MEET OUR DOCTORS
Valerie L. Blasi, DVM
OWNER
Dr. Blasi is originally from Rockville Centre, Long Island. She has been a veterinarian at Milford Animal Hospital since 1996 and an owner since 2006. She received her bachelor’s degree in Biology from Clark University in 1990 and her veterinary degree from the Atlantic Veterinary College at the University of Prince Edward Island in 1995. After graduating from veterinary school, she did an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the Animal Medical Center in New York City. Dr. Blasi is married with two children, a cat named Archie, a horse named Moe, and a handsome labradoodle named Gibson who comes to work with her every day. Her husband is high school science teacher in Milford. Her son is following in her footsteps by attending Veterinary School and her daughter is pursuing a business degree. Dr. Blasi loves to ride horses with her daughter and volunteers her time in The Connecticut Dressage Association. She and her husband enjoy traveling and spending time together in Vermont.
Jeffrey A. Sachar, VMD
OWNER
Dr. Sachar grew up right around the corner in nearby Orange, Connecticut. He is a 1993 graduate of Amity High School. He received his bachelor’s degree in Biology from Union College in 1997 and his veterinary degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 2003. Dr. Sachar joined Milford Animal Hospital in the summer of 2007 after practicing at a busy small animal practice in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey and became an owner in 2011. Dr. Sachar is married with two boys and a cat named Stubby. His wife, Dr. Dana Correale, is also a Connecticut native and Amity graduate, and practices dermatology at Cheshire Dermatology. In his spare time, he enjoys playing tennis, cooking, and skiing.
Kimberly A. Galloway, DVM
ASSOCIATE VETERINARIAN
Dr. Galloway joined Milford Animal Hospital in August 2013. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Animal Science and Pre-Veterinary Medicine Research from Rutgers University in 2006 and her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Illinois in 2012. After graduating from veterinary school, she completed a one year small animal internship at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in June 2013. Under the guidance of board-certified specialists, she became more experienced handling complex emergency, internal medicine, and surgical cases. Dr. Galloway lives in Oxford with her husband and daughter who enjoy spending time with their dog Lana and cat named Pax. In her spare time she volunteers her time as a Girl Scout Troop leader. She also enjoys watching football, hiking, exercising, boating, shopping, and trying new restaurants. Professionally, her main interests are dermatology and animal behavior.
Jourdan N. White, DVM
ASSOCIATE VETERINARIAN
Dr. White joined the Milford Animal Hospital family in July of 2016. She was born and raised in northeastern Connecticut and has had a passion for working with animals for as long as she can remember. She received her Bachelor's degree in Biology from Simmons College in Boston, MA, while studying axolotl limb regeneration in the genetics laboratory at Harvard Medical School. She then went on to receive her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Tufts University and spent a year practicing at a busy emergency hospital in Connecticut. Her professional interests include soft tissue surgery, feline medicine, dentistry, and animal behavior. She is proud to be a certified Fear Free veterinarian who is trained in the emotional well-being of pets, and she treats all of her patients with care and a gentle touch. In her spare time she enjoys beekeeping, gardening with native plants, hiking, reading, and baking. She lives in Durham with her husband and two rescue pets, a hound mix named Gemini and a calico cat named Isis.
Faye Oberg McNulty, DVM
ASSOCIATE VETERINARIAN
Dr. Oberg joined Milford Animal Hospital in 2017. She grew up in Branford, Connecticut, and received a bachelor's degree in biology from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. She then went on to earn her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Virginia Tech in 2014. She returned to Connecticut to complete a rigorous Small Animal Medicine and Surgery Internship before going into general practice. Prior to joining Milford Animal Hospital, Dr. Oberg worked for two years at a local 24-hour animal hospital. She lives in Milford with her husband, son, and two daughters. They also share their home with Nana, the sweetest golden retriever. Dr. Oberg loves being part of the Milford community. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, trying new restaurants, and chasing her kids around. Her professional interests include dentistry, preventative care, and strengthening the human-animal bond.
Jeffrey H. Shutts, DVM
ASSOCIATE VETERINARIAN
Originally from New Jersey and Massachusetts, Dr. Shutts attended Lehigh University in Pennsylvania where he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Biology in 2009. After graduating, he worked as a Veterinary Technician at a Polycystic Kidney Disease research laboratory, before attending Tufts Veterinary School where he earned his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 2014. For the past six years, Dr. Shutts has been working as part of a busy southern Connecticut animal hospital. He truly believes that the best thing about being a private-practice veterinarian is the strong bonds built with his clients and their pets. When not treating patients, Dr. Shutts enjoys spending his time on a lake in New Hampshire. But even more so, he enjoys spending time with his wife, also a veterinarian whom he met at Tufts, his two cats, and two dogs.