Veterinarians
Meet Dr. Palmer
Dr. Philip Palmer has lived on South Mountain for most of his life. He is a graduate of Boonsboro High School, did his undergraduate studies at the University of Maryland in College Park, and received his DVM from the Virgina-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine (Blacksburg, VA) in 1985. He practiced in New London, PA for 2 years, and in Frederick, MD for 3 years before opening Palmer Animal Hospital in downtown Myersville in 1991. The business relocated to a new building in it’s current location in 2003.
Dr. Palmer is a second generation veterinarian. His father, Dr. Amos E. Palmer, was a veterinarian for 38 years before he died in 1987. His father worked for much of his career in cancer research, but started his veterinary career in private practice in Middletown in the early 1960’s. While father and son never practiced together, Palmer Animal Hospital is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Amos Palmer, and to the care and inspiration he provided.
Dr. Palmer still lives in the home his parents built on South Mountain with his wife, Susan, and son, Thomas. They also have a daughter, Jacqueline, in graduate school at the University of Delaware, as well as another son, Joseph, studying engineering at the University of Maryland. Dr. Palmer and Susan live on a small farm with their Standard Poodles, Patty & Delilah, and two Morgan horses, Georgette and Celeste.
Meet Dr. Susan O’Neill
Dr. O’Neill was born in Ft. Belvoir, VA but raised in Wheaton, MD. She received her Bachelor of Science from the University of Maryland in 1984, attended Essex Community College to become a certified veterinary technician in 1986, and received her DVM from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 1992. She has worked as a small animal veterinarian in several practices in Maryland, and began working at Palmer Animal Hospital in May 2009.
Dr. O’Neill’s interests and hobbies include skiing, volleyball, softball, scrap booking, digital photography, and reading. She enjoys motherhood and being involved in her son’s various activities.
Dr. O’Neill and her son, Phillip, currently live in Jefferson, MD with their dogs Java and Bella plus numerous fish.
Meet Dr. Marie Richard
Dr. Richard is a native of Maryland. She graduated from Loyola College in 1998 with a B.S. in Biology. She attained her DVM from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 2003. After graduation, she moved to Rhode Islans and worked with horses and small animals for seven years. Recently she moved back to her home state and began working at Palmer Animal Hospital in August 2010.
Dr. Richard enjoys country line dancing, reading, and riding her horse of 20 years, Baltimore.
Meet Dr. Susan Storey
Dr. Susan Storey is a 1992 graduate of the Virgina-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. After graduation, she worked in small animal private practice until 2001 when she accepted a position with the federal government. Dr. Storey moved to Frederick in 2001 and began working part-time at Palmer Animal Hospital in February 2002. In her free time, she enjoys reading and knitting. Dr. Storey shares her home with 3 dogs—-a terrier mix, McEwan, and two border terriers, Evi and Lil.
