Our Veterinarians are dedicated to providing your pet with the best possible medical care available.  They are current  and active members of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), the New York State Veterinary Medical Society (NYSVMS), and the Westchester/Rockland Veterinary Medical Association (WRVMA).  Our veterinarians are also USDA accredited and are authorized to perform international health examinations.

Central Animal Hospital is a member of the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) and its boarding facilities are accredited by Westchester County. 

Michael Woltz, VMD has served as director of Central Animal Hospital since 1981. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Woltz enjoys all aspects of veterinary medicine, from routine examinations to performing complex surgeries on pets of all kinds. Always the pet lover, Dr. Woltz once owned 2 cats, 2 dogs, a myriad of finches, 3 snakes, and many tanks of fish all simultaneously in a 1 bedroom apartment! He and his wife presently care for 1 dog, 1 cat, 1 lovebird, a tank of Oscars (fish) and a pond full of koi.  Their daughters live in Manhattan with a dog, a cat, and 2 turtles.  Dr. Woltz is also a member of the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP).

Lester B. Sills, DVM joined Central Animal Hospital in 1992. He is a graduate of The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Sills enjoys all facets of his profession, and has a special interest in avian and reptilian medicine.  He frequently provides needed medical care, including surgery, for the injured avian wildlife in our area, such as this hawk that resides at Greenburgh Nature Center.  Dr. Sills and his wife, also a veterinarian, have 2 children, 3 dogs, and Jake, a 26 year-old parrot.  Dr. Sills enjoys yoga and  hiking with his family and dogs.  He is also a member of the Association of Avian Veterinarians (AAV).

Cheryl Gross, VMD graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.  She joined our health care team in 2000.  Dr. Gross  enjoys all phases of her profession, having a special interest in pocket pets and rabbits, and ultrasonography, a non-invasive diagnostic tool.  An avid runner, Dr. Gross can often be seen running around town.  Dr. Gross and her husband care for Wishy, a rescued cat, and Kenzie, the sweetest Great Pyrenees, also a rescue.  Look for the photo of Dr. Gross on our website where she is posing with one of her patients who resides at the Greenburgh Nature Center - a goat, that she neutered!

Zsach Ben Adi, DVM received his Veterinary degree from the Justus Liebig University in Giessen Germany, completing his internship Cum Laude.   After working upstate New York, Dr. Ben Adi joined Central Animal Hospital in 2003. He, too, has a special interest in ultrasonography diagnostics.  Dr. Ben Adi was raised in Israel and served as a paratrooper in the Israeli Defense Forces.  Dr. Ben Adi is fluent in Hebrew, German, and Spanish.  His love of animals brought him to the Galapagos Islands where he met his wife, a landscape designer. They and their two children, 1 dog, and 2 cats complete their family.

Aura Truslow, DVM joined Central Animal Hospital in 2008. She graduated from Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Truslow enjoys caring for all the pets she examines and meeting their owners.   Like the other veterinarians in the practice, Dr. Truslow attends continuing education lectures, and recently attended one in acupuncture. She is fluent in Spanish, spending many years in Peru and  Spain.  At home, Dr. Truslow and her husband, an author, presently care for a dog, a rabbit, and their three sons.

Donatella Hecht, VMD graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 1999. Dr. Hecht has worked at referral hospitals around the Tri-State area and has appeared in several episodes of Animal Planet’s “Animal Precinct”.  In March 2009 she volunteered at the Hoopa Reservation in California providing veterinary aid to the animals in need in this Native American community. Dr. Hecht is fluent in Italian, French and Spanish and has a working knowledge of American Sign Language.  She lives in Westchester with her husband, 2 children, 2 cats, a guinea pig, and a dog named Lola.