Dr. Ian MacFawn

Dr. MacFawn is a graduate of Western Maryland college in Westminster, MD, and the University of Bologna School of Veterinary Medicine in Bologna, Italy. He came to Allegany County in 1986 after having practiced for four-and-a half years at the Westminster Veterinary Hospital.

Dr. MacFawn is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the Maryland Veterinary Medical Association, the D.C. Academy of Veterinary Medicine and the American Animal Hospital Association.

His veterinary practice has grown from a mobile farm and house call business to a full-service animal hospital staffed with a total of five veterinarians and 30 support personnel. Personal attention to clients and their pets has been Dr. MacFawn's top priority since he began his practice.

Dr. James Cosgrove returned to his hometown after graduating from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 1994. After working at Allegany Animal Hospital for 2 years, he joined the medical team at LaVale Veterinary Hospital in 1996. He and Dr. MacFawn formed a partnership in 2002.

 Dr. Cosgrove is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the Maryland Veterinary Medical Association, the D.C. Academy of Veterinary Medicine and the American Animal Hospital Association.

An avid football fan, Dr. Cosgrove especially enjoys rooting for his Alma Mater, Virginia Tech. GO HOKIES!

Dr. Jason Griffith

Dr. Jason Griffith received a degree in Biology from Wheeling Jesuit University in 1993. He received his veterinary degree in 1997 from Ohio State University and began working at LaVale Veterinary Hospital four days later. He is a member of the American and West Virginia Veterinary Medical Associations.

Dr. Griffith is an avid sports fan whose favorite teams are the West Virginia Mountaineers, Ohio State Buckeyes, and the Steelers, Penguins, and Pirates. He enjoys participating in fantasy football and baseball. His greatest passion is for running, and is a marathon veteran. He especially enjoys running in the ultra-marathons, whose distances are 50 miles or greater!

Dr. Kelly Malec

Dr. Kelly Malec received her degree in Animal Science from Virginia Tech in 1999. She also completed coursework and participated in research on the subject of Equine Nutrition from 1999-2001. Dr. Malec graduated from the Virginia/Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 2005. She has a special interest in internal medicine.

Some of you may recognize her face because this is her hometown and Dr. Malec worked at LaVale Veterinary Hospital during the summer months of 1996-1999.

Dr. Malec enjoys spending time with her family and especially taking her daughter to the barn to help out with the mare and foal.

Dr. Brigette McGhay-Cosgrove

Dr. Brigette McGhay-Cosgrove is a 1994 graduate of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine.  She started her veterinary career at LaVale Veterinary Hospital following graduation.  She has worked here on and off for the last 11 years, taking time off to have children, explore emergency medicine, and get her MBA from Frostburg State University.  She is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the Maryland Veterinary Medical Association and the American Animal Hospital Association.  Dr. McGhay has a special interest in  ultrasonography and acupuncture.

In her time off, she raises and shows American Paint horses.

Dr. Kristie Hensel

Dr. Kristie Hensel is a 2007 graduate of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. Prior to that, she received her degree in Biology from Frostburg State University and also attended the University of Maryland while working at the United States Department of Agriculture. She is a member of the Maryland Veterinary Association. She enjoys playing volleyball at the YMCA and softball with her fiancee'. Most of all, she enjoys spending time with her friends, family , and pets (2 dogs and 5 cats!).