Maplewood Animal Hospital

Maplewood Animal Hospital is a full-service veterinary hospital that offers a wide range of services, including dentistry, internal medicine, surgery, anesthesia, and pain management, as well as USDA Travel Certificates. Our hospital is committed to providing sophisticated veterinary practices with the attention you expect from your hometown vet.

Our skilled and caring veterinarian, Dr. Ernest Rogers, treats your dog or cat with skill and care. He takes the time to help you understand any problems your pet may have, offers treatment options, and carefully explains what you need to do to help your pet get better. Dr. Rogers is dedicated to ensuring that your pet receives the best possible care and attention.

Our Services

Maplewood Animal Hospital offers a variety of services to cater to all your pet's needs. These include:

• Dentistry: Our hospital provides dental services to ensure your pet's oral health is maintained. Regular dental check-ups and cleanings are crucial to preventing dental diseases and promoting overall health.

• Internal Medicine: Our internal medicine services cover a broad range of conditions affecting your pet's internal systems, including the cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and nervous systems.

• Surgery: We perform various surgical procedures, from routine spay and neuter operations to more complex surgeries, ensuring your pet receives the best possible care during the preoperative, operative, and postoperative periods.

• Anesthesia and Pain Management: Our team is skilled in providing safe anesthesia and managing pain to ensure your pet's comfort during and after any surgical or medical procedures.

• USDA Travel Certificates: If you're planning to travel with your pet, we can help you obtain the necessary health certificates required by the USDA.

• Microchips: We offer microchipping services to help ensure your pet's safety and identification.

• Preventive Health Care: Regular vaccinations, blood analysis, x-rays, ultrasound, geriatric and pediatric health screens, and parasitic control and treatments are all part of our preventive health care services.

• Boarding: We provide boarding services for pets who are current patients of Maplewood Animal Hospital, ensuring their safety and well-being while you're away.

Meet Dr. Rogers

Dr. Ernest Rogers is the primary veterinarian at Maplewood Animal Clinic and is available during "Doctor's Scheduled Hours". Dr. Rogers has been involved with Maplewood Animal Hospital since 2004 and has been the sole owner and principal veterinarian since May 2006. He received a combined Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Bachelor of Science (BSc. Honors) degree from the University of Guelph in Canada and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from Tuskegee University, School of Veterinary Medicine. Additionally, he holds an advanced degree, Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph. D.) in Veterinary Toxicology and Pharmacology, from Virginia Tech.

Dr. Rogers has been named the New Jersey State SPCA Humane Police's first state-wide Forensic Veterinarian. He was chosen for this important position because of his many years of police consultation, involvement in prosecutions, medical examinations, investigation of animal crimes, crime scene investigation, evidence collection, and forensic photography. He also provides expert witness reports and court testimony.

Dr. Rogers serves as the Immunology Chair and consultant to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)'s Council on Biological and Therapeutic Agents (COBTA). This group advises and develops policy for the AVMA on policy and information and acts as an advisory resource to government agencies on issues related to veterinary biologics, drugs, and other therapeutic agents. He was recently featured in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association for his work in forensics.

A published author of scientific papers and book chapters, he also has served as an expert witness in animal cruelty. Dr. Rogers is currently the editor on topics related to forensic medicine for the professional medical journal Clinical Veterinary Practice Today.

Dr. Rogers is the resident expert on the South Orange - Maplewood Community Television (SOMA-TV) program called "You and Your Pets, " which runs in Maplewood on Comcast Channel 35 and Verizon FiOS Channel 24 and in South Orange on Cablevision Channel 18 and Verizon FiOS Channel 44. You can find these programs, as well as links to appearances on news programs, on the "In the News" page of this website.

Why Choose Maplewood Animal Hospital?

At Maplewood Animal Hospital, we treat your pet as if it were our own. Our hospital is conveniently located on Springfield Avenue, making it easily accessible from South Orange, Millburn, Union, Irvington, and Newark. We are dedicated to providing your pet with the best possible care and attention, ensuring their health and well-being is our top priority.