We're seeking an experienced DVM who is ready to take the next step toward practice ownership. Lake Country Veterinary Care is looking for the right veterinarian to step into a leadership and co-partnership role alongside an existing veterinary partner, with the opportunity to pursue meaningful ownership through Veterinary Practice Partners (VPP).
This is an exciting opportunity to help lead a well-established small-animal hospital that has served the Central New York community since 1985. As a Partner DVM, you'll help guide the hospital's clinical direction, support an experienced team, identify opportunities for growth, and contribute to the practice's long-term success.
We're looking for someone who enjoys practicing high-quality medicine but also has an entrepreneurial mindset, takes initiative, and wants to be involved in the decisions that shape a hospital's future.
You won't just practice at Lake Country. You'll help lead it, grow it, and share in its success.
Lake Country Veterinary Care is a full-service small-animal hospital located in Marcellus, New York, near the beautiful village of Skaneateles and approximately 20 minutes from Syracuse.
Serving the community since 1985, the hospital has built longstanding relationships with generations of local families by providing compassionate, individualized veterinary care. Our patient population consists of approximately 64% dogs, 35% cats, and 1% pocket pets.
Our collaborative team includes 3 DVMs, 5 Licensed Veterinary Technicians, 2 Veterinary Assistants, and 3 Client Service Representatives.
We pride ourselves on maintaining a close-knit, down-to-earth culture built on honest communication, mutual respect, humor, and teamwork. Our experienced support staff allows our doctors to focus on medicine while providing personalized care and building meaningful client relationships.
Doctors typically see 12–14 patients per day with 30-minute appointments. Surgical days may include 3–5 procedures or 1–2 comprehensive dental procedures, depending on clinical interests and experience.
With an established client base, experienced team, broad medical capabilities, and a trusted reputation within the community, Lake Country has a strong foundation for continued growth. We're looking for the right veterinary partner to help take it forward.
Marcellus offers the charm of a close-knit community in Central New York's beautiful Finger Lakes region, just minutes from Skaneateles Lake and approximately 20 minutes from Syracuse and Syracuse Hancock International Airport.
It's a wonderful place to put down roots, enjoy a balanced lifestyle, and build lasting relationships within the community.
Veterinary Practice Partners believes veterinary hospitals thrive when doctors have a meaningful voice in how their practices operate. Our partnership model allows veterinarians to pursue ownership while maintaining clinical autonomy and benefiting from the resources of an established veterinary organization.
We don't rebrand our partner hospitals. Lake Country Veterinary Care continues to operate under the name and reputation its community has trusted for more than 40 years.
You lead the medicine and help shape the hospital's future. VPP provides the operational and business support to help you succeed.
Prior ownership experience isn't required. We're looking for a veterinarian with the clinical experience, leadership potential, and desire to become an invested partner in the practice.
Ready to Become a Practice Owner?
Lake Country Veterinary Care offers a unique opportunity to combine the rewards of practicing veterinary medicine with the professional and financial opportunities of practice ownership.
With an established hospital, experienced support team, existing veterinary partner, and the resources of Veterinary Practice Partners behind you, this is an opportunity to help lead a practice without having to navigate ownership alone.
If you're an experienced veterinarian who is ready to take the next step, help shape a hospital's future, and participate in its long-term success, we'd love to connect!
We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where individuals are respected, supported, and encouraged to grow.
Veterinary Practice Partners (VPP) is a trusted business partner to veterinarians.
We co-own practices in partnership with veterinarians, and work relentlessly to grow and manage each practice, while retaining its unique identity and culture. VPP’s family of practices has enjoyed industry-leading growth and profitability improvements. Our team has deep experience in driving sustained, above-average revenue growth, cultivating exceptional practice staff, and overseeing back-office operations, including marketing, finance, accounting and human resources. Veterinarians partner with us because we enable them able to focus on delivering high-quality patient care and fostering lasting relationships with pet owners, while remaining owners in the practices they have committed a lifetime to building.
