Education: University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

Hometown: Rowley, MA

Areas of Interest: all areas of large and small animal general practice with a particular interest in equine reproduction.

Dr. Helen Noble received her undergraduate degree Summa cum Laude in Biology from Suffolk University, then her VMD degree Magna cum Laude from the Veterinary College at University of Pennsylvania. She began practicing Veterinary Medicine in the early 1980’s with her Dad, Dr. S. Robert Orcutt. Although Dr. Noble has been actively involved in all aspects of providing medical care for large and small animals, her passion is equine reproduction. In 1987 her dad’s practice and her brother’s practice joined together. Her family has served the North Shore since 1951 when her dad started practicing in the area.

Her interest in equine reproduction began with her work at the Hanover Shoe Farm, a Standardbred breeding farm, while in Veterinary school. Dr. Noble was a member of the research team at Hamilton Farms which developed the Equitainer for transporting semen for artificial insemination. The breeding tradition of her father’s Burkland Farm is being proudly carried on by the next generation of Nobles, where they breed and raise Morgan horses.

Helen has done missionary work in India and the Philippines through the Christian Veterinary Mission (CVM). There, she has used her veterinary abilities to bring the Good News to the unreached in the developing world. CVM mobilizes veterinary professionals to use the skills of their profession to help proclaim the gospel across the globe. It can be a very rewarding experience for the veterinarians as they experience in their service the cross roads where their professional calling and spiritual calling intersect. Dr. Noble is passionate about her church family New Life Community Church in Georgetown and is very active serving her community as Jesus’ hands and feet in whatever way she can.

Dr. Noble has been married to her husband, Leif, since 1976, and they reside in Rowley, MA. Their older son, Joshua is married to Melanie they have 3 daughters, Mackenzie, Lyla and Audrey. Caleb is married to Emily. They have 2 daughters, Juliet and Eliza. Helen and Leif enjoy seeing their family grow, serving others through their churches, enjoying their involvement in various sports, and their continued commitment to serve the equine community carrying on the family tradition using the talents and treasures God has given them.

Education: New York State Veterinary College at Cornell University

Hometown: Rowley, MA

Areas of Interest: internal medicine and equine lameness diagnosis

Dr. Bob Orcutt received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from New York State Veterinary College at Cornell University, with Distinction. He received both the Cornell University and The Pfizer Awards for Large Animal Medicine, as well as the Jane Miller Award for physiology, and was inducted into both Phi Zeta, the Veterinary honor society, and The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from Brown University, Magna cum Laude. Dr. Orcutt was nominated there as a Woodrow Wilson Scholar and became a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi.

Dr. Orcutt grew up in Rowley, MA, and attended Governor Dummer Academy in Byfield for four years where he graduated cum Laude. Prior to Veterinary school, he was very active in training, riding, and showing Morgans under saddle and in harness.

After working for four years in the Department of Large Animal Medicine, Obstetrics and Surgery at the New York State Veterinary College, and for three years as a Staff Veterinarian for Drs. Milkey and Davis in Granby, CT, he returned to Massachusetts in 1974. Dr. Orcutt established his large animal practice in Topsfield, MA. He later asked his father and sister to join him in Topsfield and formed Combined Veterinary Services in 1987. In 1991, he and Dr. Noble purchased property in Ipswich where the small animal hospital and large animal outpatient clinic is currently located, and is operating today as SRH Veterinary Services.

He served as Chairman of the Large Animal Continuing Education Committee for the Massachusetts Veterinary Medical Association. He is a member of the American Association of Equine Practitioners and the American Veterinary Medical Association. He attends many local and national continuing education meetings that are so vital to providing the current and cutting edge diagnostic modalities and therapies to his patients. While he finds great pleasure in incorporating the exciting new technologies developing in traditional medicine, he also provides his patients with the benefits of his Veterinary Chiropractic training from Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine.

Dr. Orcutt and his wife, Ann, have two fabulous adult children. Their son, Mr. Joel Orcutt, and his wife, Nicole, have three marvelous daughters, and their daughter, Dr. Elayna Orcutt Rubens, is a neurologist and resides with her husband, Robert, and their three sons. Bob and Ann’s miniature dachshund, Jasmine, happily allows them to share her home in Topsfield, and is a source of love, comfort, and hilarious moments. Dr. Bob is a life-long avid Red Sox fan who has lived and died with the team, from The Splendid Splinter to Yaz to Big Papi.

Education: Colorado State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Certified Journeyman Farrier, ISELP Certified

Hometown: Gloucester, MA

Areas of Interest: podiatry, equine lameness and sports medicine, and musculoskeletal ultrasonography

Dr. Lordan is a native of Gloucester, Massachusetts and a lifelong horse enthusiast. After completing a bachelor’s degree in international relations from Boston University, she spent 5 years working on different farms and ranches in Montana while pursuing the prerequisites to apply to veterinary school.

