Dr. Hogan has turned a lifetime love for horses into a successful career as an equine surgeon attending to some of the most valuable Standardbred and Thoroughbred racehorses in the country. Dr. Hogan is originally from New Jersey and obtained her veterinary education at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1992. After an internship at the famed Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital and a 3-year surgical residency at Texas A&M University, Dr Hogan returned home to New Jersey to practice. After 11 years spent specializing in the surgical care of the racehorse at the New Jersey Equine Clinic, Dr. Hogan began her own surgical practice in July of 2007. The construction of the clinic at Fair Winds Farm is the culmination of a lifelong dream.
Dr Hogan has also been instrumental in the design and construction of the new state-of-the-art 17 million dollar Ruffian Medical Center at Belmont Park.

Growing up as a child, there was nothing more important to Melissa than horses, showing and her 4-H club. She went on to attend the Meredith Manor School of Horsemanship in West Virginia and upon graduation went to work for Dr Robert Mueller, an equine veterinarian in Freehold, NJ. During this time she continued to show horses and give riding lessons.

Melissa and her husband Ed have three children, Tammy, Andrea and Ed. In her spare time she rides and competes in Quarter Horse shows with her two Quarter Horse fillies.

She has been part of Dr Hogan's staff since 2005.

Aina started riding horses when 8 years old in Norway, competing in dressage and jumping. At 23, she came to the United States on an agricultural exchange program, working as a groom in the Standardbred business.

Six years later she got a job with Woodland Run Equine as a tech and while working there met her future husband Brett at a training center in Florida. Aina now helps Brett at his training stable and with the horses stabled at home.

She joined Hogan Equine in November of 2007 and is pleased to be a part of the team. In her spare time she enjoys riding her horse Annabelle and spending time with Brett and her step-daughters, Blake and Tess.

Jen's involvement with horses started at 8 years old doing everything from grooming, exercising and foaling. She is now very happy to be a member of the Hogan Equine Clinic team as a surgical technician.

Her time outside of work is shared between her husband Ryan and riding her horse Penny. Additionally, she recently began competing in triathlons and has spent a lot of time training for them. She hopes to complete her first Ironman next year.

Raised around horses, with his grandfather owning a horse farm and his father being an equine veterinarian on the New Jersey racing circuit, Tim Hall has had a lot of experience working in all aspects of the horse industry. From riding show horses as a child to grooming, exercising and training Thoroughbreds at the racetrack, he has been working as a surgical technician since 2000 and joined Dr Hogan's team in August of 2007.
Tim and his wife Carol were married in 1999 and he is a step dad to her daughter, Kara.

Missy began to ride when she was 7 years old. Her passion for horses encouraged her to participate in riding clubs, teaching lessons, research, and working with young horses. Her life long dream of being a part of the equine medical field gave her the motivation to attend Rutgers University, where she received her B.S. in Animal Science. Shortly after graduation she was given the opportunity to join the wonderful team of people at Hogan Equine.

Outside of work she enjoys riding her horse Boomer. She also enjoys music, going to the gym, the beach, and being outdoors.

Greg has been around horses since he was a child as his family has been involved in harness racing for over 30 years.  He started working professionally with horses at age 14 and learned the business from the ground up.
He met Dr Hogan in 2003 at a race meet and as a result developed an interest in veterinary medicine and started working as a surgical technician.  It was also at this time that he met his girlfriend, Julie, who is a vet at the University of Pennsylvania.

In his spare time he likes to rock climb, surf, kayak and ride his Standardbred horse “Swatter”.  Greg also hopes to own a couple of racehorses one day.

Jen Woodhead has always been passionate about horses, started riding them at her aunt’s farm at only 4 years of age and owned her own at 9.  She was working as a groom when she became interested in veterinary medicine and began working with Dr Hogan in 1998. In 2004, she fell in love with one of her patients, a Thoroughbred mare named Gigi and soon after adopted her.  The pair now enjoys showing and trail riding.  Gigi has been a wonderful companion to Jen bringing her great joy, as does her job, which she finds very fulfilling and rewarding.

In her off time she enjoys running, hiking, ATV’s, kayaking and spending time with her daughter Nicole.