Meet Our Doctors

Dr. Caroline Brewer was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. She attended Louisiana State University for her undergraduate work, obtaining a BS in Psychology in 2008. She then obtained her Masters Degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from UNC Charlotte in 2011. After working as a consultant for a few years, Dr. Brewer returned to school to pursue her passion for Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Brewer attended North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and graduated in 2019. Her professional interests include internal medicine, dentistry, nutrition, anesthesia, and surgery. Dr. Brewer is excited to work with you to keep your pets as healthy and happy as possible!

Outside of work Dr. Brewer loves to spend time with her husband, Dustin, and their fluffy rescue pup Hailey. Her favorite activities include being outdoors, hiking, reading, gardening, and spending time in the kitchen trying out new recipes!

After graduating with a BS in Biology and a minor in Chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Dr. Carter received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 2003 from Oklahoma State University, where she met Drs. Welch and McLean. She has been in private practice over the last 13 years and joined the Healing Paws team in 2018.As a child on her parents’ farm located in Reidsville, NC, she always volunteered to care for and feed their animals. She knew she wanted to be a veterinarian since she was 5 years old, as it was a career that combined her love of animals with her interest in science.

The opportunity to combine healing companion animals with educating clients on a daily basis is the reason Dr. Carter enjoys being a veterinarian.  She is a member of the AVMA, NCVMA, AEMV (Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians), and ARAV (Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians). Dr. Carter’s professional interests include working with all types of pets, internal medicine, and animal behavior.

Dr. Carter lives in Hurdle MIlls on a mini-farm with her husband, her step-daughter, and a wide variety of animals (including goats, chickens, geese, emus, a turkey, a potbelly pig, 6 dogs, 7 cats, and a collection of reptiles – lizards, snakes, and tortoises).

In her free time, Dr. Carter enjoys hiking with her dogs, reading, vending at reptile and exotic animal shows with her family, and caring for her menagerie of animals.

She never has a dull moment at her house, as one of her critters is always doing something memorable!

Dr. Hodinka grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia and earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Wofford College in South Carolina. He completed his veterinary education at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia where he graduated with honors and moved to North Carolina shortly after graduation in 2014. His professional interests include small animal internal medicine, dentistry, surgery and exotic companion animal medicine.

Outside of work, Dr. Hodinka enjoys spending time with his wonderful wife, Katharine and hiking with their two dogs, Oscar and Luna. He also enjoys woodworking and gardening in his spare time. He is excited to join Healing Paws as a full-time member of the team.

Growing up on a defunct Vermont dairy farm gave Dr. Scott lots of time to explore the land and animals around her. Those years helped mold her into who she is today, a lover of both nature and animals. She received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Rhode Island, and then moved to North Carolina to pursue her Master’s Degree in Reproductive Physiology. After 8 years in the pharmaceutical industry, with a desire to be more hands-on in medicine, she returned to NC State to pursue her DVM degree.

As a small animal practitioner, she worked as an associate veterinarian for 2 years before becoming an owner of a small animal practice in Durham. She was certified in Veterinary Acupuncture in 2005, which has been a great addition to her interest in veterinary medicine and surgery. In 2014 she sold her shares of her practice and has worked for The Vets Pets in various medical capacities since. Outside of work she enjoys golf, cycling, gardening, and spending time with her family and friends. She has 2 cats, Nemo and Sprocket and a corgi named Ellie.

Dr. Sizer was raised as an army kid and traveled the world throughout her childhood, but she’s been a North Carolinian since 1995. She attended college in Fayetteville, NC at Methodist University and then went on to veterinary school at NC State, graduating in 2013. Dr. Sizer and her husband live in Pittsboro with their two beautiful children and three beautiful dogs.

Dr. Sizer’s professional interests include pain management, dentistry, internal medicine, and low-stress animal handling. She has been Fear Free certified since 2019. Dr. Sizer also has her AAFP Cat Friendly Veterinarian Certification. Her personal interests include hiking, canoeing, gardening, watching movies, traveling, and of course spending time with her human and canine family!

Eva Welch, one of the founding “sisters” of Healing Paws Veterinary Hospital, was born and raised in Tulsa, OK. Following undergraduate studies at Hendrix College in Conway, AR, she graduated from Oklahoma State College of Veterinary Medicine in 2004.  She and her husband, Brandon, were excited to make their way to North Carolina and currently live in Hillsborough with their 2 children (Logan and Raimi), 2 dogs (Astrid and Ralph), 2 cats (Boy and Willow), and 2 small critters (Hazel the hedgehog and Popcorn the Syrian hamster).

Dr. Welch’s veterinary interests include internal medicine, exotic animals, and incorporating integrative modalities (such as low level laser therapy and targeted pulsed electromagnetic field therapy) to patient treatment.  She enjoys swimming, yoga, reading, and hiking in addition to spending time with her family.