Meet the Team
Dr. Christina ‘Kajsa’ Newlin (she/her/hers)
Dr. Christina Kajsa Newlin is a graduate of Yale University and Tufts Veterinary School (now the Cummings Veterinary School at Tufts University). She has been practicing general medicine and surgery at the ARL since 1998.
In 2001 she completed the IVAS Veterinary Acupuncture Course which integrates a balanced background of the fundamentals of the scientific basis and application of acupuncture, as well as a background in the fundamentals and applications of traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture. Her other special interests include surgery and pain management. When not working, she enjoys running, hiking, and spending time with her family.
Dr. Clarissa Williams
Dr. Williams is a graduate of Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine. She completed her clinical year at Purdue University. Before joining BVC she worked in Rhode Island in a general practice setting which included routine appointments, urgent care and emergency. Dr Williams’s professional interests are shelter medicine, behavior, rehabilitation and pain management. Outside of the hospital, she shares her home with her partner and many rescues pets. She enjoys nature and kayaking but also likes podcasts, music and learning new instruments.
Dr. Cathy Sun
Dr. Sun was born and raised in New Jersey. She graduated from Boston College in 2010 with a bachelor’s in Biology. She earned her veterinary medicine degree from Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in 2015 and continued her education with a rotating internship in Sacramento, CA. She is passionate about feline medicine, soft tissue surgery, and practicing fear-free animal care. She has a black cat at home and enjoys vegetarian cuisine, DIY, and Zumba.
Veterinary Support
Ryan Coughlin, Veterinary Technician (he/him/they/them)
Ryan graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a degree in Zoology and Animal Behavior, and became a Certified Pet Dog Trainer earlier this year. Ryan collects plants and guinea pigs, loves to hike, is a very amateur photographer, and loves playing video-games.
Brenda Jarillo, Veterinary Technician (she/her/hers)
Brenda’s Bachelor of Fine Arts, earned with high honors from C.W. Post of Long Island University in 2002 lends itself more to her personal time than professional. She promptly left behind the photography studio for a career in hospitality. The ensuing years found her managing restaurants and helming bars in Brooklyn, San Francisco and Boston. Seeking a way to combine further learning with interests she enjoys; Brenda was inspired by her lifelong love of the four legged and furry to pursue a new area of hospitality here within our community-oriented veterinary environment. Her free time finds her buried in innumerable pursuits of creative craft, consuming untold volumes of cheese, biking, canoeing rain or shine with her partner, and napping with her two elderly pups.