VCA Briarcliff Animal Hospital

Bios

• Susan K. Ridinger

  DVM

  Dr. Ridinger was born in St. Petersburg, FL. She attended college at St. Pete Junior College, then the University of Florida, where she met and married her husband, Brad. She has worked at VCA Briarcliff Animal Hospital since graduation in 1987. She has enjoyed meeting so many clients over the years and taking care of several generations of pets for these clients. In addition to her love of veterinary medicine, she and Brad are very passionate about Gator football and basketball. Their family consists of her four cats, Smuckers, Haile, Peep and Luna. They also have very fond memories of their whippets, Laci and Paisley.

  Education:

• Jennifer Brooke Davis

  DVM

  Dr. Davis is originally from Birmingham, AL. She worked as a veterinary technician here, at VCA Briarcliff, while completing her Bachelors in Biology at the University of North Florida. She returned to Alabama and attended veterinary school at Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine. After graduation, Dr. Davis and her husband, Wayne, relocated back to Jacksonville. Dr. Davis rejoined the VCA Briarcliff family as an associate veterinarian in June 2009. She also has an extended furry family including cats, dogs, and horses.

• Belinda Nguyen

  DVM

  Dr. Belinda Nguyen and her husband settled in Jacksonville in 2009 to be closer to family. Although she has fond memories of her childhood in Gainesville, Florida, she is happy to call Jacksonville her new home. She graduated from the University of Florida with her Bachelor's degree in Microbiology in 2000 and veterinary medicine degree in 2004. After finishing her degree, she has practiced in the panhandle of Florida, South Carolina, and Chicago while her husband finished his committment to the Air Force and residency. She joined the VCA family shortly after moving here and has been with the company ever since. Her interests include soft tissue surgery, dermatology, and internal medicine. Dr. Nguyen has a 2 small children Jameson and Raina. She currently has one 4 legged critter named Portia, a Pomeranian but hopes to adopt a Jack Russell terrier in the near future. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, cooking and baking, working out, playing tennis, and participating in church and mom's groups.

• Dean Severidt

  DVM