Emergency Veterinary Care 24 hours, 365 days a year. VREC is a full service trauma and critical care facility. What do you do if your pet becomes ill or is injured in the middle of the night? The Veterinary Referral and Emergency Center (VREC) is ALWAYS available to help! Since opening in May, 2010 our hospital is considered the […]
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Dr. Ed Payne
Dr. Ed Payne attended the University of Buffalo where he completed his Bachelors of Physical Anthropology and Comparative Anatomy in 1998. With the plan of teaching in a university setting Dr Payne completed his Masters program in scientific educations at the University of Buffalo. Dr. Payne then attended Michigan State University and obtained his Doctoral […]
Dr. Hannah Byrd
Dr. Hannah Byrd was born in Dallas, Texas and soon after moved to Northern Virginia, where she grew up. She went to high school in Arlington, Virginia and college at Virginia Tech in beautiful Blacksburg, Virginia. She then took a year off and took a research technician position at the University of Tennessee College of […]
Dr. Erica L. Tramuta-Drobnis
Dr. Erica Tramuta graduated from The George Washington University with a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs-Cum Laude; minors in biology and anthropology, in 1998. After graduation from The George Washington University, she then attended University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine and graduated with her Veterinary Medical Doctoral degree in 2005 and in addition, […]
Dr. Joanna Lloyd
Dr. Joanna Lloyd attended Harcum College, earning her Veterinary Technician Degree. She then attended Williams College in Massachusetts, in 2005. Dr. Lloyd has always loved science, medicine, and animals. “I credit a squirrel I rescued with leading me to wildlife rehab and from there to veterinary medicine. Dr. Lloyd attended veterinary school at the University of Pennsylvania […]
Dr. Savannah McReynolds
Dr. Savannah McReynolds attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University of Blacksburg, Virginia, earning her Bachelor’s degree in Biology. She then went on to Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine where she earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. Dr. McReynolds completed a small animal rotating internship in Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine at Affiliated […]
Megan P., CVT
Megan was born and grew up in New Jersey. She initially went to school for computer animation and graphics, but soon realized her real passion was to help animals. Megan enrolled in a veterinary technician program while finishing her degree and immediately began working at an emergency and referral hospital in Philadelphia. Megan joined the […]
Shannon P.
Shannon was born in Massachusetts and currently resides in Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania. She graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2001. She completed her internship at the Sacramento Zoo working as an Assistant Zookeeper where she was involved in the animal care, animal talks, research and behavioral studies. After moving to Pennsylvania, Shannon also […]
Justine O., CVT
Justine was raised on a small farm in Wayne County, Pa. Justine became a member of the VREC family in 2010. “I have gained experience here that will benefit me for the rest of my life. I love the fast pace of emergency medicine and everyone at VREC has taken me under their wings and […]