Animal Medical Hospital

Dr. Coe

Dr. Coe started his professional life on a different path. His first degree was in Business, from Samford University. But after just three years with the American Oil Company, he decided to go back to school to become a veterinarian. He received his Animal Science degree and his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Auburn University. He and Dr. Susan Coe started Animal Medical Hospital after researching the best places to start a veterinary practice in the Southeast, throwing that research out and choosing a place they wanted to live, Charlotte. They have grown AMH into one of the leading veterinary hospitals in America. They have two Shelties, a kitten (all adopted) a son, Trey and daughter, Katie. Dr. Coe's practice interests are Gastroenterology, Dermatology, and Practice Management. When he's not practicing veterinary medicine, he likes to think about it, read about it, attend seminars about it and occasionally go for a jog.

Dr. Susan Coe

Dr. Coe was born and raised in Central City, Kentucky, a small town in the heart of strip mining territory. She decided pretty early in life that she wanted to be a vet, because it brought together a love of animals and an interest in science. She got her veterinary education at Auburn University. Though she says that kids and work take most of her time, she enjoys reading and gardening and longs for more time to play golf! Pets? Well, they're the same as her husband and partner's, Dr. Richard Coe - two Shelties and a kitten, all adopted.

Dr. Pennea

Though she was born on Long Island, Dr. Pennea was raised in South Florida. One of her formative experiences there was working in a horse stable in her late teens. She discovered that she had a gift for calming sick or frightened animals through her voice and manner, and that's when she knew she wanted to become a veterinarian. She went to veterinary school at the University of Florida. Her special veterinary interest in exotic animals is pretty obvious in her choice of pets - one dog, a Presa Canario, a tortoise, three box turtles, and a beautiful Macaw. Her other medical interests are dentistry, emergency medicine, surgery and critical care. Dr. Pennea will treat cats, dogs, fish, reptiles, and amphibians.

Dr. Scott

Dr. Scott is a family man devoted to his wife, Kim, daughters Emily and Madeleine, dogs, Katie and Cooper, and a Russian Tortoise named Henry. His list of favorite activities is time with family, working on improvements with his new house, music, and the outdoors. Dr. Scott earned his veterinary medicine degree at the University of Tennessee. Following veterinary school, Dr. Scott did an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Auburn University Veterinary School. He says his decision to become a veterinarian wasn't a specific defining moment, but rather a perfect combination of interests and child hood experiences that led him to his calling. His special veterinary interests are critical care, internal medicine, and soft-tissue surgery.

Dr. Doyle

A graduate of Purdue University Veterinary School, Dr. Doyle has a passion for surgery, wellness, and dermatology and wound management. He and his veterinarian wife, Kelly have a few pets of their own - a dog named Rascal and two cats, Lilly and Mouse. While not at work, Dr. Doyle plays golf, basketball, tennis and guitar. In addition to cats and dogs, Dr. Doyle also treats some ferrets and rabbits.

Dr. Heather Meyers

Dr. Forward

Dr. Forward joined the Animal Medical Hospital in June 2006. She received her D.V.M. degree from Ohio State University in 2000. After graduation, she did an externship in exotic animal medicine at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine and the Knoxville Zoo. Prior to joining the staff at Animal Medical Hospital, she practiced as an associate veterinarian at a small animal practice in Chapel Hill, NC. Dr. Forward's special interests include canine/feline dermatology, urology, endocrinology and small mammal medicine/surgery (i.e.,rabbits, ferrets, and rodents). A special technique she developed to treat fungal urinary tract infections in dogs was published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (Forward, Z.A., A.M Legendre, H.D. Khalsa.. 2002. Use of intermittent bladder infusion with clotrimazole for treatment of candiduria in a dog. JAVMA, 220:10). Dr. Forward, a native of North Carolina, received her undergraduate degree from Duke University, where she studied Biological Anthropology

Dr. Angela Abendroth