Dr. Joanne Thompson, BS, MS, DVM - Managing Veterinarian
Received her Bachelor of Science from NC State in 1980, her Masters of Science in Reproductive Physiology from Clemson University in 1983 and her DVM from NC State in 1988.  Dr. Thompson joined HRAH in 1990.  Her special interest are Internal Medicine and Opthalmology.  Dr. Thompson  lives in Wilmington with her husband, Dick and two daughters- Kelyn and Lauren.  She has a total of seven pets!

Dr. Claire Hohenwarter, BS, DVM
Dr. Claire joined our team in 1991 as our part-time DVM.  You will find her here every other Saturday.  She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology from UNC-W in 1980 and graduated in 1986 from North Carolina State with her DVM.  Her special interest is in Marine Mammals and she is an active member of The Marine Mammal Stranding Network at UNC-W.  Dr. Claire enjoys gardening, water sports, and spending time with her 11 year old son, Gavin.



DR. Mary Catherine Odom, DVM
Dr. Odom earned a degree in English from Virginia Commonwealth University and earned her DVM from  Iowa State sixteen years later while she finished raising her five children.  She and her husband have three grown daughters, two sons and nine grandchildren (some live in Phoenix, Arizona and the others in Wilmington).  She has both furry and feathered family members which include seven dogs, eleven cats, Samson the macaw, and Brandy, the little Arab pony.  Dr. Odom's professional interest encompass the areas of internal medicine, endocrine disease, dermatology, and opthalmology.  She loves teaching, previously teaching zoology and animal science at  Arizona State University, while working as a practicing veterinarian!  Her special interest includes dogs and cats, sheep and goats, llamas and alpacas, and horses.  She hopes to become involved with the Beasly Sea Turtle Project at Topsail and perhaps to teach a course at UNC-W.  

Sally Moore, D.V.M.:  We welcome Dr. Moore as our newest Part-Time member of our team.