Dr. Amanda, VMD, DACVECC

Dr. Amanda’s official start in the veterinary field was in 2006 when she started working at a small animal general practice clinic performing many roles—kennel attendant, veterinary assistant, and client service representative. The practice owner veterinarian mentored Dr. Amanda up until she left to attend veterinary school at the University of Pennsylvania in 2009. Throughout her schooling, she volunteered at the local animal shelter and performed multiple externships in general practices and specialty hospitals in order to expand her knowledge base and skills in all areas.

Throughout her veterinary experience prior to veterinary school, Dr. Amanda enjoyed the spectrum of care general practitioners could provide in addition to the rewarding relationships formed with clients and patients. Her goal post-graduation was to follow in the footsteps of her first mentor. However, during her 4th year of veterinary school Dr. Amanda became captivated with emergency medicine and wanting to heal the sickest patients in the ICU. While deciding her path, she pursued a small animal rotating internship at the Animal Medical Center in New York City and ultimately decided to specialize in Emergency & Critical Care Medicine.

After completing her ECC residency at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Amanda worked at a large Specialty/ER hospital for many years. At this hospital she had an amazing time practicing as a criticalist and becoming a leader within the hospital. Dr. Amanda was Head of the Emergency & Critical Care Residency, Head of the Intensive Care Unit, and Head of the Critical Care Service. She loved advancing patient care and medical excellence within the ICU as well as providing support for her team members.

During and after the Covid-19 pandemic it became apparent that the veterinary field needed support—specifically from strong veterinary leaders who understood the challenges veterinary professionals faced and who wanted to advocate for all team members. This led Dr. Amanda to expand to hospital-wide initiatives focused on patient, client, and team care. Her passion for leadership, specifically servant leadership, continued to grow exponentially, which led her to become the medical director of a different large Specialty/ER hospital, and then form PetVerity with like-minded, virtuous partners.

Dr. Amanda’s goal is to positively impact veterinary medicine as much as possible. She views advancing medical excellence and patient care to be just as important as providing global and individualized support to team members.