Dr. Lordan was accepted to Colorado State University School of Veterinary Medicine and began to work alongside a journeyman farrier during her weekends and vacations. The interest in podiatry was further cemented after visiting the prestigious Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital as a student extern. Following veterinary school, Dr. Lordan completed a yearlong internship at New England Equine Medical and Surgical Center in Dover, NH and then was invited to complete a podiatry and lameness specific internship at Scone Equine Hospital in New South Wales, Australia. Dr. Lordan spent a year and half in Australia working on horses in one of the three largest thoroughbred breeding populations in the world, dedicated to breeding racing stock.

Upon her return to the United States, Dr. Lordan has primarily been employed by SRH Veterinary Services in Ipswich, MA with a sabbatical to work in Lexington, KY and Wellington, FL alongside other prestigious podiatrists. Dr. Lordan has worked her way up through the American Farriers’ Association to earn her Certified Journeyman Farrier accreditation along with the Therapeutic Endorsement in farriery and the English Diploma of the Worshipful Company of Farriers equivalent.

Dr. Lordan’s work at SRH Veterinary Services is a mixture of podiatry and lameness. Dr. Lordan also has a strong interest in equine musculoskeletal ultrasound and recently achieved her certification in equine musculoskeletal ultrasound through the International Society of Equine Locomotor Pathology, a lameness and imaging organization developed by Professor Jean-Marie Denoix.

Currently Dr. Lordan serves on the American Farrier’s Association Board of Directors and is very involved with a group that travels to Mexico every year to teach clinics and provide resources for farriers interested in pursuing AFA Certification and higher education.

Dr. Lordan resides with her fiance, Aaron, and their menagerie of animals in her hometown of Glocester where they enjoy spending most of their free time working on building their dream home (and barn) on an amazing piece of property in the woods.

Education: Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine

Hometown: Everett, MA

Areas of Interest: canine/feline dentistry, exotic animal medicine, acupuncture, and dermatology

Dr. Nicole Syngajewski is a north shore native, born and raised in the Everett, MA area. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in biology, with a minor in psychology from the University of Massachusetts – Boston. Throughout her undergraduate career, she owned a multitude of pets, including rats, poison dart frogs, bearded dragons, a hedgehog, and cats. Her classmates told her repeatedly that she should be a veterinarian, with such a strong love for animals. Upon graduation, she worked as a veterinary technician in a small animal general practice for four years before deciding to apply for veterinary school.

Dr. Syngajewski graduated from Ross University’s School of Veterinary Medicine in 2014 after completing her clinical year at the University of Illinois. Returning “home,” Dr. Syngajewski practiced veterinary medicine as a medical director in Whitman and Hanson, MA for 3 years before spending a year at a small animal general practice with a focus in exotic companion pets in Littleton, MA. Dr. Syngajewski has been an integral part of the SRH team since November of 2018, bringing a passion for exotic animal medicine, acupuncture, canine/feline dentistry, and dermatology.

She and her husband (Steve) enjoy playing video games and traveling in their free time – that is, when they are not busy taking care of their 3 cats (Reese, Bucky, and Maya), 2 dogs (Liamuiga and Koopa), backyard chicken flock, crested gecko (Rikki-Tikki-Tavi), and fish tanks.

Education: North Carolina State School of Veterinary Medicine

Hometown: Everywhere and Nowhere, USA

Areas of Interest: small ruminants, equine lameness, exotics, surgery

Dr. Hummel grew up everywhere from Europe to the USA following her dad’s Air Force career. She joined the Army after graduating from West Point, training as an officer and helicopter pilot with deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan.

After 12 years in the Army, Dr. Hummel started veterinary school at Auburn University in Alabama, although she graduated from North Carolina State School of Veterinary Medicine in 2022 after following her husband’s Army career. She practiced mixed animal medicine for a year down south before the Army moved her and her family to Massachusetts, where she has been practicing in New Hampshire.

She is passionate about mixed animal medicine. She loves that large animal gives her an opportunity to get outside the office into the community and nature, and challenges her to be creative as only large animal medicine can. While dogs, cats, and exotics allow her to dive deep with so many beloved family members and practice more nuanced medicine.

In addition to her job, Dr. Hummel loves spending time hiking, skiing, and participating in generalized buffoonery with her husband (Brian) and their children, Luca and twins (Carmen and Maverick).

