Meet a NYC Housecall Veterinarian Who Brings Comfort to Pets and Their People Through Music
Dr. Jeff Levy loves being a veterinarian specializing in house call visits and acupuncture. He also loves playing guitar and composing music. So, on this Oh Behave show episode, he unleashes great pet tips and performs a few of his pet-related songs. Call your pet over and tune in now.
BIO:
Dr. Jeffrey Levy, a New York City-based housecall veterinarian, is certified in acupuncture, helping with healing and pain relief in dogs and cats. Having served hundreds of pets and their owners for more than two decades, his veterinary adventures have brought him from his native Brooklyn to the Mississippi Delta to foreign continents.
His achievements include earning the Dean’s Pegasus Award from his alma mater, Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine, which was given to the outstanding graduate as voted by students, faculty and the Dean. In 2006, he also received the Merit Award for community service from the Veterinary Medical Association of New York City. The Merit Award is given to “members in recognition of their significant contributions to the Veterinary Medical Association of New York City and the advancement of the veterinary profession.” He is also a graduate of Binghamton University.
Following an internship on Capitol Hill where he participated in the successful passage of federal legislation relating to animal welfare, Levy was nominated as a candidate for a Congressional Fellowship sponsored by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and was invited to join a Congressional Task Force relating to animal pharmaceutical regulations. Dr. Levy was twice published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the veterinary profession’s official publication. Dr. Levy also served as the official veterinary acupuncturist of the International Cat Show at New York City’s Madison Square Garden and served as an official veterinarian of the Westminster Kennel Club Show.
Dr. Levy, known locally as “Dr. Jeff,” has been featured in numerous publications, including The New York Times, and has appeared on radio and TV, including CBS’ 60 Minutes. Dr. Jeff is also a composer of “pet-centric” music and has been called “The Poet of the Animal World.” He has performed regularly on cabaret stages to benefit animal welfare organizations and received a special invitation to participate in The BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop, “a program that is widely regarded as the premiere training ground for emerging musical theatre composers, lyricists, and librettists.”
Dr. Jeff currently lives in midtown Manhattan with his wife, Rocio (introduced to Dr. Jeff by her cat, Tom), and his six-year-old daughter, Valentina, who plans to follow in Dad’s foot-, or rather, “paw”-steps as a future veterinarian.