^ top of page FACILITIES We are located in the upper level (back) of the Ohlone Village Shopping Center in the historic Mission San Jose district of Fremont, California. Our office includes a reception area as well as examination, treatment and surgery rooms equipped with state-of-the-art ophthalmic instruments including tonometers, slit-lamp biomicroscopes, surgical microscopes, ocular ultrasound, phacoemulsification apparatus, two lasers, anesthetic equipment, and ophthalmoscopes.
DOCTORS AND STAFF
Dr. Deborah Friedman received a degree in English from Stanford University in 1977 and her veterinary degree from the New York State College of Veterinary Medicine (Cornell) in 1985. She completed a one-year internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at the Animal Medical Center in New York City, followed by a three-year residency in comparative ophthalmology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She opened ANIMAL EYE CARE in January of 1990 in Milwaukee, and moved back to the Bay Area in October of 1994. She is board-certified in veterinary ophthalmology and a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists.
Dr. Patty Smith is a native of Florida who moved to the Bay Area and joined Animal Eye Care in 1997. At the University of Florida, Dr. Smith received an undergraduate degree in Zoology and then entered graduate school where she received an M.S. degree in Comparative Ophthalmology in 1985. She attended the University of Tennessee Veterinary Medical School and graduated with a DVM in 1988. She completed an internship at North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine and then returned to the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine where, in 1993, she completed a combined PhD/ residency-training program in Comparative Ophthalmology. She became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists in 1993 and until 1997 was an Assistant Professor in ophthalmology at the University of Florida Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
Dr. Amy Baker recently joined Animal Eye Care. She received an undergraduate degree in Psychology and Gerontology from the University of Carolina at Charlotte. She then received her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Tuskegee University in 2003. She completed an internship at Florida Veterinary Specialists followed by a specialized internship in oncology/ophthalmology. Dr Baker completed a three year residency in comparative ophthalmology at the University of Florida where her interests included surgical treatment of corneal abscesses in horses and reconstructive plastic surgery in all animal species. She has significant experience in treating ocular disease in horses as well as dogs and cats.
Jonathan Shull has recently joined our practice. Jonathan brings his experience from the technology industry as well as business management. He encourages communication and teamwork from the staff, with the ultimate goal of meeting or exceeding the needs of our clients and patients. When not working Jonathan prefers to spend his free time with family. Other hobbies include Baseball/Softball, music, and technology.
Phyllis, a native Californian (born in Napa), joined the Animal Eye Care team in 1999. She is married and has many grandchildren to keep her busy. Phyllis loves the experience of working in a veterinary practice. She enjoys the wonderful people and the variety of animals she gets to meet and loves seeing the affection people have for their pets. She has a passion for old movies and travel. She lives with her husband and a cat named Sparkie. 
Beverly has been a technician in veterinary medicine since 1995 and licensed as a Registered Veterinary Technician since 1997. She has had many pets over the years, mostly dogs, but currently she and her family share their home with an energetic Toy Fox Terrier named Shortstop (he is spring-loaded!) as well as Stewie, a cute little tan mutt, and Peanut, an orphaned cat. Beverly was born and raised in the Bay Area. She is married and has two young daughters to keep her busy. When Beverly is not at the clinic, she enjoys sports, especially soccer, volleyball, and softball. She has a special interest in animal behavior and has raised several Guide Dog puppies.
Erika was born and raised in Hayward. She has traveled to Washington, D.C., Virginia, and many times to Mexico. She would love to travel more. She has been a Registered Veterinary Technician since 2005. Four dogs share her home; Tiger Lily (a Shar Pei), Sporty (a Chihuahua), Lady (a feisty terrier mix), and Chanel (a pug-Boston terrier cross). They keep her busy. Erika finds the work at Animal Eye Care to be interesting and challenging
Mariela Ibarra was born at the Stanford University Hospital and grew up in Alviso, California. She attended Western Career College and received her RVT license in December of 2006. She has four dogs: Oso, a black Labrador retriever, Mancha, a feisty jack Russell Chihuahua cross, Louie, a scardy cat miniature poodle, and Jada, a playful Chihuahua dachshund cross. She has traveled to Spain and France and many times to Mexico to visit family.
Elaine Sun grew up in Fremont, California. She went to UC Davis and graduated with a BS in Animal Science in 2008. She has two birds, Pepper and Tazo, and loves animals of all kinds. She likes books, music, art, and badminton. One day, she would like to travel around the world.
Brandi has lived in the Bay Area all her life and is a graduate of Fremont's own Washington High School. Brandi has many interests including music, cooking, interior design and spending time with family and friends. Brandi has some experience in student teaching and tutoring at Ohlone College but since April 2008 has been working in the Veterinary field. Brandi has recently been accepted to the University of California Berkeley and is studying Anthropology. She enjoys caring for and playing with animals especially her loving and energetic Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Syrus, and her outspoken and independent Siamese Cat, Sunday. Brandi is excited to be a part of the team at Animal Eye Care and cannot wait to see what else she will learn here and what new experiences are in store for her.
Diana has been working at Animal Eye Care since July of 2005. At home she loves to sew and draw. She was recently married and lives with her husband and son and her dog Katie Girl and her cat, Rollie. She loves meeting people and their pets.
Jessica grew up in Belmont, CA and received her bachelors in Animal Science at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in 2005. She is currently in her fourth year of veterinary school at Western University of Health Sciences, doing my clinical rotations here in the Bay Area and will graduate in 2010. She hopes to work in the San Francisco Bay Area after completing a 1-year internship upon graduation from Vet School. She has one lovable Lab-Pit mix named BZ who is a walking derm-path book! Her current interests are veterinary dermatology and ophthalmology. 
Dr. Jill Pindar received an undergraduate degree in Animal Science
from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. She attended Western University of
Health Sciences in Pomona, CA and earned her Doctorate of Veterinary
Medicine in 2008. She completed a rotating small animal internship at
East Bay Veterinary Specialists and Encina Veterinary Hospital in
Walnut Creek, CA. Dr. Pindar started working at Animal Eye Care in
2001 as a technician during her summer breaks from Cal Poly and has
been with us since. She is completing a one-year ophthalmology
internship with us in hopes of obtaining an ophthalmology residency in
the future.Outside of the clinic she also works as an Emergency Veterinarian.
During her time off she enjoys running with her dogs, interior
decorating, and cooking. She has two adorable dogs, a Golden Retriever
(Emmy), and a Labrador Retriever (Sarah).
We are located in the upper level (back) of the Ohlone Village Shopping Center in the historic Mission San Jose district of Fremont, California. Our office includes a reception area as well as examination, treatment and surgery rooms equipped with state-of-the-art ophthalmic instruments including tonometers, slit-lamp biomicroscopes, surgical microscopes, ocular ultrasound, phacoemulsification apparatus, two lasers, anesthetic equipment, and ophthalmoscopes.