Dr. Stephannie Rivera-Badillo

Dr. Rivera was born and raised in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico where her love for animals began at a very early age. Growing up pets were part of the family, this showed her the importance of the human-animal bond and where her great love for animals began. She graduated from the University of Puerto Rico in Bayamón with a bachelor’s degree in Biology. She then took her passion for animals to the island of St. Kitts where she earned her DVM degree from Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and attended her clinical year at the University of Florida in Gainesville in 2020. She has experience with both dogs and cats. Her professional interests are internal medicine, rehabilitation medicine and expanding her knowledge with exotics. Dr. Rivera also strives to obtain a rehabilitation certification to provide services such as acupuncture, water treadmill, laser therapy and others. When not at work, Dr. Rivera loves to spend time with her two corgis (Ella and Obie), her cat (Sansa) and her husband Dr. Gonzalez. She enjoys working out, boat days and spending days at the beach with family and friends.