Our Staff
Best Care Pet Hospital is a full-service veterinary medical facility, located in Omaha, NE. The professional and courteous staff at Best Care Pet Hospital seeks to provide the best possible medical care, surgical care and dental care for their highly-valued patients.
We are committed to promoting responsible pet ownership, preventative health care and health-related educational opportunities for our clients. Best Care Pet Hospital strives to offer excellence in veterinary care to Omaha, NE and surrounding areas.
Please take a moment to contact us today, to learn more about our veterinary practice and to find out more information about how Best Care Pet Hospital can serve the needs of you and your cherished pet.
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Michael Bosilevac
Dr. Bosilevac has been practicing Veterinary Medicine since 1991 and is the owner of Best Care Pet Hospital. He enjoys all facets of Veterinary Medicine and is our primary provider of care for exotic and avian pets. He enjoys spending his time with his family and golfing.
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Michael Howard
Dr. Howard has been with Best Care Pet Hospital since 1994. He graduated from Kansas State University and is a loyal Wildcats fan. He practices general medicine and enjoys seeing a variety of patients. His family includes his wife, 2 children, and 2 cats, Teddy Totts and PeeWee.
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Dr. Joni Brunssen
Dr. Brunssen grew up in south central Kansas. She received her bachelor’s degree in Animal Science Industry from Kansas State University and worked 8 years for the USDA ,during which time she transferred to Omaha. She went on to receive her DVM from Iowa State University in 1991 and returned to practice veterinary medicine in Omaha. She joined the Best Care team in 2015. Dr. Brunssen enjoys all areas of small animal medicine and finds it very rewarding to be able to partner with owners in providing the best possible health care for their pet family. Her spare time is usually spent working on a variety of knitting projects and enjoying family time with her husband and daughter and their two dogs, Mac and Sancho.
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Debbie Appleby
Deborah J. Appleby DVM (aka Dr. Debbie) is the talented blogger of our veterinary team. She has been a veterinarian in Omaha for 15 years. Under the tutelage of many clients, patients and her special needs son, she has achieved a supreme sense of empathy and compassion. She is pictured in one of her signature printed scrub sets with her beloved beagle, Mackey. Not pictured are her incredible husband, Bill, and her 3 work-in-progress children: Neil, Eric and Vivien.
