Meet the Team in Sarasota

Dr. Anne Luther

Practice Owner, Hospital Director, Lead Veterinarian

Dr. Anne Luther was only five years old when she first started riding horses. A few years later, she adopted her first dog. Her passion for the health and well-being of animals hasn’t wavered since those earliest days spent with her beloved companions—Dr. Luther always knew that a career spent bettering the lives of pets would suit her perfectly! Now, she owns and operates her very own state-of-the-art veterinary hospital: Sarasota Animal Medical Center.

Dr. Luther was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee. She attended veterinary school at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, graduating in 1985, and remained in the area for a few years to work at a mixed-animal practice. Next, Dr. Luther decided to specialize in small-animal medicine and surgery and moved to Philadelphia, where she served as the primary surgeon at a busy 24-hour hospital.

A few years later, Dr. Luther relocated to Hampton, New Hampshire with her family and purchased a large multi-doctor animal hospital. She would help pets and their owners there for the next 10 years before moving to the Reno, Nevada area and opening two separate businesses: a full-service practice in Reno and an acupuncture clinic in Lake Tahoe. Five years later, in 2008, Dr. Luther sold her businesses and moved to Florida to be closer to her elderly parents and purchased what would become Sarasota Animal Medical Center. Dr. Luther has been tending to the needs of the area’s pets ever since!

Medically, Dr. Luther enjoys diagnostic ultrasounds and echocardiography. She completed advanced training and certification in both at the Sound Institute in Texas, the only program of its kind in the country. She’s also passionate about alternative medical therapies, such as Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture. Most of all, she loves the satisfaction she gets from making a lasting difference in the lives of not only pets, but their entire families.

Dr. Luther has enjoyed many hobbies over the years, including alpine skiing, water skiing, horseback riding, and photography. She lives in Sarasota with her husband, Mike. They have a popular rock band, Black Thorn Rose. Dr. Luther plays keyboards and is the lead vocalist and Mike plays bass guitar. She has three grown children and a pair of wonderful grandchildren.

Dr. Laurie Greene

Associate Veterinarian

Dr. Laurie Greene grew up as a “military brat”, moving from base to base throughout her father’s Air Force career. The constant in her life during all these exciting globe-trotting moves were the family pets. She and her sisters would dress the dogs and cats up, make up songs for them, and cuddle them through each new change of duty station. It was not long before Dr. Greene’s career path was set on veterinary medicine.

Dr. Greene attended The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine where she focused on dog and cat medicine. After graduation, she headed west to California where she enjoyed caring for a wide variety of pets as well as learning windsurfing and snow skiing, hiking the foothills of the Santa Ana mountains, exploring the nearby deserts, and off-roading in Baja California. She was privileged to see Halley’s Comet pass while camping in the desert!

Eventually, the east coast called and Dr. Greene moved first to Connecticut, then eventually to New York City. She enjoyed many years of practice in NY, where she was introduced to Chinese herbal therapies, Acupuncture and Reiki healing. While in NY, Dr. Greene did her training in Chinese medicine and is now a Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist.

Although Dr. Greene loved the vitality and excitement of NYC, after a few too many miserable winters and stepping off curbs into deep puddles of icy slush, Dr. Greene decided that Florida was a much better idea. She loves the gorgeous beaches of Sarasota and the lively arts scene the area enjoys. She is a great fan of opera and classical music, and was delighted to discover that both of these thrive in Sarasota.

Dr. Greene enjoys utilizing western and alternative medicine to provide the best possible health care for the dogs and cats that she loves to work with. She is delighted to be part of the family at Sarasota Animal Medical Center.

Jaime

Veterinary Nurse

Jaime is originally from Central Illinois and has been in Florida for over 13 years. Jaime has been involved in veterinary medicine for over 12 years. His passions in the field include Urgent Care, Surgery and Anesthesia. He enjoys the sense of accomplishment he feels from helping with animals’ health. In his spare time, he enjoys cruising around the world and reading.

Bridget Nichols

Office Manager

Bridget was born and raised in Texas. After moving to upstate New York she began her career in the veterinary field while in college. She initially started as a receptionist and worked her way through many positions in the clinic to ultimately become practice manager. A role that became her passion for 20 plus years. She recently moved to Sarasota with her 3 dogs, Rocky, Remi and Ellie to enjoy kayaking, boating and all the great things Florida has to offer.

Her goal is for clients and patients to have a wonderful experience at SAMC from start to finish.