Dr. Herbert has been a vital member of the Arbor View Animal Hospital team since 2012. She is the current owner of the practice, along with her husband Ben.

At home, her pets include a Siberian Husky named Lansing and a Pomeranian named Dot. She is an avid aquarist when it comes to taking care of her 220 gallon saltwater reef fish tank. Over the years, she has had a wide variety of pets share her home, including freshwater fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, ferrets, rabbits and cats. In her free time, Dr. Herbert also loves to ride horses and compete in hunter/jumper competitions.

Dr. Herbert will never say no to sushi or dining out at local restaurants! She loves to cook and enjoys watching Top Chef. In her free time, it’s not uncommon to catch her reading the latest novel by Sarah J. Maas.

She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from The University of Illinois in 2003. Prior to attending veterinary school, Dr. Herbert spent four years full time as a veterinary assistant at a small animal/exotic hospital. She received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from The University of Illinois in May of 2012. Dr. Herbert has a passion for exotic animal and avian medicine and has spent 4 years working in a wildlife medical clinic. Although she has an interest in exotic pet medicine, she is passionate about working with her dog and cat patients too!

Dr. Herbert has also completed the WAVMA Certified Aquatic Veterinarian (CertAqV) program. The CertAqV credential indicates she has attained the necessary knowledge, skills, and experience to be competent in aquatic veterinary medicine. There are not many veterinarians in the United States that have this certification, and Dr. Herbert is proud to be one of them. She is excited to provide veterinary care to aquatic pets, such as fish, sharks, eels, coral, and marine invertebrates.

Dr. Herbert believes all animals deserve quality care regardless of whether they have fur, fins, scales, or feathers.

Dr. Nimeth has been working at Arbor View Animal Hospital since 2010.

She absolutely loves reality TV and reading cookbooks. While she loves to cook, her favorite food to eat is chocolate cake.

At home, Dr. Nimeth has dogs, cats, and reptiles. She enjoys spending time with her animals, playing board games, and coloring.

She graduated from the University of Illinois, College of Veterinary Medicine in 2010. Her interest in veterinary medicine began when she was a child and her pet hamster got sick. Seeing the veterinarians take care of her little hamster made her realize what she wanted to do for a living. Dr. Nimeth has over 5 years of experience working with exotic animals and avian species. She spent almost 2 years at the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife in Sanibel, Florida and was the manager for the Wildlife Medical Clinic throughout veterinary school.

Dr. Love is a 2020 graduate from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine and also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science from Michigan State University. 

In her spare time she enjoys cooking, video games, hiking, and playing with her ferrets. Dr. Love has a growing assortment of animals at home including traditional and non-traditional pets. She loves creating customized, naturalistic enclosures for her reptiles and spoiling all her animals endlessly.  

While in school, Dr. Love was on the board for her school’s Zoo, Exotic, Avian, and Wildlife club, Behavior Club, and Sled Dog Medicine Club. She has also worked with the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota, The Raptor Center, the Belize Wildlife and Referral Clinic, Wolf Park, and Elephant Nature Park in Thailand. As a senior veterinary student, she also completed exotic animal externships across the Midwest as well as in Australia. She really enjoys working with exotic pets and hopes to specialize in reptile and amphibian medicine in the future. Dr. Love has a special interest in treating ferrets, sugar gliders, hedgehogs, aquatics, and invertebrates species. She is also very passionate about working with her dog and cat clients and really enjoys discussing behavior management and focusing on low stress handling in and out of the clinic. She believes all animals, regardless of species, should be handled as gently and calmly as possible. She is Fear Free Certified and an Animal Behavior College Certified Dog Trainer.

Dr. Stephenson is the newest member of the Arbor View team, coming to join us after working for a year as a mixed animal practitioner in Northern Arkansas. She loves F. Scott Fitzgerald, elephants, true crime podcasts, writing, and her home state of Kentucky. When at home, Dr. Stephenson loves to spend time with her fur babies, Fitz, Huckleberry, Baker, and Gordon, and her fiancé, Henry.

Dr. Stephenson received her Bachelor of Science degree in Wildlife and Conservation Biology from Murray State University and received her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Illinois in 2019. During her time at Illinois, she served as president of the Wildlife Disease Association and the Women’s Veterinary Leadership Development Initiative. She was a team leader for Illinois’ Wildlife Medical Clinic and the public relations coordinator for the Animal Ambassadors program. During her clinical year, she completed internships at Brookfield Zoo, Center for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, Nashville Zoo, and Toledo Zoo. She has a particular fondness for feathered friends, but loves all of the patients she gets to work with- furred, feathered, or scaled! Dr. Stephenson is currently earning her Master’s degree in Wildlife Forensics from the University of Florida.