Meet the Veterinarians

Ryan Zimmerman, DVM, raised in nearby Lindsey, and attended Fremont Ross High School, where he was active in sports, FFA, and 4-H. Dr. Zimmerman joined Westview Veterinary Hospital, Inc. in  2005. He is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, American Association of Equine Practitioners where he sits on the committee for Infectious Disease, and serves on the Executive Board of the Ohio Veterinary Medical Association. Dr. Zimmerman sees large, as well as small animals. He has strong interest  in equine lameness and reproduction as well as  small animal orthopedic surgery.

Dr. Zimmerman resides in Fremont with his wife, Sarah, twin girls, Lauren and Faith, son, Aidan, dog, Mason, cats, Raven and Jack, and horses. He also attends Lindsey United Methodist Church.  In his spare time, he is on the Board of Directors for the Sandusky County Chamber of Commerce, and is a Lieutenant with the Lindsey Volunteer Fire Department where he has been a firefighter and First Responder since 1996.

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Madeleine Kuieck, DVM,, earned her veterinary degree in 2019 and enjoys caring for her patients of all species. She is also Fear Free certified in efforts to better the lives of her patients as well as their owners. Dr. Kuieck was raised in Fremont where she attended Terra State Community College during her years at Fremont Ross High School. She played on the varsity tennis team and volunteered at community events and Grace Community Church in her free time. To gain experience in the veterinary field, she began shadowing at local veterinary clinics, including Westview. She has since continued to work at Westview through her time in college at The University of Findlay and The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine.

Dr. Kuieck resides in Fremont with her husband Tyler, pet rabbit, Ralph and dog, Paisley. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, hanging out at the lake and baking.

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Brandy Nuhfer, DVM,  earned her degree from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2012.  Brandy grew up on a beef cattle, grain and hay farm near Medina, Ohio.  She was very active in 4-H for ten years, taking market steer, market lamb, market hog and beef breeding projects.  After graduation from Cloverleaf High School in 2003, she obtained an Associate of Science degree in Livestock Science from Ohio State's Agricultural Technical Institute in 2005.  Dr. Nuhfer then majored in Animal Sciences at The Ohio State University and graduated in 2007 with her Bachelor’s degree.  In 2010, Dr. Nuhfer obtained her Master of Public Health degree from OSU.  After graduation, she worked in busy a four doctor mixed animal practice in Loudonville, Ohio for two years, focusing on dairy herd health but also provided services for small animals, sheep, goats and horses as well. Dr. Nuhfer is a member of the Ohio Veterinary Medical Association, the American Veterinary Medical Association and the American Association of Bovine Practitioners.

 Dr. Nuhfer and her husband, Jason reside in Willard on a 115 head Jersey dairy farm, Bar Lee Jerseys.  They have a son named Gage and two cats, Hank and Sparkle.   In her spare time, Dr. Nuhfer enjoys snow skiing, showing cattle, and spending time with her family.