Education: Cornell University School of Veterinary Medicine

Hometown: North Hampton, NH

Areas of Interest: canine/feline surgery and emergency medicine

Dr. Evice Bolton grew up in the small seacoast town of North Hampton, New Hampshire. Growing up she had a strong love of animals and volunteered her time at a local animal shelter and therapeutic riding program. This prompted her to pursue a B.S. in Biomedical Science from the University of New Hampshire. During her undergraduate studies, Dr. Bolton was involved in many facets of veterinary medicine including research, shelter medicine, wildlife and small and large animal general practice. These experiences solidified her decision to become a mixed animal veterinarian. Dr. Bolton went on to earn her DVM from Cornell University where she also worked in the Large Animal Surgery department and at the Dairy Farm. During veterinary school, she served as an intern with RAVS, a non-profit that provides free veterinary care on Native American Reservations. Dr. Bolton enjoys the opportunity to give back through veterinary medicine and hopes to continue throughout her career.

Dr. Bolton’s interests within the field of veterinary medicine include ultrasound, soft tissue surgery and small ruminant medicine. One of her favorite things about this profession is the variety. When she’s not working, Dr. Bolton loves to hike with her mini poodle mix, Teddy. She also enjoys working with clay to make wheel thrown ceramics and baking everything from cupcakes to sourdough. As a seacoast native, you’ll often find her and Ted at the beach.

Although not a full-time associate at the clinic, Dr. Bolton looks forward to joining the talented and dedicated team at SRH and meeting all their wonderful clients and patients to provide her surgical expertise.

Education: Koret School of Veterinary Medicine

Areas of Interest: equine internal medicine

Dr. Vin graduated from the Koret School of Veterinary Medicine at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1996. Following his residency, he was board-certified as a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. Dr. Vin subsequently founded Vin Equine Services (formerly Equine Diagnostics) providing referral diagnostic services to veterinarians throughout New England. Dr. Vin spent 6 years serving as an equine internal medicine consultant with IDEXX Laboratories and is the director of internal medicine at Myhre Equine Clinic in Rochester, NH. Dr. Vin presents nationally and internationally and has authored or coauthored articles in several scientific journals. During his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, reading, running with his dog, Benji, and horseback riding. SRH is grateful to incorporate Dr. Vin’s training and expertise into the practice to provide the best care possible for your horses.

Education: University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine

Areas of Interest: small animal internal medicine

Dr. Estrin received his veterinary medicine degree from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine in 2001. He completed an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at The Animal Medical Center in New York and then returned to the University of Minnesota for residency training. He practiced internal medicine at referral hospitals in Minnesota and Missouri and later worked as a consultant for IDEXX Laboratories. While consulting with IDEXX, Dr. Estrin earned his Master’s degree in Public Health with a concentration in epidemiology from Boston University. In 2014, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Division of Comparative Medicine at MIT, where his research involved the treatment of influenza virus infections. SRH is happy to include Dr. Estrin’s expertise to provide mobile diagnostic ultrasound (abdominal, cervical, and non-cardiac thoracic) and is available to perform ultrasound examinations at the office.

Education: University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine

Areas of Interest: small animal internal medicine

Education: The Atlantic Veterinary College on Prince Edward Island Areas of Interest: small animal cardiology Dr. Tai Casagrande is a board-certified veterinary cardiologist. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology at Cornell University, her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree at The Atlantic Veterinary College on Prince Edward Island, and she completed her residency in veterinary cardiology at the University of Wisconsin.

Dr. Casagrande has been practicing as a veterinary cardiologist in her home state of Massachusetts since 2012. In 2016 she started her own mobile practice (Casagrande Cardiology, PLLC), where she travels to veterinary clinics throughout Massachusetts to provide in-house cardiology evaluations and consultations. She is available to perform echocardiograms at the office.

In her free time, Dr. Casagrande enjoys reading medical thrillers, relaxing with friends and family, backyard birdwatching, and rooting for all New England teams

Patty is the primary Large Animal Facilitator for SRH, and has been with us since 1988. In her spare time, she enjoys working with photography. She and her husband, Shawn, travel to local horse shows and events taking photos of competitors, animals, and anything else that catches their eyes!

Talia joined SRH in October 2011. She started her early career as a receptionist, and worked her way up to her current position as the practice manager. Talia has a strong animal background with owning many pets, including horses, chickens, rabbits, dogs, cats, and saltwater fish. She married her husband (Jon) in 2017, and are raising two young children who are growing up sharing the love of animals by helping around the property with the gardening and stable work.

Tricia joined the SRH team in 2017 as the Human Relations Coordinator. She has a strong background in operations and client services. In her free time she enjoys reading and gardening and home decorating. She loves spending time with her husband, children, and 14 grandkids! She also loves spending time with her happy girl dog, Harley!

Emily joined the SRH Family as a technician assistant in 2010. In 2014, she graduated from North Shore Community College with an Associates Degree in Applied Science/Veterinary Technology and became a certified veterinary technician. Emily’s interests include surgery and anesthesia and working with older patients. Emily shares her home with her two dogs, Cletus and Sky, her cat Gretchen, and her 6 chickens, as well as her goats on her family’s farm.

