer at the clinic. Dr. Kuhn received an honor by the Hire a Pirate Program from ECU for employing their students on a continuing basis.


Above: A few of the ponies from the herd out on Shackleford Island.

Shackleford Horse Foundation

The Shackleford Horse Foundation works in conjunction with the National Park Service to dart and remove wild horses from Shackleford Island, NC, to maintain the health of the herd. All horses are placed in good homes. Dr. Kuhn is the lead veterinarian responsible for handling all the darting and treatment of any horses on the island.




Other Affiliated Organizations

International Association of Animal Hospice and Palliative Care
Friends of the Pitt County Animal Shelter
American Veterinary Medical Foundation
NC College of Veterinary Medicine
American Heart Association
Susan Komen For the Cure
Pitt County Animal Shelter
American Cancer Society



Meet Our Staff

Dr. Linda Kuhn

Dr. Kuhn is originally from Maine and holds a Bachelor of Art degree from Colby College, ME. Between college and veterinary school, Dr. Kuhn was a technician at Duke University in the area of cancer research. She graduated from North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine and then opened East Carolina Veterinary Service in 1989. Dr. Kuhn’s husband is a radiologist at Eastern Radiology. She has two children plus two dogs and three cats who keep her busy at home. In her free time, Dr. Kuhn enjoys horseback riding, mountain climbing out west, reading, body surfing at the beach, and helping educate children about veterinary medicine. Dr. Kuhn belongs to the American Medical Association, the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association, the American Association of Equine Practitioners, the International Association of Animal Hospice and Palliative Care, and the International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management.


Christie Schauer

Christie is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill with a B.S. Biology and is currently attending ECU for nursing. She has worked at various veterinary clinics since the age of 15 and she has been at East Carolina Veterinary Service since November 2009. She loves working in this field. She has one dog, Ryder, along with a cat, Patches, who she hopes to reclaim from her parents once she has a fenced in yard with room to roam.


Cindy Brock

Cindy is originally from Philadelphia and has lived in Eastern North Carolina for over 20 years. She has raised 3 wonderful sons and now resides in Ayden with her significant other John. She has been with East Carolina Veterinary Service since December of 2010.

Lauren Mercer

Lauren has always loved spending her time with animals and hopes to go on to become a veterinarian. Lauren enjoys being a veterinary assistant and working with all of the patients at East Carolina Veterinary Service since May 2008. She has three dogs, Dan, Ann and Bubba. She also has seven cats; Rambo, Rocky, Patches, Pumpkin, Junior, Misty, and Lucy. Lauren likes spending time with all of them.


Matt Whitford

Matt originally started volunteering in October of 2010 as a part of a medical sciences class at DH Conley High School. He’s always been interested in veterinary medicine and is now attending East Carolina University to earn his biology degree and hopefully continue to become a veterinarian. He became a staff member in May of 2011 and has enjoyed every day since. Matt has 2 golden retrievers, Thunderbolt, Lightfoot and a cat, Taffy.


Mindy Purdun

Mindy is one of our veterinary assistants. She has been with East Carolina Veterinary Service since August 2005. She is currently enrolled in online classes to become a registered veterinary technician. When she is not at work, she enjoys spending time with her four year old daughter Kara, her dogs; Chevy, Nova and Bandit, and her cat; Pixie. She also enjoys being outside, 4-wheeling and reading.


Sue Goldman

Sue is our office manager. She is originally from New York; she and her family relocated to Greenville in 1997. She has an extensive background in Human Resources and has been with East Carolina Veterinary Service since May of 2005.


Suzan Molloy

Suzan has been at East Carolina Veterinary Service since April of 2006. She really loves being a veterinary assistant. Suzan enjoys training dogs when she is not at work. She also enjoys spending time with her husband and two children along with her three canine kids; Louie, Sam and Lilly, and her first feline kid; Allen. She is a certified professional dog trainer (http://www.ccpdt.org/)


Tanya Fowler

After growing up in Garner, NC, Tanya moved to Greenville in 1995 to attend ECU. She is a proud East Carolina University alumni and a huge pirate fan. She received a Bachelor’s degree in Recreation Leisure Management in 2000. Tanya has been in the veterinary medicine field since 2004 and a staff member of East Carolina Veterinary Service since Aug. 2011. She shares her home with 6 cats who are the sunshine of her life. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends and love curling up with her cats and a good book.