Owner and Leading Veterinarian
Yes, a VMD is the same as a DVM! The only difference is that Tania graduated from University of Pennsylvania, and the degree is written in Latin. She had the storybook childhood, wonderful parents and a great brother, grew up on a small farm in Fleetwood, PA, had dogs, cats, horses, goats, sheep, chickens and even a couple cows. She knew she was going to be a veterinarian before she made it to elementary school and had plenty of animals to play doctor with. Her passion for learning and her natural ability to interact with people and animals made her career choice very logical.
At first, her love of horses steered her in the direction of working on the racetrack in Florida, then in an all equine practice in Maryland and eventually starting her own equine practice in Virginia. However, she found that many of her equine clients wanted her to work on their dogs and cats too. Gradually, she found that broadening her interests to include small animal medicine and surgery fit nicely into her long-term plans of making her farm into a small animal clinic and wellness center.
The transition into applying a more holistic approach to veterinary medicine came naturally, as she often found that conventional approaches to injuries, illnesses and especially preventative care, fell short of her expectations. A perpetual interest in learning new therapies and novel approaches allows her to think out of the box and dig deeper into your pet’s health care and issues. She has expertise in complementary therapies such as acupuncture, essential oils, laser therapy, and osteopathy. She believes in the importance of proper nutrition and provides counseling on choosing the best pet foods and supplements. Her conventional medicine and surgery skills have been developed over the years to provide rational, evidence-based results. She has recently purchased a new ultrasound and completed advanced ultrasound training.
When she is not studying, you can almost guarantee you will find her on a horse! She owns three, two of which she delivered on her farm and trained herself. Her major obsession is jumping – anything! Her horses all love to jump and she foxhunts and competes locally and occasionally wins some ribbons.
In her words….” I have one of the best jobs in the world… I absolutely love what I do, my commute takes about 2 minutes on a Kubota and I get to work on animals and interact with people who love their animals all day long – hard to beat that!”