Dr. Jeff D. Bay, DVM, DACVIM
Specialty: Small Animal Internal Medicine

Jeff is a graduate of the Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine (1996). After obtaining his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine (DVM), he completed a one year rotating internship at the Alameda East Veterinary Hospital (known for the series “Emergency Vets” on Animal Planet). His training was completed with a Small Animal Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Missouri.

He obtained board certification from the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in 2000. After completion of his residency, Jeff spent 4 years at a large, multi-specialty referral center in western Massachusetts before moving to the Midwest to start an Internal Medicine service at a hospital in Wisconsin.

Dr. Bay offers a wide variety of services for your referred patient, including diagnostics and therapy for difficult internal medicine cases, abdominal ultrasonography and ultrasound-guided biopsies, a full range of endoscopy services (gastrointestinal, nasal and lower respiratory, and urogenital), chemotherapy, and medical neurology. Jeff enjoys all aspects of Internal Medicine practice, but finds it especially rewarding just helping families keep their pets happy and healthy for as long as possible.

Dr. Bay moved to the Capital District in early 2007 with his wife, Sue, and their four-legged children Dottie, Latte, Dharma, and Huey.

Dr. M. Faulkner Besancon, DVM, DACVS
Specialty: Surgery

Upstate Veterinary Specialties is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. M. Faulkner Besancon to our veterinary referral staff. Dr. Besancon is a New England native, born and raised in Connecticut. He received his undergraduate degree with honors in Biology form Northeastern University in 1993. He went to veterinary school at Iowa State University and received a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine (DVM) in 1997. He continued his training by completing a 1 year rotating internship in Small Animal Medicine & Surgery and a 2-year internship in Small Animal Surgery at the South Shore Animal Hospital in Weymouth, MA. He then returned to Iowa State for a 1 year Orthopedic Fellowship before completing his surgical training with a 3-year Small Animal Surgical Residency at the University of California, Davis. Dr. Besancon received board certification as a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (DACVS) in February, 2005. 

Dr. Besancon enjoys all aspects of veterinary surgery, but is particularly interested in minimally invasive techniques (arthroscopy, thoracoscopy, and laparoscopy), orthopedic and neurologic surgeries, and oncologic surgery. He has written or co-authored many scientific articles, most recently publishing in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association and Veterinary Surgery.

Dr. N. Joel Edwards, DVM, DACVIM
Specialty: Cardiology

Joel is a 1964 graduate of the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine, became a Diplomate of the American College of Internal Medicine specializing in Cardiology in 1978 and operated a private referral practice specializing in cardiovascular diseases for 22 years prior to his semi-retirement in 2000. Joel has authored numerous scientific articles and two textbooks on electrocardiography. His principle professional interests are in the management of clinical cardiovascular diseases of animals.

Currently Joel remains semi-retired, continuing to see patients on a scheduled basis. His personal interests are hiking, golf, gardening, woodworking and outdoor sports. Joel is one of three founders of Community Caregivers, Inc. a local non profit organization caring for those in need.

He is active in his church having served multiple terms as both deacon and elder. Joel is married to his soul mate Cindy, has three children, five grandchildren, and one great-grandchild and at any given time can be easily convinced to brag about them. His motto: "I'd rather wear out than rust out."

Dr. Melanie Mineo , DVM, DACVO
Specialty: Ophthalmology

Dr. Melanie Mineo is a native of western New York. She graduated from D’Youville College in Buffalo with a BS in Biology in 1991 and then attended Purdue University, receiving her DVM in 1996. She went on to complete a small animal internship at Newark Animal Hospital/Delaware Veterinary Specialty Group in 1997. In 2001, she moved to Florida to begin a veterinary ophthalmology internship, culminating in the completion of a three year residency in 2005. Her residency program was unique in that she not only studied with her primary mentor in a private clinical setting, but also trained in multiple academic and research environments as well. This training included rotations in such places as North Carolina State University, University of Georgia, University of Florida and Merck Laboratories. Dr. Mineo has also studied at the prestigious Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington, DC, where she pursued further education in comparative ophthalmic pathology.  Dr. Mineo received board certification as a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists in 2008. 

