About Us
Reimagining
Veterinary Medicine
Healing a profession in distress from the inside out.
How, you ask? By taking a team-first approach to veterinary care. That’s right. We said “team-first” approach. We all know, “if you don’t take care of yourself, you can’t take care of others.” And after spending 20+ years in veterinary emergency and specialty medicine, our founders, Christine and Katie, watched as the demand for veterinary care increased, placing mounting pressure on under-resourced veterinary teams. Recognizing a lack of support rendering teams unable to deliver care effectively or sustainably, Katie and Christine realized it was time to reimagine the old model.
Inspired by a drive to heal the veterinary profession, they set out to reinvent an approach to veterinary care where teams come first. The Partner Veterinary mission is to do our part to improve the veterinary landscape and pioneer a transformative approach to team health and happiness, creating a healing environment for ourselves, our partners, pet families, and patients.
So, building from the ground up, we started work to open the first women-owned and led veterinary emergency and specialty care practice in Frederick, MD. And we are not stopping there! Our second location in Richmond, VA is set to open by the end of the year. Speaking of Richmond, our Urgent Care facility recently opened in April!
The Right Leadership
The first major step was hand-selecting the right leadership team—a team with a reputation for building and retaining happy, healthy teams to give more professionals a healing environment to do the job they love. This leadership team was specifically designed to represent each role of the hospital structure to ensure a voice for every team member within the organization.
Anne Abernethy, DVM
Chief Medical Officer, Emergency Services
Emma Kate Evans, DVM, DACVECC
Chief Medical Officer, Specialty Services
Katie Brooks, LVT, CVPM
Chief Executive Officer
Christine Stafford
President
Heather Carter, MPS, LVT, VTS
(Anesthesia & Analgesia)
Vice-President of People & Culture
State-Of-The-Art
Facilities
We’ve modernized every touchpoint of your experience with technology for effective services, care advocates for compassionate support, and a high-functioning environment for top doctors and team members. Partner Veterinary delivers the services that work together to provide the best possible treatment for your pet. Designated as a Level 1 trauma facility, we enact faster response times, and utilize advanced technology, working with passion and healing with empathy at every turn.
The Right Partners
With an all-star leadership team in place, it was time to break down outdated systems and debilitating dynamics to create an optimal experience we are proud to offer. This experience is designed around mutual respect for our team and pet families’ time, ensuring we’re available to help the moment you need us. To make this happen, we needed to grow our family and bring on the best partners who not only understand our vision, but are invested in our mission.
Instinct Science
Provides the latest in Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Software. This amazing platform eliminates the inefficacies to allow our doctors and team to spend time doing what they love—taking care of patients, not writing medical records into the wee hours of the night.
Door No. 3 Design
A creative design studio specializing in effective communications like print, web, and branding. They are a skilled team of designers that are dedicated to their clients and passionate about what they do. Their philosophy is simple—to always provide unrivaled service and unique solutions through exceptional, functional design.
1Up IT Consulting
A proactive, security-focused, on-demand IT company providing all the solutions your business needs. From cyber-security to managed IT services, they are available 24/7 with impeccable service to dramatically reduce and eliminate IT your challenges.
Make A Healing Impact
Join the team at Partner Veterinary and help us heal an industry in distress. We’re seeking specialists, emergency doctors, care advocates, and nursing support professionals who are eager to break free from outdated paradigms and love their profession again.