Get to Know Our Team!
We are solely dedicated to your pet’s care! We look forward to getting to know you, and we hope you’ll take the time to scroll down and get to know us.
Our Veterinarians
Dr. Stuart Scheinberg
DVM
Dr. Stuart Scheinberg grew up on a horse farm in upstate New York, where he had dreams of becoming a veterinarian since childhood. Growing up on a family farm was a great experience in which his love of animals was cultivated through raising and breeding horses, cattle, rabbits, and even chickens.
Dr. Scheinberg pursued his dream of becoming a veterinarian by attending Cornell University College of Agriculture and obtaining a BS degree in animal science in 1988. He went on to the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, where he obtained his DVM in 1994.
In 1994, Dr. Scheinberg started his career in a mixed animal practice in Frederick, Maryland. In 1996, he and Dr. Cheryl Holmes followed their dream and opened their own practice in Glenwood, Maryland.
Dr. Cheryl A. Holmes
DVM
Dr. Cheryl Holmes grew up in a small town on the coast of southern Maine. She received her BS in animal science from Cornell University in 1988 and her DVM degree from the University of Tennessee in 1994. She has a special interest in internal medicine and animal behavior.
Dr. Holmes practices small animal medicine and surgery here at the Animal Medical Hospital at Glenwood, which she and Dr. Stuart Scheinberg opened in 1996.
She also keeps busy with her three children, Jacob, Rachel, and Alana. As a family, they enjoy outdoor activities, including hiking, camping, and boating.
Dr. Amy Wysocki
DVM
Dr. Amy Wysocki grew up in the sunny state of Florida, where she completed her studies. She earned her BS degree in biology from Florida State University and her DVM degree from the University of Florida in 2012.
After veterinary school, Dr. Amy worked as a large animal veterinarian at a clinic in Central Florida and treated small animals through a local humane society. She enjoys all aspects of companion animal veterinary medicine and working with people almost as much as she loves working with animals.
In her free time, Dr. Amy enjoys swimming, weight lifting, and spending time outdoors with her husband, Thomas, and their dog, Fergie.
Dr. Erika Watkins
DVM
Dr. Erika Watkins grew up and has lived in Sykesville her whole life. She received her B.S. in Pre-Veterinary Science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2014 and her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine in 2018.
She did her clinical year at the University of Tennessee. She has a special interest in equine and camelids.
After graduation from vet school, Dr. Watkins practiced as an equine vet for a year before joining our practice. She looks forward to continuing to see large animals as well as small animals.
Dr. Watkins lives in Sykesville with her husband, Tony, and their son, Chase. She also owns an Alpaca farm (Huggable Humming Alpacas), where she breeds and trains award-winning alpacas. In addition to her alpacas, she has two dogs (a Doberman and a blind Shih Tzu), two guinea pigs, and a bearded dragon.
Dr. Watkins loves being outdoors and doing activities such as horseback riding, fishing, going to wineries, and spending time with her family and friends. She is always up for an adventure.
Customer Service Representatives
The customer service representative is your first point of contact when calling or coming into our hospital. They cordially greet our clients and their pets, schedule patient appointments, educate our clients on wellness care and parasite prevention, place appointment confirmation calls, help clients locate pet food diets, process client payments, and more.
Jackie
Lead Customer Service Representative
Jackie has been working at Animal Medical Hospital at Glenwood since August 2017. She previously was a Teacher’s Aide for 14 years.
Her love of animals brought her to a new career at Animal Medical Hospital at Glenwood. Jackie has been married for 32 years and has four grown children. She currently has five dogs that bring her lots of joy. She has always had pets in her home and feels blessed to have them.
In her leisure time, Jackie enjoys camping, going to the beach, and being with her family. Jackie is thrilled to be a CSR. She enjoys meeting and greeting all of our clients and their pets.
Debbie
Customer Service Representative
Debbie joined the practice in 2018 after retiring from NASA as a financial manager. She has been a client of the animal hospital since 1996.
Since Debbie was a kid, she has always brought home stray animals and tried to nurse injured wild animals back to health. Working in a vet office is a dream come true.
Debbie and Ken have been married for 37 years and have two grown children. When she isn’t working, she enjoys playing with her two golden retrievers, gardening, and hanging by the pool.
Heather
Customer Service Representative
Heather joined the Animal Medical Hospital at Glenwood team in February 2022. She spent 28 years in her previous career as a greenhouse nursery supervisor but has had a lifelong love for animals, which led her to Animal Medical Hospital at Glenwood.
At the age of 12, she joined the 4-H program, where her love of rabbits developed and grew stronger over the years. They bring so much joy to her life that even today, she still volunteers with 4-H and is locally known as the resident expert on rabbits!
