Veterinarian Overview
Dr. Berman was born and raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia. He remembers hiking along the Blue Route before it was completed with his black Labrador Retriever when he was in elementary school. He continued his investigation of the woods of Montgomery County, PA with other family dogs and also became involved in horseback riding. In 1980, his horse survived being hit by a car and his experience with the veterinarian who cared for his horse solidified his belief that he, too, would be a veterinarian one day.After graduating from Harriton High School in 1985, Dr. Berman attended the University of Michigan (Go Blue!) and graduated in 1989 with a BA in General Studies and a minor in Music. From 1989 to 1991, he attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA where he majored in Guitar Performance and Film Scoring.Realizing that veterinary medicine was calling, Dr. Berman began working as a veterinary technician in the Emergency Services Department at the Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. This led to his acceptance into Penn's veterinary school and he graduated with the Class of 1998. Following veterinary school, Dr. Berman completed a one year rotating internship in medicine and surgery at the Veterinary Referral Hospital in Gaithersburg, MD. After working at a private small animal hospital in Frederick, MD, Dr. Berman returned to the Philadelphia area. In 2001, Dr. Berman joined Dr. Horwitz and Dr. Orsher at the Fort Washington Veterinary Hospital. In 2005, Dr. Berman became partners with Dr. Orsher and together they became the current owners of the Fort Washington Veterinary Hospital.Dr. Berman enjoys all aspects of veterinary medicine. His greatest joy is ensuring that his patients are given the best veterinary care that they can receive. In addition to his traditional veterinary training, Dr. Berman has become a Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist (CVA) and incorporates this ancient medical practice into his everyday care.Dr. Berman currently lives in Newtown, PA with his wife Debbie, a veterinary specialist in emergency and critical care, and their three boys, Spencer, Jeremy, and Elias. They also have three rescue dogs - Sonewmana (pronounced So-Now-Mana - Hopi for pretty girl) a mixed breed, and Polly, another mixed breed and Ranger, a 1½ year old Rhodesian Ridgeback mix.Dr. Berman is a member of (NAVS) a non-profit Native American Veterinary Services group, that offers free veterinary care to Native Americans living on the reservation. He has joined many trips to the Hopi, Zuni, and Santo Domingo reservations in the southwest. He is on the board for CRUSA (Council Rock United Soccer Association), where he serves as a soccer coach, as well as coaching baseball for his kids. Dr. Berman continues to play guitar and likes to go orienteering, actively plays on an adult soccer team and practices taiji and qigong.
