VCA Veterinary Referral Associates

Doctors Overview

We invite you to explore the biographies of our VCA Veterinary Referral Associates' veterinarians and learn more about them. Our hospital's team of doctors are compassionate and highly trained veterinary professionals and specialists who are ready to assist you and your pet whenever a health concern presents itself. As you will see in our biography section, our staff has a wide variety of backgrounds and interests, but, above all, a love of animals and providing the very best care for them.
 

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  • Julia Shakeri

    Associate Veterinarian
    DVM, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Though born in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area, Dr. Julia Shakeri was raised in  Prince George's County, Maryland.  She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a minor ...
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    Katherine Skelly

    Associate Veterinarian
    DVM, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
    Departments: Diagnostic Imaging

    Katherine Skelly received her Bachelor of Science degree with honors in Biology at Indiana University and was awarded her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the Virginia-Maryland Regional ...
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  • Thomas Vinson

    Associate Veterinarian
    DVM, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine

    Dr. Thomas Vinson grew up in Virginia Beach, VA.  He received his Bachelor of Science in Biology from Old Dominion University and his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the Virginia-Maryland ...
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  • Kate Westcott

    Associate Veterinarian
    DVM, Michigan State University


    Dr. Kate Westcott was born and raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.  She comes from a very large, loving family that includes four older brothers, many aunts, uncles and cousins and ...
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  • Taylor White

    Associate Veterinarian
    DVM, University of Wisconsin-Madison


    Dr. Taylor White was born in Hershey, Pennsylvania and spent her childhood living in Denver and Boston.  She attended Hobart and William Smith College in upstate New York where she ...
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    Shelley Smith

    Resident
    DVM, Tufts University
    Departments: Emergency/Critical Care

    Dr. Shelley Smith was raised in Baltimore, MD. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology from Emory University in Atlanta, GA and her Doctor of Veterinary ...
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    Jennifer Stafford

    Resident
    DVM, University of Tennessee
    Departments: Emergency/Critical Care, Internal Medicine

    Dr. Jennifer R. Stafford was born and raised in Chattanooga, TN. She received her Bachelors of Agriculture in Animal Science at the University of Tennessee with a three-year program and graduated ...
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  • Kathleen Van Lanen

    Resident
    DVM, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Kathleen Van Lanen was raised in the western suburbs of Chicago, Illinois.  She graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Biology and Biochemistry from Augustana College in Rock Island, IL ...
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    Molly Weingarten

    Resident
    DVM, Cornell University
    Departments: Emergency/Critical Care

    Dr. Molly Weingarten was raised in Washington, D.C. She received her Bachelor of Arts in the Biologic Basis of Behavior from University of Pennsylvania and graduated cum laude. After graduation, ...
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  • Trevor Williams

    Resident
    DVM, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine



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Departments & Doctors

HOW TO REACH US

VCA Veterinary Referral Associates
Phone: 301-926-3300
Fax: 301-977-1308
500 Perry Parkway
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
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Mon-Sun Open 24 hours

Open for emergencies 24 hours. No appointment is needed. For Specialty Services, please call for availability and to schedule your pet's appointment.
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General Practice

We have over 540 animal hospitals in 41 states that are staffed by more than 2,000 fully qualified, dedicated and compassionate veterinarians, with more than 200 being board-certified specialists. The nationwide VCA family of general practice hospitals give your pet the very best in medical care, providing a full range of general medical and surgical services as well as specialized treatments*: Wellness, Spay/neuter, Advanced diagnostic services (MRI/CT Scan), Internal medicine, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Dermatology, Cardiology, Neurology, Boarding, Grooming

*services may vary by location.

Our family of pet hospitals stands out by delivering the greatest resources in order provide the highest quality care available for your pets. By maintaining the highest standards of pet health care available anywhere, we emphasize prevention as well as healing. We provide continuing education programs to our doctors and staff and promote the open exchange of professional knowledge and expertise. And finally, we have established a consistent program of procedures and techniques, proven to be the most effective in keeping pets healthy.

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Emergency Care

FOR PET MEDICAL EMERGENCIES, VCA VETERINARY REFERRAL ASSOCIATES IS LOCATED AT:

500 PERRY PARKWAY
GAITHERSBURG, MD 20877
TEL: (301) 926-3300
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The doctors and staff of VCA Veterinary Referral Associates are ready and available to provide emergency and critical care for your beloved companion around the clock every day of the year.  Staffed by a team of board-certified emergency/critical care doctors, our emergency team is ready to provide your pet with the highest possible level of quality compassionate care should an urgent medical need arise at any time of day or night.

 If you feel your pet is having an emergency, please feel free to immediately come to the hospital - we are ALWAYS available!  You may speak with a member of the emergency team if you questions/concerns by calling 301-926-3300 at any time.

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