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Our Story
Garden Veterinary Clinic was founded by Dr. Kim Neitzel. A native of Orlando, Florida Dr. Neitzel graduated from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 1987 and spent her career practicing veterinary medicine in the Orlando area. With the goal of making the experience of coming to the veterinarian less stressful for pets and their owners, she founded Garden Veterinary Clinic in 2013. She purposefully designed the practice with an open floorpan and unique “half doors” in the exam rooms to provide an open, friendly atmosphere. She was passionate about not only providing quality, affordable veterinary healthcare, but also making the experience as comfortable as possible for pets and their owners.
Dr. Erin Lindblad started at Garden Veterinary Clinic as an associate veterinarian. Dr. Neitzel saw that Dr. Lindblad shared the same passion for caring for pets and their owners as she did and she brought Dr. Lindblad on as a partner in the practice. When it came time to retire, Dr. Neitzel knew she wanted to leave the clinic in the hands of someone who would carry on her legacy of quality veterinary care. Dr. Lindblad was that someone and took ownership of the practice in 2020. She now carries forward Dr. Neitzel’s tradition of honest, sincere, friendly, and compassionate veterinary care.
Veterinarians
owner
Dr. Erin Lindblad, DVM
Dr. Erin Lindblad has been practicing in the Orlando area since 2008. She obtained her bachelor's degree from the University of Florida in 2002. After graduation from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, she completed a small animal rotating internship with Affiliated Veterinary Specialists in Maitland, Florida. She has a strong interest in internal medicine and helping pets with their skin issues and allergies. Dr. Lindblad spends her time off with her husband, Lars, and chasing her two boys around, Logan and Palmer. She has one dog and cat, Annie-Rose and Louis.
Education
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, 2008
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
B.S., Animal Science, 2002
ASSOCIATE
Dr. Julia Berger, DVM
Dr. Julia Berger graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine in 2018 then returned to South Florida to be with her family. She moved to Orlando in 2019, and quickly fell in love with “The City Beautiful”. Her veterinary interests are soft tissue surgery and feline medicine but she enjoys practicing all parts of veterinary medicine. Dr. Berger spends her time off with her boyfriend Elliott, her dog Dexter, and her three cats, Chester, Lola, and Girdle. She is working towards earning her black belt in Shito-Ryu karate, and plays co-ed softball.
Education
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, 2018
ASSOCIATE
Dr. Kristin Stroud, DVM
Dr. Stroud graduated with honors with her DVM from the University of Florida in May 2001. She loves medicine, finding solutions, and performing soft tissue surgery to help her patients. She is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), the Florida Veterinary Medical Association (FVMA), and the Central Florida Veterinary Medical Association (CFVMA).
Dr. Stroud was inspired to choose her career path thanks to a very special dog she had while growing up.
As this dog got older, he began developing age-related problems that a young Dr. Stroud wanted to solve.
Today, finding solutions to help pets in need is one of her favorite aspects of being a veterinarian, along with providing her patients with love and care, and working alongside wonderful staff. She also enjoys being able to treat such a wide variety of medical conditions...and getting to see puppies.
Dr. Stroud and her husband have 3 Cocker Spaniels named Maddox, Brody, and Dexter. She loves Gator football, being outside in nature, taking long walks with her dogs, scrapbooking, and spending time with close friends.
Education
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, 2001
ASSOCIATE
Dr. Bethany Schoppert, DVM
Dr. Schoppert grew up in Pennsylvania and studied Marine Science at Coastal Carolina University. She graduated with honors from Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine in 2024 after completing her clinical year at University of Florida. She enjoys internal medicine, especially feline medicine, and soft tissue surgery. Dr. Schoppert loves exotic pets and hopes to start seeing them as patients in the future. In her free time, she likes reading, going to the beach, and spending time with her cat, Patrick.
Education
ROSS UNIVERSITY
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, 2024