Pet Specialists of Monterey

Dr. Jonathan Fradkin served in the United States Army Veterinary Corps. During his duty at Great Lakes Navel Training Center, he built and managed a small animal clinic and ran the veterinary regional branch. He also served in the U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program. After becoming board certified in small animal internal medicine, he became the chief of medicine and special projects at the Department of Defense Military Working Dog Center. Upon retiring from the Army, he ran his own specialty practice before moving to California.

Dr. Fradkin and his wife founded a non-profit organization in honor of their beloved pet named Maximillian.

Dr. Michael Lesser’s special interests include non-invasive techniques like echocardiography, color flow doppler ultrasound, electrocardiography, and blood pressure monitoring. He finds cases involving pacemaker implantation, balloon valvuloplasty, angiography, and transcatheter occlusion for patent ductus arteriosus particularly gratifying.

In his free time, Dr. Lesser enjoys working on his family’s ranch which includes dogs, cats, donkeys, alpacas and tortoises.

Dr. Anne-Marie Lewis is a dedicated emergency clinician who is particularly interested in emergency surgery and pain management.

Dr. Lewis is an outdoorsy person who enjoys exploring the greater Monterey area and spending time with family.

Dr. Gregory Marsolais is an experienced, board-certified veterinary surgeon.

In his spare time, Dr. Marsolais enjoys traveling, fishing and making his own fishing lures to catch marlin and tuna. If he hadn’t pursued veterinary medicine, he would have loved to become a deck hand on a fishing boat in Kona, Hawaii.

Dr. Stephanie Paclot’s wide-ranging experience treating multiple species gives her a broader approach to diagnosing and treating her patients. She practices medicine with an open mind and focus on her patients’ quality of life. Her special interests include toxicities, emergency surgery, and critical care for hospitalized patients.

Outside of work, Dr. Paclot enjoys hiking with her husband and Siberian husky, taking long walks on the beautiful beach, traveling the world and discovering new cultures, practicing yoga and ballroom dancing, sewing, cooking, and surfing.

Dr. Heather Spain leads the radiology department at BluePearl Pet Hospital in Monterey. Her special interests include feline hepatobiliary and gastrointestinal disease, as well as exotics medicine.

Dr. Spain enjoys traveling, wine tasting, baking, playing racquetball and practicing hot yoga. She has an adopted cat named Bellevedere.