Dr. Cartelli graduated from the Federal University of Parana (Brazil) in 1997, he completed his master’s degree in Hematology of South American Camelids in 2000 & he also completed his certification for the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates in 2013.
Dr. Cartelli has been involved with veterinary medicine since 1990. He also worked many years at a walk-in clinic seeing an impressive 4000 patients per year!
His professional interests include dentistry, ophthalmology & endocrinology but when he is not working, he plays bass guitar in a very popular rock & roll band here in SWFL! He is happily married with two amazing children and has 2 dogs; Max &Ginger and 1 cat; Hero.

Joan (pronounced Jo-ann) has been with My Pet’s Vet since 2012, and is one of our talented bilingual (English-Spanish) receptionists. Every operation the likes of ours needs someone like Joan. No matter how crazy our small animal hospital world can get ( it does…and often! ), Joan consistently remains extremely calm, cool and collected. Besides being an excellent receptionist, Joan has been cross trained to work as a technician when some of that craziness previously mentioned comes into play.

Before joining MPV, Joan attended ABM University theological seminary where she attained a certificate in Medical Assistance and Phlebotomy, and is a Certified Nursing Assistant. Joan is also a mom who manages both her job and her family. Really….how DOES she stay so calm?