LaVale Veterinary Hospital

 

    913 National Highway, LaVale MD 21502

    Telephone:  301-729-6084

    Hours: Mon-Fri 9-6pm  Sat 9-12pm

     

Accredited Practice

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hospital Team
 

Hospital Director

A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, Ted brings over 30 years of government and business experience, as well as nine years of teaching and coaching, to his challenge of keeping LaVale Veterinary Hospital on the leading edge of veterinary medicine, both technically and in the effort to provide compassionate care to our pets and their owners.

 

  Registered Technicians

Registered technicians may induce anesthesia (the only non-veterinarians permitted by the state to do so), assist in surgery, supervise technician assistants in the rehabilitation and general care of hospitalized animals, and communicate with clients concerning the condition of their pets.

Lisa Demott

Lisa, originally from rural West Virginia, graduated from WVU in 1995 and went on to Fairmont State College to earn her Applied Science in Veterinary Technology degree. Lisa has worked at LVH since 1995, with a 2 year hiatus in August of 2001 when she had her son.

Lisa has taught the Veterinary Assistant class at Allegany College and several puppy obedience classes. She also shows her dogs in agility and obedience and has put both obedience and agility titles on her shelties. Lisa currently has 2 shelties, 4 cats, 6 chickens, a husband and a son.

Tiffany Mann, RVT

Tiffany graduated from the Veterinary Tech Institute in Pittsburgh in 2007, when she then began working at Lavale Veterinary Hospital. In her spare time, she enjoys being outdoors and spending time with her boyfriend, two children, and furry family (which includes 3 dogs, 5 cats, 2 rabbits, and 11 goats)!

Adrian Twigg

Adrian attended Fairmont State University in her hometown of Fairmont, West Virginia. She graduated in 2003 earing her Associate Degree of Applied Science in Veterinary Technology. She spent the first couple years of her career finding her place in the Veterinary profession by gaining experience in research and small animal practices. She joined our team here at LVH in 2005.

In her spare time, Adrian also does secretrial work for her husband's general contracting business. She has a Great Dane/Black Lab. mix breed dog named Sassy and 3 cats named Carlos, Moe, and Lu Lu, as well as two young sons.

Amanda Tasker

Amanda joined the LVH team in Novemer of 2003. During her time here, she acquired the skills to move up from a veterinary assistant, to technician assistant. Amanda then took advantage of the hospital's distance learning scholarship program and became a registered veterinary technician.

Amanda has a houseful of pets that keep her company while she is cheering on the West Virginia Mountaineers.

Alicia Klein, RVT

Alicia attended Central Carolina Community College in Sanford, NC, and graduated in 2008. Since graduation, she relocated to Keyser, WV with her fiancee, GB, on his 500 acre cattle farm.

Alicia enjoys riding her horse, Millie, on trails as well as training for barrel racing. She has 2 dogs, Zoie (boxer) and Jabba the Hutt (english bulldog). Alicia and GB are fans of the Virginia Tech Hokies and try to see as many games as possible...Go Hokies!

Autumn Chambers

Autumn received her B.S. In Biology from Frostburg State University in 2008, and then later received her RVT. She has 2 dogs, Harlow and Luna, and 2 cats, Roscoe and Chloe. She enjoys traveling, hiking, camping, and anything outdoors.

Heather Brailer

Heather has over eleven years of veterinary experience. She gradutated from Wilson College and passed her Veterinary Technician board exams in 2006. Heather recently joined the Lavale Veterinary Hospital staff. She and her husband Josh enjoy collecting Air-Cooled Volkswagens and spending time with their three dogs Cash, Curlee, and Olive.

 

Veterinary Assistants

Our veterinary assistants are a dedicated group that have completed further skills training and several of whom are studying to become certified veterinary technicians.  This group of employees performs many tasks including phlebotomy, radiography, dentistry, and medication and treatment of hospitalized patients.  They also act as liaisons between the patients and doctors, often communicating with clients on the status of their pet.

      

 Technician Assistants

This is the most numerous of the hospital groups, and with good reason; they're sort of the worker bees of the hospital.  Their tasks include animal restraint, assisting both the Certified Technicians, Veterinary Assistants and Doctors; providing basic patient care, surgical preparation, bathing, maintenance of kennel areas, sterilizing surgery equipment and keeping the hospital clean. And of course they're the real hands-on people, both in the exam room when the owners are there, and in the back of the hospital when the pets are hospitalized.

 

Room Coordinator

Bob is in charge of keeping a steady flow throughout the hospital.  He is responsible for weighing your pet and placing you in an exam room.  Bob is also in charge of ordering all the food in the hospital.

     

 Client Relations Specialists

Our client relations specialists are the 'front line' of customer service at LaVale Veterinary Hospital.  Whether they are checking you in for an appointment, answering your phone call, or scheduling a future appointment, the client service specialists strive to ensure that your experience at LaVale Veterinary Hospital is a smooth and pleasant one.