Dr. Hilary McCormick
Dr. Hilary is a second-generation veterinarian since May 2015. She was born in the Donelson area of Nashville, TN, and graduated from the University of Tennessee (Go Vols!). She graduated with honors from the Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine. She grew up with her father, Dr. John McCormick, as a veterinarian and knew she wanted to follow a similar path. Her favorite thing about working with animals is that veterinary medicine is like detective work. Since animals can not speak for themselves, you have to find clues through owner history, physical exam, and tests to try to crack the case and help the pets. Dr. Hilary loves seeing the relationship between the pet and pet parents grow and thrive by keeping them healthy. She also loves the puppy kisses that she receives daily at work.
Although the work is difficult and the hours are long, Dr. Hilary wakes up in the morning and is excited to see what new challenges are waiting for the day! Aside from your typical veterinary medicine, she is particularly interested in internal medicine cases, soft tissue surgeries, and preventative care.
Dr. Hilary lives with her long-term boyfriend, Adam, as well as 4 dogs, 3 cats, and 2 turtles. She is a boxer lover as there is nothing that brightens your day as much as an excited boxer kiss, slobber and all! She also enjoys going to the lake, having backyard barbecues with cornhole and bonfires, and taking her furbabies out for walks!
Dr. John McCormick
Dr. McCormick graduated with honors from Tuskegee University in 1983. After vet school, he worked as an associate veterinarian for 6 years before opening McCormick Animal Clinic in 1989. Since then, the clinic has grown to 2 more veterinarians, 3 receptionists, 4 technicians and 2 kennel personnel. Dr. McCormick loves the challenge of veterinary medicine and seeing his patients happy and well.
Cassandra
Veterinary Assistant
Cassandra has been with our clinic since 2014 and is currently attending Middle Tennessee State University for a Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science. She plans to go to veterinary school with an emphasis on wildlife conservation. Cassandra has always surrounded herself with animals growing up. She had dreams of pursuing a career in Veterinary Medicine as a child. Later on in life, that dream resurfaced. Her favorite thing about working with animals is witnessing a suffering animal make small steps of improvement, providing them comfort during that time, and ultimately better with a newfound personality and energy. Cassandra knew she was in the right profession when she wanted to continuously learn outside of work. Every day brings new and exciting challenges and nothing else makes her happier than understanding and helping animals.
She is the mom to her Pomeranian (Kaiser), her two cats (Angel and Grace), and a fish (P. Sherman). During her personal time, she loves to travel the world, practice yoga, and volunteer (specifically at a farm sanctuary caring for a rescued pig named Henry).
Kelley
Kennel Technician
Kelley joined the clinic in October 2019. She was originally born and raised in Nashville and had taken and passed animal science classes all throughout high school. She always had a love for helping animals, even dressing up as a veterinarian for her first career day. Her favorite thing about working with animals is being able to come in and meet new furry friends every day! Kelley always has a good feeling when an animal is excited to see her and it reminds her how special it is to work and be able to create bonds with the animals.
