RADFORD ANIMAL HOSPITAL - Key Persons
Dr. Carol Hansen (a.k.a. Carol Kern) has lived and worked in the New River Valley for the past 15 years. She obtained her B.A. degree from Hampshire College in Amherst, MA in 1990 and her D.V.M. from Virginia Tech in 1995. Her special interests include animal behavior consultations and nutrition programs for whole health including weight loss, preventative medicine, and disease management. She is interested in wellness for a pets whole life: pediatrics, adult, and geriatrics. She also has a special interest in dermatology and neurology. Her patients include canines, felines, and exotics. Dr. Hansen enjoys living and working in the Radford community and the NRV.
She uses her skills and compassion to keep your four legged friends happy and healthy. Fer favorite part of her job is taking part in improving the bond between her clients and their pets. She believes she has the greatest job in the world because she gets to work with animals and the people who love them every day.
Dr. Hansen has a husband named Jim and two children names Sarah and Jason. They share their house with four rescue animals: one hound dog named Shelby, and two cats named Annie and Autumn, and a bearded dragon named Commander. Her other interests include: spending time with her family hiking or camping, walking her dog, or curling up with her cats and a good book.
Favorite Quote: 'Happiness is Wanting What You Have.' Unknown
Dan is originally from Edmonton, Alberta in Canada where his parents, both veterinarians, owned a small animal veterinary practice. Dan grew up walking dogs and helping in all capacities around the clinic and ended up following in his parents' footsteps by attending veterinary school at Virginia Tech. It was at VT that he discovered a love for Hokie football as well as his future wife, Elaine (see below!). Dan is loving life in the Blue Ridge Mountains and spends most of his free time with their young daughter Charlotte, cheering for the Hokies or his hockey team, the Edmonton Oilers. When not watching sports, he also plays lacrosse and hockey whenever possible. His professional interests include all types of surgery but he really enjoys spending time with clients and getting to know their human and animal families.
Elaine is a Virginia local, having grown up on her family's dairy farm in Dublin. She spent much of her childhood riding horses and also attended Virginia Tech for veterinary school, where she met Dan (see above!). Elaine spent several years furthering her veterinary training in New York and is a board-certified large animal surgeon. She helps out in the background at Radford Animal Hospital but devotes much of her time to chasing their daughter Charlotte around the farm. She continues to ride horses and loves hiking and everything about the outdoors. Coming home to this local community is a dream come true for the Claffeys and, they are looking forward to a lifetime of building relationships with clients and pets alike!
Kimberly has been with us since March, 2021. She is currently studying to earn her License of Veterinary Technology. She's ALMOST there. We are proud to be part of this journey with us. She takes Great care of our surgical and hospital patients. She is also great with our clients and patients in the exam rooms when she is assisting the doctors in that area.
Mandi has been with Radford Animal Hospital since 1999. She is married with a beautiful daughter and a handsome son. Her hobbies include cooking, gardening, and VA Tech football. Mandi is a volunteer for DARE Doberman Rescue.
Favorite quote: 'You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help enough other people get want they want.' -Zig Ziglar