Brenner Animal Hospital
10100 Washington Blvd. N. • Laurel, MD 20723
Brenner Animal Hospital
Ph: 301-725-5400  Fax: 301-725-2483
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Ivette Nessim, DVM, was born in Colombia, South America.  Her love for animals started with work on the family farm.  Her experiences have taken her as far as Israel where she worked with the National Veterinary Services.  When her parents moved the family to Maryland, she began to work at local veterinary hospitals to gain more experience.  She attended the University of Maryland and received two Bachelor of Science degrees in Microbiology and Animal Sciences. She graduated from the VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine and began her medical career as an associate at a small animal practice in suburban Washington.  She speaks fluent Spanish and Hebrew. Her interests include dentistry, internal medicine, dermatology, and her Jack Russell Terrier, Tobby. Dr Nessim has been working at Brenner Animal Hospital for 2 years.

Ivette Nessim, DVM.

Bobbie Mammato, DVM,MPH

Dr. Bobbie Mammato received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Cornell University. She completed an internship in emergency and critical care medicine and received a Masters in Public Health from the Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Mammato has worked for ten years in a variety of clinical settings, including the ASPCA in New York. In 1998 and 1999 she worked for the US Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine.

She is the author of "Pet First Aid: Cats and Dogs" (Mosby 1997), written on behalf of the American Red Cross and the Humane Society of the United States. From June 1999 to November 2000, she was staff veterinarian for Pets.com, and the author of two weekly columns on first aid and pets and the family.

Dr. Mammato has worked at Brenner Animal Hospital since 1995. She is married with two children and a menagerie of pets. She continues to work as an author and speaker on pet/family issues.  Dr. Mammato is also thr veterinary director for BARCS Rescue in Baltimore.