Dr. Brady Beale, VMD, DACVO
Ophthalmology

Dr. Beale is a Board Certified veterinary ophthalmologist and a Diplomat of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmology. Dr. Beale is starting a referral practice at PETS after creating a very successful program at the Veterinary Referral Center.

Prior to completing a 3-year residency in comparative ophthalmology at North Caroline State University, Dr. Beale received her veterinary diploma from the University of Pennsylvania where she also completed a year-long internship in medicine and surgery. She completed her undergraduate studies at Dartmouth College, and she has interned at numerous animal care locations including The New England Aquarium and Baltimore Zoo.

From cataract surgery to eye certification for breeding dogs, Dr. Beale will work closely with you and your vet to fully understand your options and to ensure your pet will receive the best treatment plan for their ophthalmology needs.

Dr. Burkett is a Past President of the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society (VECCS), and he is a well-known lecturer and reviewer for many professional journals including The Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care. A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dr. Burkett is a graduate of the School of Veterinary Medicine of University of Pennsylvania and obtained his MS and PhD in Physiology and Biophysics from Hahneman University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He complete a residency in Internal Medicine with a concentration in emergency and critical care at the University of Pennsylvania and received professional certification as a Diplomat in the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care.

After returning to academia in 2002, Dr. Burkett completed a residency in cardiology at both Red Bank Veterinary Hospital and Matthew J. Ryan Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He was professionally certified as a Diplomat in the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in the subspecialty of Cardiology in 2007.

Dr. Burkett has a special interest and knowledgeable background in cardiopulmonary emergencies.

Dr. Ronald Hodges, DACVIM
Internal Medicine

Dr. Ronald Hodges graduate in 1987 from Tuskegee University School of Veterinary Medicine. After completing a one-year residency in small animal medicine and surgery at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. After completing his formal training, Dr. Hodges operated an internal medicine referral practice in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for six years prior to becoming a founder of VCVRC in 1996. In the same year, Dr. Hodges became Board Certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine.

Dr. Hodges brings his experience and expertise to Pet Emergency Treatment Services to ensure you pet will receive the best care in the field of internal medicine.

Dr. Van W. Knox IV (Rafe), VMD, DACVR
Radiology

Dr. Rafe Knox completed his undergraduate studies at Princeton University (1989) prior to graduating from the School of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania in 1994. He then completed a one-year internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery from the Animal Medical Center in New York City. Following five years in general practice, he returned to Penn for a three-year residency in Veterinary Radiology, graduating in 2003.

Dr. Knox is considered a specialist in the areas of abdominal, non-cardiac thoracic, cervical, and musculoskeletal ultrasonography; all aspects of diagnostic radiology; computed tomography; and magnetic resonance imaging. He is a Diplomat of the American College of Veterinary Radiology.

Dr. Knox is available for the care of your pet’s radiological needs.

Dr. Kevin Shanley, DVM, DACVD
Dermatology

Originally from Indiana, Dr. Shanley is a graduate of the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine. He completed his residency in Dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania in 1985. After establishing the first veterinary dermatology practice in the State of Arizona, Dr. Shanley returned to the University of Pennsylvania as an Assistant Professor of Veterinary Dermatology for seven years. He has been a veterinary dermatologist for over 17 years in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area along with lecturing nationally and internationally and has published numerous articles in investigative journals such as The Journal of American Animal Hospital Association and Veterinary Dermatology. He collaborated on the identification, characterization and inheritance patterns of the first cases of Canine Benign Familial Pemphigus. He currently serves as an adjunct professor in Clinical Dermatology at the Matthew Ryan Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and operates DermPath Consultants, a skin biopsy service for local veterinarians.

Dr. Shanley is a member of the Pennsylvania Veterinary Medicine Association, The American Academy of Veterinary Dermatology, The American College of Veterinary Dermatology and the American Veterinary Medical Association.

Dr. Shanley brings his vast knowledge and experience to our hospital to help diagnosis and provide the best treatment plan for the care of your pet’s dermatology needs.