Our Staff
Meet the staff of North Windham Veterinary Hospital!
Dr. Jeffrey Carr, DVM
Owner Veterinarian
Dr. Carr is the owner of the North Windham Veterinary Hospital since 1989. A graduate of Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, he has practiced in Maine since graduation. He has dedicated his life to improving the lives of animals and their families and his interests include and go beyond our dog and cat friends. Dr. Carr sees small mammals including rabbits, ferrets, guinea pigs, chinchillas, and hamsters. He performs a full range of medical and surgical procedures including fracture repair, hip and knee surgery, as well as chemotherapy for cancer patients. Dr. Carr maintains the hospital's cutting edge status through extensive pain mangement protocols for optimal patient treatment and comfort. Diagnostics are performed with new flexible and rigid endoscopy, digital ultrasound, and digital X-ray. Dr. Carr has two sons; Austin and Matt. Austin has a teaching degree from University of Maine at Farmington and works for the Raymond and Windham School districts. Matt now works here at the Hospital after studying Medical Biology at University of New England. Dr Carr currently shares his life with two cats. Dewey and Luey are both orange male cats that were donated to Hospital. Dewey had a broken leg and Luey had severe case of Pneumonia. They are both fully recovered and the doctor’s constant companion. Dr Carr knows first-hand what’s like to live with a pet whose health is compromised. For many years, Baxter, his Black Lab, lived with epilepsy, myasthenia gravis, and severe elbow dysplasia.
Dr. Greg Closter, DVM
Veterinarian
Dr. Closter joined North Windham Veterinary Hospital in 2011. A graduate of the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Closter completed his undergraduate coursework at the University of Maine and Indiana University. In his “previous lifetime,” Dr. Closter worked in the high tech industry where he designed software and websites. His love of animals and an overwhelming desire to help people and their pets on a daily basis led him to pursue a degree in Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Closter and his wife, Denise, share a home with their three dogs – Sebastian, a St. Bernard, Razz, a Leonberger, and M’kwa, a Shepherd mix – and two cats, Rosie and Teddy, all of whom are rescue animals. As a giant breed dog owner, Dr. Closter is particularly familiar with the health concerns unique to large and giant breed dogs. When not wielding a stethoscope, Dr. Closter enjoys hiking and mountaineering (the tallest mountain scaled to date is Mt. Kilimanjaro), skiing, running, and walking the dogs.
Susan Adams
Licensed Veterinary Technician
Susan Adams Sue is a licensed technician who graduated from the University of Maine at Orono in 1982 and has been with us since 1996. Sue shares her home with six cats, three birds, three dogs and a bunny. She has a daughter Alexa and a son Mitch. It is easy to recognize her because she is the one with the energy level that rivals a Jack Russell Terrier, and the love and compassion for people and their pets to match.
Melissa Barter
Veterinary Assistant
Melissa grew up in Maine and is an alumni of Windham H.S. and the Windham Chamber Singers. She lived in North Carolina for eight years where she worked as a veterinary technician at a small-animal hospital. As a youth, Melissa had many pets including everything from the smallest hermit crab to a goat named Steve. She currently cares for one rat, two parrots, two dogs and five cats. Most of these were rescued as discarded animals. Outside of her work, Melissa enjoys the arts and the outdoors.
Matthew Carr
Veterinary Assistant
This is Dr. Carr’s son Matthew. We call him, “Cat boy”. He comes to us from University of New England where he studied Medical Biology. He is a hard worker and a great kid. He has always had a great love and respect for animals which makes him a great addition to our Hospital. He lives with Kashi, a calico cat, rejected by multiple previous homes, has found a permanent place in his heart.
Lisa Cloutier
Licensed Veterinary Technician
Lisa attended Saint Joseph's College of Maine where she obtained a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She then went on to study at Mount Ida College in Newton, Massachusetts where she graduated with an Associate of Arts in Animal Science. Lisa has recently gotten married and bought her first home. Lisa takes pride in caring for her 3 cats and her Papillon, Babette, who was rescued from a puppy mill. Her other hobbies include cooking, traveling, fishing, kayaking and just relaxing with friends.
Whitney Coppersmith
Veterinary Assistant
Whitney joined our team in October of 2007 as a veterinary assistant. This was a big change for Whitney; her alternate career is as an aesthetician. She graduated from Windham High School in 2004. Whitney comes to us with a great passion for animals and veterinary nursing, and hopes to learn all aspects of the veterinary nursing department. She lives in Windham with her husband Billy and her two cats Diesel and Wilie.
Michelle Hayes
Veterinary Assistant
Michelle recently joined North Windham Veterinary Hospital after working as receptionist at a training center in the South Portland area. Michelle enjoys spending her free time volunteering at the Coastal Humane Society and reading. Michelle lives in Gray with her husband and two dogs, Sid and Tino.
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