About Our Practice

Our History

1953

Pinecrest Animal Hospital was founded in the fall of 1953 by Dr. Jerry Fries in Owosso, Michigan. He was a mixed practice veterinarian and was well known in the community for his expertise and willingness to travel where the patient was – including by plane and motorcycle!

1983

Along with his family, he maintained the practice until he passed in 1983 and the practice was sold to Dr. Rich Elsesser.

1989

Dr. Rich Elsesser continued the name Pinecrest Animal Hospital and moved the practice closer into the heart of Owosso in 1989. He began his career in large animal but reentered small animal practice with the acquisition of Pinecrest Animal Hospital.

1991

In 1991, he returned to equine medicine and the small animal practice was taken over by Dr. Pritpal Rangi.

1994

Dr. Rangi cultivated his skills and knowledge at Pinecrest Animal Hospital and in 1994 he moved the practice to its current location on M21 in Owosso. At this new facility, the practice has blossomed with advanced patient care and a dedicated and skilled team.

2015

The facility went under a massive expansion in 2015 to extend the patient treatment area, surgical suite, dental suite, kennel, and office spaces in order to continue to provide state-of-the-art care and services.

Pinecrest now boasts a strong skilled Veterinary team that includes Dr. Paul Rangi, Dr. Kenny Rangi, Dr. Kelli Shepherd-Collard, and Dr. Julia Lombardo. The Pinecrest team has grown from having 1 full-time and 1 part-time support staff with Dr. Rangi in 1991 to now being a full-service veterinary hospital with 4 full-time veterinarians, a hospital administrator, and a support staff of 19. Together with our skilled doctors and team, we are able to provide a complete experience and array of advanced services for our patients.

Our Commitment to You

The Pinecrest Animal Hospital team is devoted to providing the highest quality veterinary care to all patients and clients. We strive to see every patient in a timely fashion while maintaining gold standards of care.

We have made it a priority to gain the trust of all our clients and patients and make them feel like family.

You will find that every member of Pinecrest values your pet’s health and will work efficiently at every visit to ensure they are being handled in the best possible manner while at our office. We want every patient to leave Pinecrest happy and healthy and will work diligently to maintain this goal.

Commitment to Community

Teamwork

Our staff here at Pinecrest is a team, we hold teamwork to a very high standard and will work together to provide the best experience to each client and patient. Our team maintains open lines of communication with each other as well as clients while caring for each patient. It is of utmost importance to keep our team accountable.

Devotion

Our doctors are devoted to working together with each client to create a health plan that best suits both client and patient. Our doctors are very knowledgeable in various specialties and always look forward to continuing their education in order to help each patient.

Compassion

We strive to deliver compassion to every situation, and work as a team to make every experience enjoyable.

Confidence

Every treatment plan a doctor has created is tailored to each individual patient and discussed with the client before proceeding. This allows us to confidently move forward with every patient. This applies to both healthy patients coming in for wellness appointments, as well as sick or injured patients. Each team member strives to educate each client on the tools and treatments available for their pet in order to help our client’s make informed decisions on their pet’s health.
We look forward to welcoming you and your pets into our care with open hearts.

We have made a promise not only to our clients, but also to our community to care for each patient with efficiency, teamwork, accountability, devotion, confidence, and compassion.