Meet The Team

Dr. Ronald J Busack passed away on Oct 6, 2023. As a small boy, Dr. Busack was an incredibly quiet child (or at least when compared to others in his boisterous close-knit Italian family) and a curious one, too. He would recount many stories that illustrated his inquisitive nature. The one story he always told was how his sister Annette and him were playing in the woods, and they found a dead animal. The two of them proceeded to dissect that animal which piqued his curiosity on how animals functioned.With Dr. Busack’s relentless curiosity, during his junior year, he applied to the College of Veterinary Medicine. Finding a kindred history buff spirit on the admissions board, he was accepted into the program. He never graduated undergrad but as he put it later on, “What do I care, I’m going to be a veterinarian.” Going through vet school, Dr. Busack continued his academic success and inquisitive nature much to the chagrin of his classmates. Multiple stories have been told about how he would continue to question lecturers far after a lecture had ended and kept his classmates late. Dr. Busack was a member of Phi Zeta, the Veterinary Honors Society. He graduated from The Ohio State University Cum Laude.After graduating in 1981, he went back home to start his career. His first job out of college was in a mixed animal practice near his hometown. It was he and one other veterinarian, who cared for the entire county. Calls happened at all hours of the day, and it was not uncommon for him to bring his wife along for the ride. In 1983, Dr. Busack took a job with Dr. Harry Bartels in Parma, OH. In the early 90’s Dr. Busack became business partners with Dr. Bartels and the Parma practice was renamed Bartels Busack Pet Clinic. The two of them went on to open a second Bartels Busack Pet Clinic in Garfield Heights.Dr. Busack or Dr. B as he became affectionately known, continued to grow his business through community involvement, practicing high-quality medicine, and building trust with his patients and clients. His clientele would tell you that he just has a way about him that just exuded confidence and trust. He knew how to make people feel as though they could trust him with the most important things in their lives. He wasn’t only a veterinarian in the exam room but a confidant, a therapist, and a friend. As Dr. Bartels, prepared for retirement, he offered Dr. Busack the opportunity to take over all 3 hospitals. He knew there was more to life than work and declined the offer. He opted to just buy out the Parma practice and be there for his family.In 2009 he opened the current Bartels Busack Pet Hospital Resort & Spa. Since opening the hospital, he has had the opportunity to work with and mentor multiple high school students, college students, RVTs, and veterinarians. His passion since he was a child was always vet med and truly believed it was the greatest calling in this world. He never felt he worked a day in his life because he loved what he did so much.