Meet the Team

Dr. Sunil Gupta was born in Ithaca, New York, but relocated to India with his family when he was only two years old. There, his parents encouraged him to attend veterinary school—Dr. Gupta has been enjoying the world of animal care ever since. He’s now been caring for pet patients for more than 34 years!

Dr. Gupta graduated from veterinary school in 1984, then launched his career in private practice. He worked under other veterinarians at a number of clinics for 15 years before deciding to open his very own practice—that’s when Aboite Animal Clinic was born!

Aside from his passions within veterinary medicine, Dr. Gupta likes practicing his photography skills, playing and watching sports—he represented his university’s table tennis team four times during college, and now enjoys golfing—and spending time with his family at home. Dr. Gupta has two children, a son and a daughter, and also shares his home with three dogs: Linus, a Maltese who gets his name from Dr. Gupta’s first name spelled backward; a rescued Bichon named Oscar; and Lillie the Maltipoo.

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Dr. Smits is a 1976 graduate of Purdue University. He operated Cedar Creek Veterinary Clinic for over 34 years. After selling Cedar Creek, Dr. Smits worked for the USDA as a Veterinary Supervisor for almost 7 years. Since returning from the USDA, Dr. Smits has worked part-time for a couple small animal practices. He has been married to his wife, Ann, for 50 ½ years. They have 3 children and 8 grandchildren. Rich and Ann also share their lives with 2 rescue dogs: a 6 ½ year old Springer Spaniel and a 3 ½ year old Borzoi. Dr. Smits enjoys wood working, tutoring refugees, and other volunteer opportunities.

Holly grew up in Huntington, but she recently relocated to Fort Wayne.  After graduating high school Holly got right to work as a veterinary assistant.  She has 2 grown children, loves playing golf, and spending time with her spoiled at, Evie.

Kylee was born and raised in Fort Wayne.   Kylee graduated from IBC Vet Tech Institute in 2017.  She enjoys patient care, radiology, and exotic animal medicine.  She shares her life with her son, 3 cats, and one Rottweiler.  Outside of the clinic she is enjoys camping, kayaking, paddle boarding, and just spending time outside with her family!

Aiyana grew up in Fort Wayne, she’s always loved animals.  She always got in trouble for bringing critters home.   She worked for several years at the Fort Wayne SPCA.  She shares her life with her husband, daughter, and several animals, including a little Chihuahua named Mocha, whom you may see around the clinic!

Moved to Indiana last year after living in Western NY my whole life. My lifelong passion has been dog behavior, and I continue to take courses in different aspects of dog behavior.

 In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my family, reading, attending behavioral seminars, and being outdoors as much as possible 

I grew up in Fort Wayne and started working as a vet assistant right out of high school. I have always had a deep love for animals and pets. I love my job because I enjoy getting to help pets and it’s so rewarding to see their improvement. Working at Aboite, you get to build close relationships and friendships with the people you work with and the clients. In my free time I enjoy spending time with my spoiled pets Rigby, Nova, and Lena, as well as spend time with my friends and family.

My name is Courtney , I have worked for Aboite Animal Clinic for 3 years . Aboite Animal clinic is a very busy clinic,  fast paced but still feels small as we know the names of our patients as if they are own . I work with some of the greatest people in vet med including our doctor. Dr. Gupta has taught me a lot and is very passionate about what he does and it reflects in the work we do. I have three dogs of my own and couldn’t imagine working in a different field . I just love the animals and the people I work with. 

I love being able to constantly learn while on the job at Aboite Animal Clinic. I am currently a student at Purdue Fort Wayne focusing on ecology and evolution, and am looking forward to a future of helping animals. I have three beautiful cats at home that keep me entertained, and I am looking forward to meeting your fur babies as well!

I am originally from Warsaw, In, but have been calling Fort Wayne home since 1985. I have 2 grown children, a daughter and a son, and 3 cats.

I’ve had a lifelong passion for animals, and being able to help them and make a difference is very rewarding. Our clients are like family!

In my free time, I can be found enjoying music at one of the many area venues. On Saturdays, I can be found at the Summit City Farmers Market at a family booth.

I enjoy anything artistic, being a seamstress, reading, traveling, and being outdoors in nature.

I've had a love for animals all my life. After growing up on my family's dairy farm. I went to college at Columbus State in Ohio, where I earned my degree in Assoicate of Applied Science in Veterinary Technology. I also did an internship at The Ohio State University veterinary hospital. I worked in the small animal field after graduation then after a few years of working in the swine industry I've found my way back to the small animal world.What little spare time I get I enjoy going back to Ohio to visit with my kids on the weekends.