Thank you for visiting my website. Below
you will find a short history of my life and to the above are links
to their corresponding website.
I was born in Norwalk, Connecticut. I
spent my first 18 years going through elementary, middle, and high school
in Norwalk Public School system.
I then went north to attend the
University of Massachusetts for 4 years
as a pre-veterinarian major. In my 4 years, I joined and became an
officer of the Pre- Veterinarian Animal Science Club. This club was
responsible for bringing guest speakers to introduce students to the
veterinarian field. We also organized fun activities such as apple
picking, disco bowling and much more. Also, at UMass I was very involved
in another club,
The Outing
Club. As an officer as well as an employee of the club, I was
responsible for thousands of dollars worth of equipment. While in this
club, I learned new activities and lead many hiking, camping, canoeing
trips. My most favorite of these activities was spelunking (caving). I
was also co-creator and organizer for the Connecticut River Challenge.
This entailed canoeing down the entire Connecticut river from Canada to
the Long Island sound, totaling over 368 miles of river in just 3 days..
I am pleased to say that I did this twice, starting out with only a hand
full of participants and even more proud to say that it continues to this
present day with more than 30 participants and sponsors. ( I have many
more stories about the outing club, which I might share on an additional
page.)
After UMass, I spent the next year working locally and getting
financially stable for my next challenge. Within that year, I toured
Europe for 6 weeks. After that year I was accepted to
Ross University School of Veterinary
Medicine in St. Kitts West Indies. I spent the next two and a half
years attending school. There, I found my best friend Kane, a male
Kittician mix breed dog, I brought him back to the States and has been
along side of me in every journey that I encountered. After St. Kitts, I
moved to St. Paul, MN (yes I know, it was a very big change of weather) to
attend the
University of
Minnesota College of Veterinarian Medicine to finish my veterinarian
program.
I graduated from Ross University with a DVM degree in October of 2004
and headed back to Norwalk, Connecticut. January of 2005 I was hired at
by a well-established multi-doctor practice in the Bay Ridge area of
Brooklyn. After 2 years in Brooklyn, I decided to move back to
Connecticut. In February 2007, I was hired as the Chief of Staff for
the Animal Wellness Center of East Hartford, which is Corporate owned by
HealthyPet Corporation. As of June 1st, 2007 HealthyPet was
purchased by VCA Animal Hospital
Corporation. Since then, a few minor changes have occurred, such as
our current name is now VCA Animal Hospital of East Hartford (website
coming soon) and my new title is Medical Director.
On June 28th I signed my life even
further into debt by purchasing a 4 bedroom house in Vernon, CT.
Vernon, CT is a town in Tolland County, in the Hartford metro area.
Above you will find pictures of my house along with the reconstruction of
some rooms.
In November of 2011, I left VCA and
started my own Animal Hospital in Wethersfield with my wife (click
here for our website) Dr. Monica Dijanic. The hospital is named
Beaver Brook Animal Hospital and is located at 60 Beaver Road,
Wethersfield CT. 06109. Phone number is 860-757-3346 and our website is
www.beaverbrookah.com. Please visit it we offer Free exams for
new clients along with other specials and promotions.
Thanks a lot,
Howard Asher
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