Helen Roberts is a 1990 graduate of the University Of Georgia College Of Veterinary medicine. Her first “official” fish course was Dr John Gratzek’s course at the University of Georgia. She has been keeping fish since she was very young as well as following her fly fisherman father around the world. She opened an ambulatory all fish practice in 2003-Aquatic Veterinary Services of WNY, in addition to 5 Corners Animal Hospital, a small and exotic animal practice she co-owns with Dr Karen Fischer in Orchard Park, NY.
Dr Roberts has spoken at several professional conferences on fish health including the American Veterinary Medical Association’s annual conference, the International Conference on Exotics, and the Eastern Fish Health Workshop. Dr Roberts has a special interest in surgery of pet fish. She also serves as the chairman of the Aquatic Animal Medicine Committee (AVMC) for the AVMA and as a consultant for the Veterinary Information Network (VIN). Dr Roberts is the veterinary sector leader for SMART (Specialized Medical Response Team- a disaster response team) for the western New York region.
She has two ornamental fish ponds (11,000 and 2000 gallons) in her yard that provide an oasis to relax in. In her spare time, she reads paperbacks and plays PC video games such as Half Life 2, Doom III, and Elder Scrolls. You can contact me by email nyfishdoc@aol.com or my cell phone number
(716) 713-6894.
