Veterinarians
Your veterinarian is your family's "other doctor." We strongly believe that your pet's life is our life's work and at Cleary Lake Veterinary Hospital, we take pride in treating horses, dogs, cats and exotics.
It is the role of the veterinarian to diagnose animal health problems, vaccinate against diseases, medicate animals suffering from infections or illnesses, treat and dress wounds, set fractures, perform surgery, and advise owners about animal feeding, behavior and breeding. Veterinarians must understand the behavior of domestic animals and know animal husbandry policies and procedures. As veterinarians, we perform and interpret medical tests while keeping our training and education current in use of new medical technologies. The veterinarians at Cleary Lake Veterinary Hospital, work side by side with a team of professionals, including technicians and qualified support staff to aid in the medical treatment and health of your pet.
Equine Veterinarians
Small Animal Veterinarians
Equine Veterinarians
David R. Hermann, DVM
 Dr. Hermann was raised on a small hobby farm in Prior Lake, MN. He was active in 4-H with his brothers for many years. He began working for Dr. Bill Sweeney at Equine Medical Center as a high school student in 1977. After graduating from high school, he went on to Iowa State University and graduated from veterinary school in 1986. He returned to Equine Medical Center as a veterinarian. Dr. Kathy Ott and Dr. Hermann were married in 1995. In 1998, they purchased the clinic from Dr. Sweeney. In 2004, they moved the facility to its current location, changing the name to Cleary Lake Veterinary Hospital. Dr. Hermann's medical interests include surgery, dentistry, and practice management. In his free time, he enjoys reading and book collecting, hiking, cross country skiing, and working around the farm (he can often be found on his John Deere tractor). Dr. Hermann has a husky cross named Kryle and two cats, Socks and Phantom.
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Kathryn M. Ott, DVM
 Dr. Ott has been a veterinarian at Cleary Lake since 1987. She and Dr. Hermann purchased the practice in 1998 and she has been the "Boss Mare" ever since! Her professional interests include equine sports medicine, equine reproduction, behavior and acupuncture. In her spare time, Dr. Ott shows hunters and jumpers and raises one or two foals each year at her farm, Wild Horse Hill. She also enjoys cross-country skiing and hiking. She has an enthusiastic German Shepherd, Myrtle, as well as two cats, Yertle and Abra-cat-dabra. She also serves as the Zone Chairman of the United States Equestrian Federation Jumper Committee.
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Heidi N. Terwey, DVM
 Dr. Terwey joined Cleary Lake in 2006. She graduated from the College of St. Benedict in 1999 and from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine in 2004. She works exclusively with horses and has a strong interest in providing comprehensive veterinary care. She enjoys building relationships with clients and their horses to provide the best continued health care possible. Her professional interests are dentistry and emergency medicine.
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Jennifer L. Selvig, DVM
 Dr. Selvig grew up in Webster, Minnesota, and after learning to ride on her mom’s Arabian and her own rescued pinto pony, began competing in eventing, dressage and polocrosse. She was active in Pony Club, earning her HA rating, and spent several years in high school working at Equine Medical Center at its old location before starting college. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Science degree in Ecology, Evolution and Behavior in 2003, and with her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 2007. She joined Cleary Lake as a veterinarian in 2007 and worked several summers at Canterbury Park as a racetrack practitioner. Her professional interests include equine sports medicine, chiropractic, rehabilitation, lameness, pet goats, pot-bellied pigs and alpacas. In her free time she still enjoys riding and competing her own ex-racehorse, Chief, in eventing. In 2008 she married her husband Matt Berner, an attorney. She and Matt share their home with three dogs (Ghost, Cricket and Elton) and two cats (Serena and Frank). Their menagerie also includes an off-the-track goat (Kelso), a rescued miniature horse (Gauge), a donkey (Ariel), a pot-bellied pig (Libby), a Suri alpaca (Bravo) and a wallaby (Roo). In her "free" time, Dr. Selvig enjoys boot camp fitness classes, yoga, and watching the races at Canterbury Park. She runs a nonprofit organization, the Minnesota Retired Racehorse Project, which rehomes off-the-track horses.
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Scott A. Katzman, DVM, Diplomate ACVS
 Dr. Katzman is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, where he received his Bachelor of Veterinary Science in 2002 and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 2004. Dr. Katzman spent three years in private practice, including one year at Cleary Lake, before pursuing further training in equine surgery and lameness. Dr. Katzman completed a one-year fellowship at the University of California-Davis Equine Field Service department in 2008, followed by a three-year residency in Equine Surgery at UC-Davis, which he completed in 2011. Dr. Katzman obtained board certification in equine surgery in February 2012. His professional interests include colic surgery, arthroscopy, diagnosis and management of upper airway conditions, and lameness.
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Small Animal Veterinarians
Ann M. Korbel, DVM
 Dr. Korbel has worked at Cleary Lake since graduating from the University Of Minnesota College Of Veterinary Medicine in 1998. She loves to do laser surgery and enjoys seeing pocket pets and bunnies. She is passionate about preventative medicine for cats and is a strong advocate for puppy socialization and preventing canine behavior problems. Outside of the clinic, Dr. Korbel has a farm with five horses, three spunky Devon Rex cats, two sweet dogs, two less-sweet cockatiels, about 20 hens, a fluctuating population of guinea fowl and one duck that's confused about her true identity. She also sings in her church choir (and in the shower) and enjoys yoga, reading, trail riding, traveling, making Ukrainian Easter eggs, and cooking and eating Italian food. She loves Disney music, dreams of writing the next great American novel and scolds her plants for not growing. She would love to own a really pretty cow. She also serves meals at the Ronald McDonald House.
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Naomi C. Casper, DVM
 Dr. Casper is originally from Alexandria, Minnesota. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota and graduated from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine in 2004. After graduation, she practiced in Mankato, Minnesota prior to joining the small animal team at Cleary Lake in 2006. In addition to general medicine and surgery, Dr. Casper has special interests in emergency/critical care and working with sporting dogs. In her spare time, she enjoys outdoor activities, biking, and spending time with her husband and their two young children. Dr. Casper has a British Labrador retriever named Bristol. (Although Dr. Casper is a small animal practitioner, according to her son, she works on monkeys and giraffes every day.)
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Janell S. Abram, DVM
Dr. Abram completed her Bachelor of Veterinary Science degree and then her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine in 2000. She Joined Cleary Lake in 2001 to practice equine and small animal medicine. Today Dr. Abram stays in the small animal side of the hospital. Her special interests include internal medicine, preventative medicine, dermatology and senior wellness. Outside the clinic, Dr. Abram enjoys gardening, cooking and trail riding/camping with her Tennessee Walker gelding, Bravo. She shares her home with her husband, two sons and three cats - Sunny, Lilah-P and Willow.
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