Meet The Veterinarians at Center City Veterinary Hospital
MICHAEL COHEN, VMD
Michael Cohen earned his VMD in small animal medicine from the University of Pennsylvania in 2002. Raised just outside of Philadelphia, he graduated with honors from the University of Delaware and received special distinction for his research in dairy cattle nutrition.
After graduation, Dr. Cohen was an associate veterinarian at a small practice in Delaware County for two years. To increase his range of experience, he spent six years as an emergency clinician at the Veterinary Specialty Center of Delaware. Here he gained vital experience dealing with traumatic injuries, metabolic and endocrine diseases, toxin exposure, obstetrical emergencies, among others. Dr. Cohen was inspired to go back into private practice after working with animals whose emergency room visit could have been prevented with proper preventative care at their regular veterinarian’s office. Dr. Cohen started Center City Veterinary Hospital to provide quality, modern, and compassionate care to the dogs and cats of Philadelphia.
As a member of the Veterinary Information Network, Dr. Cohen participates in an online community of veterinarians and board-certified specialists who share cases and information. This allows him to provide your pet with the collective experience of over 42,000 veterinarians who love what they do and love to do it well! Dr. Cohen is also a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association and the American Animal Hospital Association. Dr. Cohen is a USDA certified veterinarian and has sent pets everywhere from Colombia to Saipan.
A man of many hobbies, Dr. Cohen has been a novice urban beekeeper, kept chickens (for eggs, not meat!) during his veterinary school days in West Philadelphia, enjoys light gardening with the help of a worm composting bin, woodworking, and regularly starts, but only occasionally finishes, projects in his home.
Dr. Cohen is the proud dad of two amazing human kids, and two sometimes well-behaved Cavalier King Charles Spaniels.
Stephen Meister, VMD
Dr. Stephen Meister graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 1999. After graduating, he practiced Feline medicine in Philadelphia for 1 year, after which he participated in a Veterinary dental residency at the University of Pennsylvania from 2000-2002.
For the next 14 years, he was a general practitioner, primarily with dogs and cats in Philadelphia. During this time he explored his interests in Dentistry, orthopedic surgery, and regenerative medicine. He has spent the last 5 years practicing in Wayne, Pennsylvania honing his skills with small mammals and Exotic pets.
Dr. Meister is also a Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, the American Association of Feline Practitioners and the American Veterinary Dental Society. He had served as a Captain in the US Army Reserves Public Health Command. He currently resides in Philadelphia, has two children, Fionnaula, who attends Penn State in Musical Theater and Raighnaid, attending high school in Philadelphia; with two long-haired Chihuahuas, two tarantulas and a parakeet.