Dr. Pawling grew up in Syracuse, New York, but has been practicing in northeast Ohio since 2003. He completed his small animal internship at Metropolitan Veterinary Hospital in Akron and worked in emergency, shelter medicine, and general practice medicine prior to purchasing Richman Animal Clinic in September 2019. He has a special interest in surgery.

Dr. Pawling lives with his wife, Michelle, his daughter Maren, his son Sawyer, and rescue dogs named Wilma, Sam, Otis, and Chloe. When he’s not at the clinic, he loves spending time with his family, taking the dogs hiking, going to the gym, reading, Jeeping, and watching the Yankees, Cowboys, and the Cavs.