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James G. Simmons, D.V.M. ; M.S.
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Dr. Simmons grew up in Bridgewater, Virginia.
He received his B.S. in General Science from Bridgewater College. He
attended Virginia Tech and received his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine
from the University of Georgia. While at Georgia he was elected to
membership in the honorary societies of Gamma Sigma Delta, Phi Kappa
Phi, and Phi Zeta and served two sessions on the Honor Court of the
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He received an M.S. in Surgery from the
University of Virginia Medical School. Before returning to the area, he was employed in
small animal practices in Baltimore, Maryland and Charlottesville, VA and
was employed at the University of Virginia Medical School as Assistant
Director of the Vivarium and Assistant Professor of Surgery. Dr.
Simmons opened Ashby Animal Clinic in October of 1974 and has been
continuously employed as a Small Animal Clinician since opening the
practice.
Dr. Simmons is married, the father of
two daughters and grandfather of 6 children and stepchildren. He has
served in many capacities in the community and in the veterinary
profession through memberships in VVMA, AVMA, Blue Ridge Veterinary
Medical Association, D. C. Academy of Veterinary Medicine, Kiwanis,
Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis Club of Harrisonburg, and as an elder in the
Presbyterian Church.
Dr. Sarah Whitman, D.V.M., M.S. -
Associate Veterinarian
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Dr. Sarah Whitman has been working at Ashby Animal Clinic since July
of 1991. Dr. Whitman received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from
Virginia Tech in 1989 and her Masters in Bovine Reproduction from
Virginia Tech in 1984.
Dr. Whitman enjoys the medicine side of
small animal practice. She works part-time at Ashby Animal Clinic and
part-time at Ashby Herd Health Services in embryo transfer services.
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Dr. Whitman and her husband, Dr. Dan Hadacek, and their two sons live on a
farm in Augusta County and raise beef cattle and sheep. Dr. Whitman enjoys
spending time with her family, horse-back riding and gardening.
Dr. Lisa May Moran, D.V.M., M.S. -
Associate Veterinarian
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Dr.
Lisa May Moran has returned to Ashby Animal Clinic as an Associate
Veterinarian. Dr. May, who goes by her maiden name professionally,
is a graduate of Virginia Tech. She received her veterinary degree
from Purdue University Veterinary School in Indiana. Dr. May
practiced large animal medicine as well as small animal medicine at
Ashby Animal Clinic beginning in 1987. |
She
is returning to AAC with an emphasis on small animal medicine. Dr. May is
a native of Broadway. She resides in Rockingham County with her husband,
Chris, and 3 sons. Her animal family includes a Boston Terrier, Pudge, and
Ginger, a tabby cat. Outdoor animals vary with her son’s projects and
include heifers, lambs, chickens and geese.
Tara
Bell, D.V.M., M.S. -
Associate Veterinarian
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Dr.
Tara Bell is from Williamsburg, VA. She completed her
undergraduate program at VA Tech- Animal Science, and received her BS
degree in 2001 as DVM. In 2007, Dr. Bell met her husband,
Dave, in Farrier school, located in Colorado, where, until recently,
she served as a small and mixed animal vet. Dr. Bell and her husband
have a son, Jackson; and have returned to her home state of Virginia
to be nearer to family. She
is pleased to be working with the team at Ashby Animal Clinic. |
Dr. Bell
has an
interest in sports, hiking, fishing, and the civil war; and she enjoys
raising her family and working within the community of the beautiful Shenandoah Valley!
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