Veterinarians

We invite you to explore the biographies of our doctors and learn more about them. Our doctors have a wide variety of backgrounds and interests.

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  Katie Gies, DVM
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    Katie Gies, DVM

  Katie Gies

  Associate Veterinarian
  Veterinary School: North Carolina State University
  
  

  Dr. Gies, a native of Concord, NC, joined VCA Alexandria Animal Hospital in 2008. After graduating from North Carolina State University (Summa Cum Laude) with a major in Biological Sciences in 2002, ...
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  Jennifer Gilbert, DVM
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    Jennifer Gilbert, DVM

  Jennifer Gilbert

  Associate Veterinarian
  Veterinary School: Tufts University
  
  

  Dr. Gilbert is a native of Newark, Delaware.  After graduating from Tufts University cum laude, she taught in Japan for a year before returning to Tufts Veterinary School. She completed an emergency ...
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  Donna Krochak, DVM
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    Donna Krochak, DVM

  Donna Krochak

  Associate Veterinarian
  Veterinary School: University of Wisconsin-Madison
  
  

  Dr. Krochak earned her B.S. degree in Genetics/Biology from Cornell University in 1987, and graduated from the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine in 1991. She then came to VCA ...
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  Stephanie O Brian

  Associate Veterinarian
  Veterinary School: Auburn University
  
  

  Dr. O' Brian joined the VCA Alexandria Animal Hospital team in 2012.  A native of Kentucky, she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Music from The University of Louisville in 1997 while studying ...
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  Bridget Shirley, DVM
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    Bridget Shirley, DVM

  Bridget Shirley

  Associate Veterinarian
  Veterinary School: Auburn University
  
  

  Dr. Shirley is a native of Birmingham, Alabama. She attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham and received her B.S. degree in Biology and Chemistry in 1999. Following her undergraduate degree, ...
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  Marcus Smail, DVM
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    Marcus Smail, DVM

  Marcus Smail

  Associate Veterinarian
  Veterinary School: Cornell University
  
  

  Dr. Smail joined the critical care team at VCA Alexandria Animal Hospital in July 2003. Born and raised in Albany, NY, Marcus graduated from Siena College with a B.S. in Biology in 1996. He received ...
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  Jacqueline Suarez, DVM
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    Jacqueline Suarez, DVM

  Jackie Suarez

  Associate Veterinarian
  Veterinary School: Ohio State University
  
  

  Dr. Suarez has worked as an associate veterinarian at VCA Alexandria Animal Hospital since 1995. Dr. Suarez graduated with high honors from The University of Notre Dame in 1988 with a B. A. degree ...
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  Shannon Talbott, DVM
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    Shannon Talbott, DVM

  Shannon Talbott

  Associate Veterinarian
  Veterinary School: Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
  
  

  In 1996, Dr. Talbott joined VCA Alexandria Animal Hospital as a veterinary assistant and returned in 2002, after receiving a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the Virginia-Maryland Regional ...
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  Kristin Terrio, DVM
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    Kristin Terrio, DVM

  Kristin Terrio

  Associate Veterinarian
  Veterinary School: Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
  
  

  Dr. Terrio is Alexandria Animal Hospital's resident abdominal ultrasound associate. She has been a member of our veterinary staff since graduating from Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary ...
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