Throughout her training, Melanie has been involved with research in the areas of corneal disease, retinal disease and the effects of Bartonellosis on ocular health. Some of this research has lead to published abstracts and presentations at internationally attended meetings such as the ACVO and ARVO annual meeting. She has also lectured at numerous continuing education courses at the local, regional and national level.

 Dr. Mineo is happy to return to NY to join the other specialists at UVS, offering services related to the medical and surgical management of ophthalmic disease.

Dr. Rebecca M. Stanclift, DVM
Practice Limited to: Surgery

Becky is a native of the northern Adirondacks. She obtained her undergraduate degree from SUNY Geneseo in 1992.  After completing her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 2001, she completed an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Sonora Veterinary Specialists in Phoenix, AZ.  Dr. Stanclift then moved to Pullman, WA and was employed as a clinical instructor at Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine.  Her formal surgical training began with a one year surgical internship at Affiliated Veterinary Specialists in Florida and was completed in 2007 after 3 years of a small animal surgical residency at the Red Bank Veterinary Hospital in central New Jersey.  She has fulfilled her requirements to sit for the certifying examination in Small Animal Surgery in February, 2009.  Dr. Stanclift offers a full complement of surgical services but has a particular interest in oncologic surgery and reconstructive techniques.
 
While pursuing board certification by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons, Dr. Stanclift is pleased to return to New York to join the staff at Upstate Veterinary Specialties, PLLC. 

Dr. Aaron C. Wey, DVM, DACVIM
Specialty: Cardiology

Dr. Wey is a native of Texas and got his first taste of the Northeast in college obtaining his undergraduate degree from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine (1993). Dr. Wey graduated summa cum laude from Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, obtaining his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine (DVM) in 1997. He then spent a year as an Intern in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine before traveling to California, where he completed a residency in Cardiology at the University of California, Davis. He completed the requirements for board certification by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and became a Diplomate of the College of Cardiology (DACVIM) in 2001.

He has published articles in numerous scientific journals and several textbook chapters, most recently in the Clinical Veterinary Advisor and Small Animal Critical Care Medicine. His primary interests include heart failure management, endocarditis/myocarditis and interventional therapies for congenital heart disease.

In 2003 Dr. Wey moved to Upstate New York from Southern California, where he had established a successful Cardiology referral practice in San Diego. He currently owns and operates Upstate Veterinary Specialties, PLLC. He lives in Clifton Park with his wife Jodi (emergency veterinarian), daughter Natalie, son Ian, their two dogs (Tucker and Rooney) and Carmen the cat.

Dr. Kristina Wilson-Hart, DVM, DACVR
Specialty: Radiology

Dr. Wilson-Hart, a native of Cobleskill, New York, completed her undergraduate studies at Cornell University in 1991, graduating with honors from the Animal Science College. She obtained her DVM degree from the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, graduating Cum Laude in the class of 1996. She then entered private practice and worked in Vermont and New Hampshire before returning to Cornell for specialty training in 1999. She completed a three year residency in veterinary diagnostic imaging in 2002, and successfully completed the board examination for certification by the American College of Veterinary Radiology (DACVR) in 2006. 

She currently owns and operates Central Vermont Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging, a mobile diagnostic imaging service based out of Rutland, Vermont. Dr. Wilson-Hart has been performing advanced imaging services at Upstate Veterinary Specialties since October of 2005 and will continue to provide imaging support services for the other specialties in the hospital. She offers free radiology rounds for area practitioners the last Wednesday of every month at the facilities of the Capital District Animal Emergency Clinic. She lives near Rutland with her husband, two dogs and 3 cats.

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