A lifelong Ipswich resident, Kim has been employed by the Orcutt family for over twenty-five years. She spends her hours at SRH in the Small Animal Clinic, doing lab work and assisting with surgeries.

Her spare time is spent with training and showing her homebred Thoroughbred in dressage, traveling to Chincoteague Island to bring home her “saltwater ponies”, and sailing and kayaking with her husband and their first mate, Pedro.

Jaclyn grew up in Andover MA as a completely animal-crazy kid with a magnetic draw to horses in particular. From huntseat equitation, riding and driving Morgans and saddlebreds, lower level eventing, breeding and sales, starting thoroughbred yearlings, Percheron hitch horses, and more, Jaclyn has obtained valuable learning experiences with many different disciplines. Jaclyn attended the University of Connecticut and earned a BS in Animals Science in 2004. After graduation, she found a job in equine nutrition as a consultant where she stayed happily for 15 years. During that time she was able to continue her education, focusing on equine nutrition. In 2022, Jaclyn was looking for a change and joined the SRH team. Jaclyn still retains her passion for equine nutrition but also is excited to be working towards her AAEVT Certification and exploring equine physical therapy.

When not at SRH, Jaclyn is spending time with her husband, Seth, their two children Liam and Jane, as well as a house full of animals. Jaclyn is lucky enough to continue to ride several days a week and shares her passion with her daughter who leases a pony named Avatar.

Meaghan grew up in Haverhill, MA and has been riding horses her entire life  – she knew her passion was for working with animals. She joined the SRH team in November 2022 after graduating from Essex Aggie. When not in the barns, she enjoys watching and participating in her family’s car racing events. She shares her home with her rescue dog, Sadie, who is the love of her life.

Cate has been a friendly face and expert treat dispenser at SRH Veterinary Services since 2023, ensuring humans and their pets feel welcome, whether they arrive willingly or require bribery. A Gloucester native with deep family roots, she’s practically part of the town’s landscape, just with fewer barnacles. Cate is a passionate photographer with a few awards under her belt, she captures life’s moments both on the ground and from above. Yes, she’s a licensed drone pilot – because why not take your hobby to new heights?  At home, she answers to her two cats, Gozer and Neelix—who graciously allow her to live in their house.

Jill is part of our reception team, joining us in February of 2024. She grew up in Danvers on family property with horses and other animals.  She enjoys working with animals as well as being part of a team. She enjoys the beach and spending time in Vermont with extended family. She has twin sons and a daughter. She lives with her children, cat Ellie, chinchilla Jerry, and her two bunnies – Salem and Sylvester.

Nick has been part of the SRH reception team since April of 2024. Before working at the clinic, he worked in the medical field as an EMT/paramedic and a carpenter’s assistant, along with many other fields. In his down time, he enjoys playing video games, building Legos, and playing Dungeons and Dragons with his close friends. He has always loved and been drawn to animals and enjoys being able to help them professionally. Nick currently has two guinea pigs named Chunk and Penelope and looks forward to having many more pets in the future.

Ryann has been with SRH’s small animal team since July 2021 after graduating from Georgetown High School. Her passion for horses began when she got her first horse at the age of 14 (Mocha); her passion for animals began when she got her first dog (Sarge). She has worked as a volunteer staff member for Windrush Therapeutic Riding Center. When not working, she enjoys riding horses, hiking, and spending time at the beach. She shares her home with her partner and their dog (Apollo), cat (Mama Cat), and horse (Summer Bull).

Victoria has been a part of the SRH small animal team since November of 2021 (switching from Saturdays to full-time in early 2025). She was drawn to the medical field, always having a love of people and animals. She has worked in the veterinary field and the “human” medical field as an EMT since graduation from Essex Aggie in 2020. She shares her home with her two bunnies (Boo and Bonnie) and chinchilla (Mr. Skittles).

Deb joined the team as a part time receptionist a few years ago after spending 30 years as a letter carrier for the United States Postal Service. Deb has been a life long horse owner and her favorite view is still from the back of a horse looking through a pair of ears into the woods. When she is not at work, she is home with her husband Roland. She is always busy cooking for her family and caring for her 1 year old grandson, 17 chickens, 2 mini horses, her dog and cat, 2 guinea pigs and a gecko.

Rose has always been an avid animal lover, and grew up with dogs and cats. She started riding horses when she was 8, and quickly discovered my passion for horses in particular! However, she always knew she wanted her job to be involving animals. She began pet sitting and caring for horses on the North Shore during high school, and continued full-time once she graduated. Wanting to further her career and knowledge, she started a veterinary technician program in November to become a CVT (certified veterinary technician). She has 2 horses who live at home with her, along with 2 barn cats, 3 house cats, and 2 dogs. As you can imagine, her free time revolves around them and she wouldn’t have it any other way!