
Dr. Nick Pope
Raised on an Oklahoma farm and inspired by his grandmother, who managed a multi-doctor veterinary clinic, Nick has spent his whole life around veterinary practice. He leads the Symbios family and manages the Chatham hospital.
100% locally and family owned, serving Lebanon with expert, Fear Free veterinary care.
South Branch Veterinary Services proudly serves the communities of Lebanon, Clinton, Annandale, Pittstown, Stanton, High Bridge, and Flemington. We are a small business, owned by working veterinarians, and part of Symbios, a family of six independently owned New Jersey animal hospitals that back each other up. The name comes from symbiosis, together, life: the mutually caring bond between people and their pets. That bond guides every visit.


Annual exams, vaccines, parasite prevention, and nutrition guidance for a long, healthy life.
Cleanings, digital radiographs, and oral surgery, because dental health is whole-body health.
Spay/neuter, soft tissue, and orthopedic procedures performed with precision and care.
Same-day attention when something just isn't right and your pet needs to be seen now.
Digital radiology, ultrasound, and an in-house lab for faster, clearer answers.
Specialists across our family for advanced and referral-level care, coordinated by the team who already knows your pet.
We love Dr Schepp and the entire staff at South Branch. We are new patients and have been treated like family. I can't say enough good things about this practice.
Need to be seen on a Saturday or Sunday? Hunterdon Hills Animal Hospital in Whitehouse Station keeps weekend hours, 8 AM to 4 PM, for the whole Symbios family. Call your usual number any time; on weekends it routes straight to the Hunterdon Hills team, and your pet's records are already there.
A family of 6 neighborhood animal hospitals across New Jersey, every one 100% independently and family owned. Each is rooted in its own community and run by its own doctors and front desk team, with colleagues across the family comparing notes behind the scenes. Specialists, extended weekend hours, and shared records are all just down the road.
This hospital is part of Symbios Animal Health, a family of six New Jersey practices owned by working veterinarians. Drs. Nick and Elizabeth Pope met in vet school, married, and made New Jersey home. Dr. Jan Cailles founded Oldwick Animal Hospital and joined them as an owner. They live in these communities, they practice in these hospitals, and they answer to the families in their exam rooms, not to investors. That is what 100% family owned means.

Raised on an Oklahoma farm and inspired by his grandmother, who managed a multi-doctor veterinary clinic, Nick has spent his whole life around veterinary practice. He leads the Symbios family and manages the Chatham hospital.

A New Jersey native, Elizabeth practices at South Branch, where she has been part of the team since 2017, with a focus on internal medicine and dentistry.

The founder of Oldwick Animal Hospital, Jan built her Tewksbury Township practice over two decades and brought it into the Symbios family as an owner.
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