Heather is a single mom of two grown daughters, two Golden Retrievers, Finn & Max, a Cocker Spaniel named Banjo, several cats, a ferret, a sun conure, and 38 rabbits, of course!
In her spare time, Heather loves spending time with her family. She enjoys reading, diamond painting, and creating beautiful resin crafts.
Emily W
Customer Service Representative
Emily became a part of the Animal Medical Hospital at Glenwood team in September of 2021. She has worked at pet kennels and daycares for many years and enjoyed playing and interacting with animals of all shapes and sizes.
She has always had a love of biology that inspired her to pursue a career where she could continue to help animals and the people who love them.
She currently has a border collie mix named Brooks and a leopard gecko named Rafiki to keep her company while she crochets, draws, sings, and sculpts at home.
Emmett
Customer Service Representative
Emmett joined the Animal Medical Hospital at Glenwood team in March 2022. He loves meeting everyone’s pets when they come in, and they absolutely love all the attention he gives them, too!
Emmett currently has three cats named Spitfyre, Xion, and Leo and one dog named Bravo. In his free time, he can be found cuddling and playing with them.
Veterinary Technicians & Veterinary Assistants
Our veterinary technicians/assistants assist our veterinarians during appointments, procedures, and surgery. They are the extra eyes and ears of our veterinarians during all aspects of treating and caring for our patients. Our technicians pride themselves on the care they give every case. They ensure that each client and their pets are comfortable during their visit to our hospital. In addition to the care and quality attention they provide each visitor to our exam rooms, they are continuously expanding their education on a medical and surgical level to bring you and your pets cutting-edge knowledge in the ever-expanding field of medicine.
Emily Rippeon
Lead Veterinary Assistant
Emily joined our practice in 2003. She was born and raised in Howard County, MD. Her love for animals began early, as she grew up spending time on her grandparents’ 88-acre farm in Dayton, MD. Her passion and love for animals led her to begin her path to becoming a Veterinary Assistant at Animal Medical Hospital at Glenwood.
Emily feels very blessed to be able to work with such a great, caring team of veterinarians, staff, and clients who have become her second family.
When Emily is not working, she enjoys spending time with her family. She deeply loves her pets, which include her spicy cat, Micey, her poodle, Jax, who she adopted from Animal Control and her herd of goats she’s raised.
When she is not occupied with her family or pets, Emily can be found shopping or cheering on her favorite football team, the Baltimore Ravens.
Jacqueline
Veterinary Assistant
Jacqueline joined the practice in March 2022 and loves working with animals full-time. She was born and raised in Maryland, specifically in Western Howard County, where she spent many hours riding horses.
Jacqueline received her bachelor’s degree from Stevenson University and pursued a career as a K9 Officer. After leaving the Police Academy, she decided to focus on her first love…. animals.
When she is not working, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends and playing with her chocolate Shih Tzu, Bella. She loves to travel and has been to almost all 50 states!
Her goal is to learn as much as possible and become a Licensed Veterinary Technician, and she wants to be the best she can be at Animal Medical Hospital at Glenwood.
Caitlin
Veterinary Assistant
Caitlin joined the practice in February of 2023. She has always had a love for animals and wanted a career that would support her passion for them.
She attended Carroll Community College and graduated with a Veterinary Assistant Certification. She plans to become a Licensed Veterinary Technician soon.
Caitlin enjoys spending her free time with family, friends, and her two dogs, Rosie and Penny.
Laura
Veterinary Assistant
Laura joined Animal Medical Hospital at Glenwood in 2023. She was born and raised in Belgium where her passion for animals started as a child. She moved to the U.S. with her husband in 2007. They now have two children, three dogs, eight cats, and four chickens.
Laura loves farm animals and once owned her own farm, complete with chickens, ducks, goats, pigs, a donkey, and a longhorn!
Austin Halliday
Veterinary Assistant
Austin Halliday joined Animal Medical Hospital at Glenwood in October 2024. He is passionate about expanding his knowledge of animal care and takes pride in helping pets achieve and maintain good health.
Austin shares his home with three beloved cats—Noxxie, Orka, and Oslo. Originally from Michigan, he enjoys cheering on the Detroit Lions and Tigers, spending time outdoors, and exploring the region with his wife.
Technician Assistants and Animal Caretakers
Technician Assistants work directly with our Technicians/Veterinary Assistants and perform a variety of duties. Their responsibilities range from assisting in the exam rooms, holding patients for the Technicians/Veterinary Assistants while they are performing various treatments, to maintaining the cleanliness of the hospital and the outside perimeter.
Sira
Technician Assistant
Bio Coming Soon
Melanie
Groomer
Melanie has been grooming for over 20 years. She has extensive experience working with a wide variety of canine breeds and with cats. She treats every client (pet) as if they were her own.