Karen Murphy, DVM Co-owner of Caring Hands Animal Hospital of Bristow Dr. Murphy, Co-Owner, is a graduate of Auburn University. She did a post-graduate internship at Angel Memorial Animal Hospital in Boston, MA. She practiced in North Carolina’s Piedmont region for 5 years before joining Caring Hands Animal Hospital. She has been a part of the [...]
Dr. Caroline Boyd, associate veterinarian, is a graduate of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine with an undergraduate biology degree from James Madison University. She is a life-long resident of the Northern Virginia area and has been a part of the Caring Hands family since 2010. Her professional interests include dentistry, preventive medicine, and soft [...]
Dr. Zurkus, associate veterinarian, is a graduate of Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. She also holds a degree in Animal Science from Cornell. Her professional interests include oncology, soft tissue surgery, emergency/critical care medicine and caring for geriatric patients. Dr. Zurkus and her husband have a daughter and two sons. She has been a [...]
Dr. Gnowles, associate veterinarian, is a graduate of Tuskegee University School of Veterinary Medicine with an undergraduate degree from Auburn University. Her professional interests include geriatric patient care and animal behavior. In her spare time, she enjoys gardening and hiking with her husband and daughter. Her extended family includes two rescued dogs, Bean and Cora, two [...]
Dr. Jenna Dean, associate veterinarian and medical director, is a graduate of the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. She completed her undergraduate studies at College of Charleston and holds degrees in Economics and Business Administration. Her professional interests include pain management, diagnostic imaging and soft tissue surgery. Dr. Dean is a Northern [...]
Dr. Wade, associate veterinarian, is a graduate of Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. She completed her undergraduate studies at Radford University and holds a degree in Chemistry and a minor in Biology. Her professional interests include shelter medicine, emergency/critical care, and preventative medicine. She is a native of Northern Virginia and shares her home [...]
Dr. Lisa Pinn McFaddin graduated from Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine (Blacksburg, VA) in 2007. Since graduation she was worked as a general practitioner, emergency veterinarian, relief veterinarian, and an integrative and rehabilitation veterinarian. Dr. McFaddin has a graduate diploma in Chinese herbal medicine, has post-doctorate training and certification in spinal manipulation (chiropractic) and [...]
Dr. Nicole Johnson graduated from Midwestern University with a strong interest in soft tissue surgery, dentistry, preventive medicine, and dermatology. She grew up in Southern California and has lived in Phoenix, Arizona, for the last nine years - the cold is new to her! Dr. Johnson's passion for veterinary medicine began at a young age, [...]