Dr. Terri Levinstein

One of the 2 hospital directors and a 1987 graduate of Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, she has been with the practice since January, 1995. Her special interests are in orthopedic and soft tissue surgeries.  Most of her time now is spent in practice management.  Dr. Levinstein's family consists of her husband, 3 children, 4 dogs, 3 cats, and a bird.

Dr. Allison Moser Mayo

Also a hospital director and a 1989 graduate of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Mayo has been with the practice since Jan. 1995. Her special interests are in medicine and cardiology. She also treats small exotic pets and ferrets. Dr. Mayo is married with 3 sons, a daughter, 4 dogs, 2 cats, and a number of pocket pets/birds.

Dr. Heather Hurst

Dr. Heather Hurst earned a B.S. in agriculture and animal technology at Murray State university in Kentucky in 1998 and her DVM with honors from Auburn University in Alabama in 2002. She has been with the practice since June of 2003. Dr. Hurst's special interests include internal medicine and surgery, and she has 5 cats, 3 dogs, and 1 bird.

Dr. Terri Davis

Dr. Terri (Summers) Davis has served our hospital for sixteen years, longer than any other doctor currently on staff. As a result of her longevity, she knows many of you and your pets on sight.

Dr. Davis is originally from Rappahannock County, Virginia. She graduated with a degree in veterinary medicine from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 1992. She worked for 7 months at the Harrisburg Animal Hospital prior to coming to our hospital in 1993. Her primary fields of interest are internal medicine, surgery and preventative medicine. She does 90% of the surgeries at Dale City Animal Hospital.

Many of you know her as Dr. Summers, but she married Craig Davis a number of years ago. Dr. Davis and her husband enjoy the outdoors. In their free time, they can often be found hiking, camping, kayaking, motorcycling, and fishing. Dr. Davis also enjoys baking and gardening.  The staff loves to be her taste-testers for the variety of delicious cakes and cookies she makes!

The Davis Family has a number of pets. Most of their pets were rescue animals, many from our hospital.  Her dog, Panzer, loves to accompany them on their outdoor trips, many times riding in the side car of Dr. Davis's motorcycle.

Dr. Judi Vinch

Dr. Judi Vinch earned her Bachelors at Bowling Green State University and then went on to graduate with her DVM from The Ohio State University in 1996.  After working in Columbus, Ohio, Dr. Vinch and her family relocated to Northern Virginia in 2004.  She worked for 7 years at Sacramento Veterinary Hospital before joining our veterinary team in July 2011.  Her special interests are feline medicine and surgery and dentistry.  Dr. Vinch is married with 1 son and has 1 cat, 1 dog and 2 guinea pigs.

Dr. Patty Katz

Dr. Katz joined the staff in June 1996. A 1994 graduate of Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, she brings with her an interest in both medicine and surgery. Dr. Katz is married and has a son and a daughter, 2 cats, and a dog

Dr. Mary Galloway

Dr. Mary Galloway has been associated with Dale City Animal Hospital since 1995 and has recently also been working at the Gunston office. She has had a long history of involvement with companion animal training and canine reproduction, initially as a successful obedience competitor and later as a breeder of Shetland Sheepdogs (Shelties). Prior to and during veterinary school, she worked as a companion animal trainer.

She earned a BS and MS in Biology from George Mason University and then earned her DVM degree from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. During her clinical year of training, she did a senior externship at the University of Tennessee in Behavior Problem Solving and another at the University of Minnesota in Small Animal Reproduction.

She has continued to focus on reproduction and behavior throughout her career. Under the auspices of her own practice, Fairhill Veterinary Clinic, she does reproductive and behavioral consulting.

As a successful breeder of Shetland sheepdogs, she is a member of the American Sheltland Sheepdog Association (ASSA). She has served on the Board of Directors and chaired the ASSA Health Research committee. She is a member of the President’s Council of the American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation. She is also a founder of the Fairfax County Pets on Wheels program, a nursing home visitation program now under the auspices of the Fairfax county Area Agency on Aging.

Dr. Galloway shares her home with several Shelties and enjoys reading and cooking. She also continues her involvement in all types of activities with her Shelties.

