Staff

Dr. Ali Sanz received a double B.S. degree from the University of Maryland in Environmental Science and Animal Science, and her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Pennsylvania. She is originally from Boston, MA, and is happy to come back to DC after falling in love with the area during undergraduate years. After…

Dr. Brodie Morris is a graduate of Tufts University’s Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. He is originally from Boston, MA, but earned a BA in Biology at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Dr. Morris grew up surrounded by animals of all kinds and worked at a wildlife medical center before attending veterinary school, rehabilitating injured…

Dr. Richmond graduated from the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine. She is originally from Atlanta, Georgia and attended Vanderbilt University for her undergraduate degree. While pursuing a master’s degree at the University of Maryland in 2013, she worked at AtlasVet as a veterinary assistant before being accepted to vet school. Dr. Richmond moved…

Dr. White graduated from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine after earning a B.S. in Animal Science from the University of Connecticut.  She studied acupuncture in Beijing and did an externship in Tanzania spaying, neutering and vaccinating the dog population there.  Dr. White grew up in Silver Spring, MD, and called the Dupont…

Originally from Florida, Dr. Klare attended the University of South Florida for her undergraduate degree and Michigan State University for veterinary school. She moved to the DC area after graduation and completed a rotating internship program in Gaithersburg.  Dr. Klare practiced emergency medicine in DC for over three years before joining the AtlasVet team.  Dr….

Dr. Anne Todd Hodgdon joined AtlasVet after practicing small animal medicine in northern Virginia for 7 years. Originally from Virginia, she achieved her doctorate in veterinary medicine from Virginia Tech after attending the University of Virginia for her undergraduate degree.  Her professional interests include soft tissue surgery and internal medicine.  She lives in Arlington, Virginia…

Dr. Cartlidge grew up in beautiful Jupiter, Florida. She is a graduate of University of Florida and completed her B.S. in Animal Sciences in 2004 and her DVM in 2008. Go Gators! After graduation, Dr. Cartlidge completed an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Blue Pearl Pet Hospital-Midtown in Manhattan. She started practicing…

Dr. Heather McCurdy grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota. Her mother was a docent at the local city zoo, and Dr. McCurdy spent her childhood helping raise orphaned animals such as a jaguar cub named Rema, a lion cub named Togo, several mischievous raccoons, a squirrel or two, and even a clutch of mallard ducks….

Dr. Miller is a graduate of Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. He is originally from Birmingham, Alabama and attended the University of Southern Mississippi for his undergraduate degree. His veterinary interest include surgery, dentistry, dermatology and internal medicine. Dr. Miller volunteers with the Washington Humane Society by spaying and neutering DC’s feral cat population….

Dr. Matthew Antkowiak is the co-founder of AtlasVet and has lived on Capitol Hill since 2000.  He currently has one pet; his trusty “dog like cat” Atlas the Catless.  Dr. Antkowiak is a graduate of the University of Minnesota (BS) in 1993 and the New York State College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University in…