1. Steven E. Hornstein, DVM
Office: 179 Prospect Plains Road, Monroe Township, New Jersey, 08831
www.monroevet.net – Office: 609-655-1717 – Cell: 732-789-6700 – drsteve@monroevet.net
OBJECTIVE
To promote animal welfare by practicing high quality medicine and surgery, educating the public on animal
care, and providing leadership in the veterinary community through professional involvement and
excellence.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Owner and Medical Director ▪ Monroe Animal Hospital ▪ April 2008 - Present
• Built a functional veterinary hospital which provides state-of-the-art medical care, great atmosphere for
staff and clients, and superb client service.
• Helped design interior footprint/flow with architect.
• Grew practice from start-up to approximately 5500 patients in eight years with innovative marketing
strategies, strong practice management skills, and developing a solid reputation for service and medical
care.
• Practice medicine and surgery on small animal and exotic pets.
• Certified Cat Friendly Practice through the American Academy of Feline Practitioners.
• Created a volunteer program teaching middle and high school students about veterinary medicine.
• Mentor interns from Animal Behavior College and Middlesex Community College veterinary assistance
programs.
• Strong community involvement including Girl Scout and Boy Scout tours of the hospital, sponsoring local
sports teams, charities, and group events, participating in career days at the high school, and consistent
presence at community programs.
• Hospital received Accessibility, Inclusion, and Sensitivity (AIS) award from the Monroe ADA Committee
2009.
• Manage and mentor staff to build a strong team environment.
• Gave lectures on various animal care issues to educate our senior, school, and corporate community.
• Progressive and innovative customer service:
 Utilize technology and electronic medical record system.
 Designed hospital website and social media to serve as client resource for information on pet care.
Practice Advisory Board Veterinary Recommend Solutions ▪ December 2015 - Present
Attend meetings make recommendations and participate in early experience programs with novel research based
nutritional products.
Relief Veterinarian ▪ April 2007 - May 2012
Provide relief services for multiple animal hospitals including Wayne Animal Hospital, Sova Animal Hospital,
Plainfield Animal Hospital, and Sayrebrook Veterinary Hospital.
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2. Associate Veterinarian ▪ Englewood Animal Hospital, Englewood, NJ ▪ July 1999 - December 2007
• Practice medicine and surgery on small animal and exotic pets.
• Composed and designed numerous client information handouts.
• Wrote, contributed to, and illustrated quarterly hospital newsletter.
• Actively promoted hospital and practice by speaking about veterinary medicine at numerous career days
and invited engagements at local public and private schools; grades K-12.
• Compiled and organized Internet posts, lecture handouts, and non-journal articles into a common
reference for use by hospital doctors.
• Developed skills in clinical dentistry and radiology.
• Improved hospital-wide ability to administer and deliver pain management.
• Increased management duties including processing payroll and end of month calculations in the
absence of owner.
• Developed and maintained hospital website.
Faculty: Gifted and Talented Program ▪ Montclair State Univ., Montclair, NJ ▪ March 2000 - Dec. 2004
• Co-instructor, Introduction to Veterinary Medicine and Principles of Veterinary Medicine Courses.
• Instructed 4th
through 8th
graders in 10-weekend course during the Fall/Spring Semesters.
• Conducted five classes/term on various topics, including: schooling of veterinarians, a day in the life of a
small animal practitioner, ferret husbandry and medicine, veterinary imaging, and reptile biology/behavior.
• Developed all lecture material, handouts, audiovisual aides, as well as content for those classes personally
taught.
• Solicited guest speakers.
• Helped promote Gifted and Talented Program through attendance at awards ceremonies and by
discussing with parents of eligible children at the Englewood Animal Hospital.
• Responsible for grading papers assigned as well as overall course grades.
Associate Veterinarian ▪ Cranbury Veterinary Hospital, East Brunswick, NJ ▪ May 1996 - June 1999
• Practiced medicine and surgery on small animal and exotic pets.
• Practiced wildlife rehabilitation on various small rodent, lagomorph, and avian species.
• Actively expanded small mammal client base by networking with ferret owners and enthusiasts.
• Developed my professional abilities in ferret medicine, herpetology, dermatology, and oncology.
• Made recommendations and developed new procedures for the hospital procedure book.
• Sought out and/or wrote client information handouts to supplement advice given during office visits.
• Promoted the veterinary profession by participating in school career days.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association (NJVMA)
• President - 2008-2009
■ Continued and expanded member roundtable discussions.
■ Addressed Senate Budget Committee about need to continue Veterinary Contract Program.
■ Reached out to equine community to become more involved with NJVMA.
■ Called for strategic planning session with executive board that led to change in NJVMA governance
structure.
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3. • President-Elect - 2007-2008
• Liaison between the NJVMA and the New Jersey State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners: Report to
NJVMA on SBVME public meetings and bring up NJVMA concerns to the State Board 2005-2007
• Executive Board Member - 2005 to 2010
• Representative for Northern New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association – 2005-2007
• Chairman Veterinary Licensing Task Force - 2005
• Member of Animal Welfare Task Force – revised NJVMA Pain Management Guidelines for 2nd
edition;
contributor to Animal Abuse Recognition document 2007
• Chair of Nominating Committee 2010.
• Chair of Membership Committee 2010 to present.
Atlantic Coast Veterinary Conference
• Vice-President 2015 to present
• NJVMA appointed trustee 2010 to present
Northern New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association (NNJVMA)
• President from 2004-2006: Organized meetings and oversaw all functions of NNJVMA.
• Vice President 2002-2004: Scheduled monthly continuing education lectures given by veterinary
specialists.
• Integral in doubling the association membership and tripled attendance at monthly meetings by improving
the marketing strategy, enhancing the quality and clinical usefulness of the topics, and solicited well-
known speakers to further educate the membership.
• Immediate Past-President from 2006-2007.
International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management
• Headed taskforce to develop position statement on idiopathic urinary disease in cats 2012.
American Veterinary Medical Association
American Academy of Feline Practitioners
SPEAKER
• Oradell Animal Hospital, Paramus, NJ –2006- 2007: “Pain Management: Newer Treatments and Older
Forgotten Friends.”
• 123rd
Annual Meeting NJVMA – Florham Park, NJ - “How to Get Involved in Public Policy and
Grassroots Action.”
AWARDS RECEIVED
• Northern NJVMA Veterinarian of the Year: Northern New Jersey - 2004
• NJVMA Presidential Service - February 2009
EDUCATION
1989-1996 - Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
• BS, Veterinary Science, 1994
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4. • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, 1996
CONTINUING EDUCATION
• Northstar Vets Feline Dental Wetlab 2014
• Sound Technologies Basic/Intermediate Ultrasound Course 2011
• New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association Annual Meeting, various dates
• Atlantic Coast Veterinary Conference, various dates
• Western Veterinary Conference, various dates
• 2003 5-Day Intensive Dentistry Course at the Animal Dental Training Center in Baltimore
• 2006-2008 Various AVMA sponsored leadership conferences
• Completed Landmark Education programs, including Self-Expression and Leadership Program (SELP)*
as well as Communication Classes
* As part of SELP, I developed and organized nursing home visitation program Celebrating the Gilded
Lives of the Golden Aged.” Middle-school aged children interviewed Alzheimer’s residents about their
lives and later presented the residents with a written report about the resident’s life.
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