Meet Our Doctors

Dr. Kipp Wingo is a fifth generation Texan and third generation Fighting Texas Aggie (graduate of Texas A&M University). He grew up in East Texas where he worked many long hours in the family farming and ranching enterprises.

Dr. Wingo graduated with honors from Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1990. Prior to becoming a specialist, he owned and operated mixed animal practices in East Texas.

Dr. Jucan graduated from Dr. Petru Groza Agricultural Institute in Cluj-Napoca, Romania in 1997. She immigrated to Canada in 2001 where she worked as a veterinary technician until she got her North American accreditation. She moved to Phoenix in 2006 where she worked in general practice for more than 12 years with Banfield the Pet Hospital.

She served as a lead doctor and Chief of Staff for several years while in Banfield employment. Her interest and desire to learn more in the field of veterinary dentistry proved her a fitting candidate for the Residency and Training program with Arizona Veterinary Dental Specialists in May 2019. She was mentored in her journey by Drs. Kipp Wingo, then Curt Cofman and Lisa Fink. She completed her residency in May 2022

Dr. Gwenn Schamberger graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine in 2005.  She was a general practitioner in San Antonio, Texas before completing her residency in Dentistry and Oral Surgery at the University of Illinois. 

Dr. Schamberger worked at the Animal Dental Center and helped teach at the Animal Dental Training Center in Maryland before becoming a Diplomate of the American Veterinary Dental College^TM in 2009.  She practiced as the veterinary dentist and oral surgeon at the Wisconsin Veterinary Referral Center for 13 years before relocating to the Southwest. 

We are excited to welcome Dr. Martin Kennedy to the Carefree Dentistry & Oral Surgery for Animals team! Dr. Kennedy is a Board-Certified Veterinary Anesthesiologist™. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University and also earned a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Kennedy completed a rotating internship at the University of Minnesota after veterinary school, then a residency in Anesthesia & Pain Management at the University of Wisconsin.

Dr. Nicole Young is a Wisconsin native with more recent roots in Arizona. She completed her B.S. in Biochemistry at Arizona State University and then returned to Wisconsin where she earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine in 2015.

Upon graduation from veterinary school, Dr. Young made the trek back to Arizona where she’s been in small animal general practice ever since.