Our Staff

Dr. Rumore, the owner of Lake Seminole Animal Hospital, graduated from the veterinary school at Virginia Tech after finishing his undergraduate degree at the University of Virginia. He started his veterinary career in rural Maryland and Pennsylvania working on dogs, cats, cattle, horses and other farm animals. He realized that the winters and the hooves were not for him and moved to Florida to focus on dog and cat medicine in 1998. His special interests include chronic medical diseases such as kidney disease, diabetes, and arthritis, as well as internal medicine, pain control, surgery, pet-behavior, and acupuncture.

An active member of our community, he was the President of the Pinellas County Veterinary Medical Association in 2005, and a board member and past president of Pinellas Animal Foundation, a non-profit humane education organization. Dr. Rumore was awarded the Florida Veterinary Medical Association’s Gold Star Award for service 5 times for his work in the community. He also received Veterinarian of the Year in 2001 from the SPCA of Tampa Bay, where he previously served on the medical advisory board and taught classes on pet first aid. Dr. Rumore helped found the non-profit Nell’s Fund that works to rehabilitate sick and injured animals.

Dr. Rumore has appeared on local television and radio stations, such as News Channel 13, Studio 10, as well as WQYK, WRBQ, WSJT and other stations, giving his expert opinion on current pet topics as well as pet advice. He has a regular column in Tampa Bay area newspapers. His pet-family includes his deaf white boxer named Coconut (from Florida Boxer Rescue), Flash (from Florida Collie Rescue), and Fluffyzoom the cat, adopted from Pinellas County Animal Service. He and his wife have 2 daughters, Gianna and Mia, who have two pet rats named Didgeridoo and Ratatouille.

Dr. Elena C. Foley was born in Manhatten, but was raised in central Florida. Dr. Foley majored in Biology at Florida State University, graduating in 2002. She continued her education at Purdue University, earning her degree in 2007. Upon graduation, Dr. Foley moved to St. Petersburg and has practiced in several veterinary hospitals, including private practice, corporate hospitals and non-profit hospitals. She has been a volunteer with Project Spay Day for over six years. Dr. Foley is fluent in Spanish and looks forward to serving Spanish speaking pet owners in the Tampa Bay area.

In her free time Dr. Foley enjoys reading, crocheting, baking and dancing. Dr. Foley and her husband have one cat, Mika, and have owned rabbits in the past.

Dr. Berberick was in the Air Force for 13 years, but took the opportunity to separate in 2001 and fulfill his childhood dream of becoming a Veterinarian.  In 2008 he graduated from Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine.  His wife Chris was then, and still is, Active Duty Air Force.  Being a Military family, they have moved numerous times, and most recently the Air Force has brought them here to Florida.  Dr. Berberick has practiced in each and every state they have moved to bringing a vast wealth of different experiences from a wide diversity of Veterinary Medicine.  They have two daughters, Jordyn (who is a Junior at Oklahoma State), and Jamie.  They also have Chris’s cat Jynx, Jordyn’s cat Bella Rose, and Jamie’s dog Stella (who you see pictured).

Dr. O’Connor graduated with distinction from the University of Edinburgh in 2011.  After leaving Scotland, Dr. O’Connor moved to Costa Rica where she volunteered at a humane society in San Jose and provided spay/neuter services in rural communities.  She then moved to São Paulo, Brazil to work with a small animal orthopedic specialist and gain experience in treating exotic and wildlife species.
In 2012, Dr. O’Connor moved to Delhi, India to teach medicine and surgery to the local doctors at the largest animal shelter in Asia.  There she managed the shelter’s Intensive Care Unit and set up SNIP, a spay/neuter initiative program directed at sterilizing and vaccinating street dogs against rabies.  After 6 months in India, Dr. O’Connor worked with the US Navy in a civil-military humanitarian mission providing veterinary services to the South Pacific islands.
Dr. O’Connor has worked in veterinary hospitals in Pinellas County since 2013.  In her free time, Dr. O’Connor enjoys running and hiking with husband, Steve, and their two dogs, Tiger and Blue.  Dr. O’Connor also enjoys treating and rehabilitating wildlife — particularly squirrels! She is available for consults in English, Portuguese and Spanish.

We wish Dr. Wilkinson all the best as she moves towards another direction in her veterinary career!
Dr. Wilkinson graduated from Louisiana State University of Veterinary Medicine in 2004. She moved to the Tampa Bay area and has practiced at several area veterinary hospitals. Professional areas of interest include feline medicine, geriatric medicine, dermatology and behavior. She is a volunteer member of Eckerd College’s International Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), and has done volunteer work for Pinellas County Animal Services.

Dr. Wilkinson was born and (mostly) raised in New Orleans. She still has a love for the music and culture of home- though, as a vegetarian, doesn’t partake of the cuisine. Her hobbies include gardening, cooking and spending time with family and friends. She currently lives with her partner, two young sons, three dogs and six cats.