Our veterinary clinic is owned and operated by Dr. Amy DeFries. Our team consists of four veterinarians, three receptionists, and a large backup crew of assistants and LVT's. Our team is commited to educating our clients on how to keep your pet healthy year round. Lake Forest Animal Hospital stays on top of the latest advances in veterinary technology and above all remembers that all pets need to be treated with loving care at every check up, procedure, and or surgery.

Owner and full time vet, Dr. Amy graduated from Auburn University. She has two great kids which are actually young adults now. Her Bull Mastiffs are the furry loves of her life. Dr. Amy loves to see exotics, including reptiles. She also loves a good challenge and a complicated surgery.

Dr. Angela has been with the practice from the beginning. She started working one day a week to give Dr. Amy some time off. As the practice began to grow, we were blessed to have Dr Angela work more hours. Dr. Angela graduated from Va Tech, and has three great kids, one cat, and two new puppies.

We are happy to have added Dr. Bray to our team. She is an awesome doctor who loves surgery. She likes to spend her time hiking with her dogs, and curled up reading with her cats. Her husband is also an important part of her life.

Dr. Coyle is a very recent addition to our staff. She previously worked with large animals but has decided to go with a change. Since we are all about the small animals, we think she's on the right track. She has a passel of furry kitties and a Golden Retriever.

Leo came in via animal control. At the time he was looking pretty rough, but as you can see, that is no longer the case. He keeps us on our toes and makes sure everything gets done like it's supposed to.

Cathy has been with us since '99. She attended Blue Ridge Comm College and obtained her technicians license in '03. Cathy has a 3 dogs, two of which are her favorite breed, the Papillion and a horse who is her pride and joy.

Mandy has been at the clinic since opening day. That's somewhere around April of '98. She graduated with an associates in Animal Science at NVCC. She has two daughters, 4 dogs, 1 cat, a hamster and a ferret. Mandy loves to raise babies, especially wildlife. 

Sharon has been an assistant since 2006 and really wishes she had retired from her previous career much earlier than she did.  She and her husband, David, are owned by 4 dogs (a Doberman, 1 shelties, a dachshund and a mixed breed), 2 cats and her equine partner, Joe.  Sharon is a volunteer with Northern Va Sheltie Rescue and frequently has a foster dog, or two.  You may have seen her bringing foster shelties to the clinic, some in not so good shape, so don't worry!  They are on the road to recovery!

Suzanne is one of our 3 great receptionist. She has completely joined the family by adopting multiple furry children from us. We are happy to have her finish out our receptionist team.

Amanda is a wonderful part of our reception team. She started in April 2015 and has fit in so well that it feels as if she has always been a part of our family. We truly feel blessed to have her.

The only gentleman on our team, Tyler is the best. He has blended into our team perfectly. Completely able to deal with a gaggle of ladies all the while caring for any furry critter. Notice I say furry. Tyler isn't much on snakes. ;-)

Morgan is a great assistant and we can't wait until she graduates and becomes an actual technician. We are happy to have her on our team.

Tara is an LVT who recently joined us part time. We are excited to welcome her to our family.

Some of our established clients may remember Melinda. She recently moved back into the area and we were SO happy to have her come back to work with us! Hopefully she is going to go to technician school and stay with us for the long haul!!

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