Porters Neck Veterinary Hospital

Your Veterinarian in Wilmington, NC. If you are interested in a family-oriented veterinary hospital, one who is more of a trusted friend than a corporate stranger, you've come to the right place. We strive to keep ourselves in touch with our profession "the way it used to be". While maintaining high technical standards, we offer a practical, honest approach to your family member's health and well-being. We practice medicine, not business. We treat your pets as if they were our own. Family Owned Since 1999

Drs. Ron and Sharon Harris opened the doors of Porters Neck Veterinary Hospital on March 15, 1999. Sharon met Ron freshman year at NC State College of Veterinary Medicine in 1991. After working for two years in Goldsboro, NC, Ron and Sharon came to Wilmington to work at the Wilmington Animal Emergency Clinic for two more years before opening in the Porters Neck Shopping Center. Five years later, the hospital was moved to its current facility. In November 2014, Drs. Rebecca and Matt Resnick bought the practice from Drs. Ron and Sharon Harris. Rebecca was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas and moved to Wilmington in 1999, where the Harris' became close friends and mentors before her departure to North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine. In 2005, Rebecca received her doctorate in veterinary medicine and returned to Porters Neck Veterinary Hospital where she held an associate position for ten years. Matthew grew up in New Rochelle, New York but attended Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine on the Caribbean island of St. Kitts where he spent three years earning his veterinary doctorate. Matthew returned to the States to complete his last clinical year of veterinary study at North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine, and it was there he met his future wife, Rebecca. Upon graduating veterinary school, he spent a year practicing as a veterinary associate in Port Jervis, New York before returning to North Carolina in 2005 to work at Wrightsville Beach Pet Hospital. Matthew worked there for ten years prior to joining the team at Porters Neck Veterinary Hospital in September 2014. A few other doctors have joined along the way. Dr. Carrie Tatgenhorst joined Porters Neck Veterinary Hospital in September of 2020. Dr. Margaret White joined our team in 2022 and Dr. Devon Wochele joined us in 2024!

Mission — Our mission is to incorporate all of our clients and patients into the Porters Neck Veterinary Hospital family. The PNVH family practices based on compassion, respect, education and quality care. Through these core values, we expect to exceed our client's expectations and care for patients as though they were our own