ABOUT US

Our Purpose

“To be the best practice possible that creates professional, compassionate bonds with our clients that allow us to deliver the highest quality of care in a high energy, fun, friendly and profitable manner resulting in optimum patient health and longevity, client satisfaction, and increased referrals, with our staff who feel adequately challenged and enriched.”

Our Doctors

Nichole L. Zellner, DVM

Dr. Zellner attended Virginia Tech (Go Hokies!) and graduated from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine.
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Our Human Resources Manager

Krista L. BAS-VT, M-Ed

Krista has been with us on and off since 2010.​​​​​​​
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Our Veterinary Practice Manager

Kayla K., CVT, BAS-VT

Kayla is a Certified Veterinary Technologist who joined our team back in 2015.
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Our Certified Veterinary Technicians:

Ruby S., CVT

Ruby has been a part of AAH since 2016. She started working here as a Veterinary Assistant and graduated in Spring of 2019 with a degree in Veterinary Nursing.
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Katie C., CVT

Katie is a Certified Veterinary Technician that joined our team in 2023...
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Our Veterinary Technicians:

Micaela G.

Micaela joined the AAH team as a veterinary assistant back in 2016; she has always had a love for animals big or small...​​​​​​​
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Campbell R.

Campbell joined our team in 2025! She graduated Eckerd College with a bachelors degree in Animal studies with minors in psychology and marine science...​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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Our compassionate Client Care Specialists:

Christiane L.

Christiane joined our reception team in 2021 and has enjoyed seeing the large variety of animals that come through the hospital.
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Dina B

Dina started at our clinic in September of 2023...
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Rachel C.

Rachel joined our team as a Client Care Specialist in 2025...
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Our dedicated Animal Care Attendants:

Livie D.

Livie loves all animals, big and small. She joined our team in 2023...​​​​​​​
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Jeffrey W.

Jeffrey, who joined our team in 2024, has been working with animals​​​​​​​ since 2017.
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Jordann B.

Jordann joined our team in 2025 and is currently a full time student...
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Dayten F.

Dayten joined the AAH team in April 2025, bringing with him a background in marine science and exotic animal care.​​​​​​​
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