Michele Krause, LVT

Michele Krause graduated from Northern Virginia Community College in 1987, receiving her A.A.S. in Veterinary Technology. Michele has been with the practice since October, 1998. She has a beautiful daughter named Kelsey, 4 cats, 2 dogs, and a bird.

Andrea Tiede, LVT

Andrea Tiede started working as kennel attendant at Dale City Animal Hospital in 1997.  After a few months, she quickly became a veterinary assistant. Andrea had always wanted to be a veterinarian. After working at the hospital for awhile, she decided that she preferred nursing over becoming a doctor. She decided to pursue becoming a licensed veterinary technician after graduating high school. She graduated from Hylton Senior High School in 1999 with an advanced diploma. After high school, Andrea went to Northern Virginia Community College and received her A.A.S. in Veterinary Technology in 2002. Andrea is the senior licensed veterinary technician and clinical supervisor at Dale City Animal Hospital.

Andrea married Joshua Tiede in October 2003. They live in the Woodbridge area with one dog and 2 cats.  They now have 2 beautiful daughters, Hannah and Hailey.

Shonna Banholzer, LVT

Shonna Banholzer was born in Woodbridge, VA and has lived here most of her life. Growing up she knew that she wanted to be in the Veterinary field, animals have always been her passion. She began working at Dale City Animal Hospital (DCAH) in 1999 at the age of 16 as a Kennel Assistant. After three years she wanted more of a challenge and was promoted to Veterinary Assistant. As the years went on she decided that the veterinary field was her home and and she wanted to pursue a career as a Licensed Veterinary Technician. At the age of 20, Shonna said goodbye to her friends at DCAH and moved to Pittsburgh, PA to enroll herself in the Technician program at the Median School of Allied Health Careers. She earned her Associates Degree in Specialized Technology in 2004. As soon as she graduated she moved back to Woodbridge and rejoined her friends at DCAH and Gunston Animal Hospital(GAH).

Shonna has two furry kids. Emmitt, who is a brown and white male tabby in which she adopted from the hospital. She recently added Julie, a 3 year old miniture poddle, who was  a shelter rescue, to her family.

Shonna has found her calling and could not be happier and we could not be happier to have her as part of our team. She works at both DCAH and GAH.

Maria Brotten, LVT

Maria has been working as a Licensed Veterinary Technician since 2003 when she graduated from Northern Virginia Community College with her A.A.S in Veterinary Technology, and has been with Noah's Ark Animal Hospitals since Decemeber 2007. She has successfully completed the required course work for her Certification in Canine Rehabilitation through the University of Tennesse and is currently the head of our rehab program.  Maria lives in Stafford with her husband, and their two pets.

Stephany Gallardo, LVT

Stephany has lived in NOVA her entire life and moved to Prince William County about 8 years ago.  She began working at Dale City Animal Hospital while in Tech School, after shadowing the doctors and staff for experience.  During her Internship she also began to work at the Gunston location, and now travels between both hospitals.  She has two cats, Aerial and Mercy.  Stephany is one of the Licensed Technicians and is fluent in Spanish and English.

Robin Rinker, Office Manager

Robin has lived in Virginia all of her life. She knew at the young age of five that she was an animal lover. Her first dog, Kiwi, was three times her size and did not scare her for a second. Her first dog, as an adult, was Chase. He is a very handsome Golden Retriever/Australian Shepherd mix. Not knowing much about dogs, she searched for a vet that would teach her everything she needed to know in order to be a good pet owner. This didn’t happen until Chase was about one year old. Robin had just moved to Lorton, VA and Chase ate an ant trap. As her existing vet was about 20 minutes away, she dug the phone book out of the closet and picked THE ONLY VET IN LORTON. She crossed her fingers and called them. Gunston Animal Hospital was able to see Chase right away. The staff was so knowledgeable and friendly. When someone called her the next morning to just make sure Chase was okay, she immediately knew that she found the vet she was looking for! Shortly after, Robin had a new addition to her family. Leila is a very loving Golden Retriever.

It didn’t take long for Robin to realize, she needed a career change. She started as a receptionist and has worked her way up. She is now the Office Manager at both of our locations. Robin currently lives with her boyfriend, Aaron, and their two dogs.