Kevin Stiffler, DVM, Diplomate ACVS-SA
Dr. Kevin Stiffler is a Virginia native, having grown up in Williamsburg. He received both his Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degrees from North Carolina State University. Dr. Stiffler then completed a general rotating internship at the University of Georgia (UGA) College of Veterinary Medicine.
Following his general internship, Dr. Stiffler completed a surgical internship at the Dallas Veterinary Surgical Center in Texas and then returned to the University of Georgia to complete a three-year residency in small animal surgery. In 2004, Dr. Stiffler was honored as UGA’s resident of the year. That year, he also received the national resident clinical presentation of the year award from the American College of Veterinary Surgeons for his research on urinary tract infections following spinal surgery.
Dr. Stiffler then practiced in Richmond, Virginia, and he became a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2005. Having always wanted to live in Charlottesville, he happily joined VVSE in 2011.
Sara Schillinger, DVM, Diplomate ACVS-SA
Dr. Sara Schillinger grew up in upstate New York, graduated from Union College, and then completed a master’s degree at Stony Brook University. She received her veterinary degree from Cornell University in 2005. She then completed a rotating internship at Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital and her small animal surgical residency at the University of Pennsylvania in 2009. She completed her board certification in small animal surgery in 2010. Dr. Schillinger then became an associate surgeon at practices in Austin, TX and Charlotte, NC, prior to moving to Charlottesville to join Virginia Veterinary Specialty & Emergency.
Brendan Anders, DVM, Diplomate ACVS-SA
Dr. Brendan Anders grew up in Alexandria, VA, and obtained his Bachelor of Science combined degree in psychology and sociology from James Madison University. He later relocated to Athens, GA, to pursue his degree in veterinary medicine at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine. During his time in school, Dr. Anders participated in rotations at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, MD, the Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, SC, and the National Zoo in Washington, DC. Following his graduation in 2000, he then completed a small animal rotating internship at the Regional Veterinary Referral Center in Springfield, VA. After his internship, Dr. Anders worked as a relief veterinarian for the Baltimore Zoo before going into general practice as a veterinarian.
After spending two years working in general practice and one year as an emergency veterinarian in Brooklyn, NY, Dr. Anders was accepted as a surgical intern, then resident, at Garden State Veterinary Hospital in Tinton Falls, NJ. While at Garden State, he researched auditory function in cats before and after nasopharyngeal polyp removal, and he developed his surgical interests in thoracic surgery and fracture repair. Dr. Anders completed his surgical residency in 2008, and he became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2010. He comes to us from Chesapeake Veterinary Surgical Specialists’ location in Towson, MD. He is a member of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS), the Veterinary Orthopedic Society (VOS), and the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).