Meet Our Team

Dr. Shery Babyak is board certified in Small Animal Internal Medicine. She received both her Bachelor of Science (1988) and DVM (1992) degrees from Colorado State University. She then completed a rotating medicine and surgery internship at Oklahoma State University, and a small animal internal medicine residency at Louisiana State University. In 1997, Dr. Babyak became board certified in Small Animal Internal Medicine. Dr. Babyak began her Internal Medicine career in Las Vegas and practiced there for 5 years. In 2002, she moved to the Phoenix metropolitan area, where she worked locally as a staff internist for 18 years, prior to joining PVIMS.

Dr. Russell Greene is board certified in both Small Animal Internal Medicine and Bacteriology & Mycology. Dr. Greene is a 1983 graduate of the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis. He completed his small animal medicine & surgery internship at Texas A & M University, and completed his small animal internal medicine residency at North Carolina State University. While at NCSU, he obtained his PhD in Veterinary Microbiology. He then went on to do post-doctoral work in bacteriology, in Germany. In 1988, Dr. Greene became board certified in Small Animal Internal Medicine, and the following year he became board certified in Bacteriology & Mycology.

Dr. Greene has taught at the College of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University; has worked as an Internal Medicine Consultant at Southwest Veterinary Diagnostics; and has run two veterinary microbiology laboratories. He has spoken at both national and international veterinary conferences. In addition, he has authored numerous publications, including the chapter on Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) in the text, Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat. Dr. Greene has been providing internal medicine consultations and special procedures (ultrasound, endoscopy, stent placement, and other interventional procedures) to Arizona veterinarians in the Greater Phoenix Metropolitan Area and the Prescott region since 1992—longer than any other small animal internist in the area.

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Dr. Greene and Dr. Babyak each have one of our experienced and compassionate veterinary technicians to assist them. Adrian (on left) and Beth (on right) assist the veterinarians with procedures in the Greater Phoenix Metropolitan Area, often driving over 200 miles in a day. Each PVIMS van houses a small office and carries the specialized ultrasound and endoscopy equipment that gets brought into the clinics of our referring veterinarians. 

We have a friendly and experienced office staff to take your calls, set up appointments, and help with the medical reports. Heather (on left), Nicole (middle), and Lacy (on right) will go out of their way to help you in any way they can. All of our staff are animal lovers, who truly care about the pets we serve.