We promise to provide you and your pet with the most compassionate and comprehensive care.
Dr. Lauren Blood
Veterinary Medical Doctor
Dr. Lauren Blood is a native of Pittsburgh and a proud graduate of Sewickley Academy. She attended Syracuse University where she graduated Magna Cum Laude, and she earned her veterinary degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where she won the student surgery award for outstanding surgical skills. Along with a well-rounded repertoire of medical skills, Dr. Blood has a passion for small animal (cats and dogs) soft tissue surgery and continues to improve and broaden her skills to take on a larger variety of surgical requirements. At home, she enjoys outdoor activities including horseback riding, biking, hiking, and staying active. She snuggles up with her two rescue cats, Vivian and Audrey. Dr. Blood looks forward to providing the highest quality care for the furry family members of the Cranberry and surrounding area communities.
Dr. James Iafe
Veterinary Medical Doctor
Originally from New York, Dr.Iafe graduated from New York University and received his veterinary medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. He was elected into membership of the Phi Zeta Honor Society of Veterinary Medicine in 1993. Dr.Iafe has been licensed to practice veterinary medicine in Delaware, New Jersey, Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania. He has chosen Western Pennsylvania to call his home and has been a resident of Cranberry Township for the better part of 17 years. Dr.Iafe has held the office of President of the Western Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association (WPVMA) and during his tenure helped the WPVMA develop an interactive website to better serve its members and the public. Dr.Iafeʼs interests in veterinary medicine include internal medicine, endocrinology, dentistry and dermatology. In his spare time he enjoys golfing, biking and running.
Dr. Carly Schueler
Veterinary Medical Doctor
Dr. Carly Schueler is a Pittsburgh native and a graduate of Shaler Area High School. She was a four-year student-athlete on the University of Oklahoma women’s rowing team and was named to the Big 12 All-Conference team both junior and senior year. Dr. Schueler attended Oklahoma State University’s Center for Veterinary Health Sciences where she was elected into the Phi Zeta Honor Society of Veterinary Medicine in 2018. While in veterinary school, Dr. Schueler enjoyed volunteering at Operation Catnip, a spay and neuter program for feral and community cats. A few of Dr. Schueler’s veterinary passions include hematology, cytology, and feline medicine. In her free time she enjoys reading, swimming, rowing, and spending time with her rescue cat named Kona. Dr. Schueler is honored to be joining the CVH family and excited to begin her career caring for pets in the northern Pittsburgh area.
Dr. Kelsey Shampoe
Veterinary Medical Doctor
Dr. Kelsey Shampoe is a Pennsylvania native from the Erie area. She attended Penn State University for undergraduate before attending the University of Pennsylvania for veterinary school. While in veterinary school, Dr. Shampoe was very active in the Shelter Medicine Club and helped to organize community clinics that reached hundreds of West Philadelphia pets. Dr. Shampoe’s clinical interests include preventive medicine, internal medicine, dermatology, and behavior. In her free time, Dr. Shampoe enjoys cooking, reading, and trying new food and craft beer with her fiancé. Dr. Shampoe is excited to join the CVH team and meet all the wonderful pets and families In the Pittsburgh area!
Bedonna
Practice Manager
Bedonna started working in veterinary medicine in 2007 and graduated from The Vet Tech Institute in 2008. Since graduating from tech school she has mostly worked with cats and dogs. She has a special interest in client education, in house laboratory procedures, and radiography. Currently, Bedonna is working towards her degree in Business Management and Human Resource Management at Butler County Community College.
Corinne
Veterinary Technician
Corinne is originally from the Pocono Mountains where she began her career of 12 years as a technician. During that time, she enjoyed working with many species of animals including: cats, dogs, reptiles, rabbits, and birds. Her special interests are parasitology, dermatology, and of course playing with kittens and puppies.
Corinne currently lives local. She has many hobbies including: boxing, cross country skiing, snowboarding, kayaking, and playing guitar. In her spare time, she loves sampling all the great food Pittsburgh has to offer and then working it all off at her favorite gym.
Heather
Veterinary Technician
Went to Sanford Brown aka (Pittsburgh Career Institute), she graduated in 2014. Mostly work with dogs and cats. She loves educating people and drawing blood and doing lab work. Originally from Brookfield, Connecticut but now resides in Economy with her husband, daughter, and 3 animals, a dog named Thor and 2 cats named Bubbles and Boo. Her love for animals has driven her to this path since childhood. When she isn’t working she likes to spend time with family and friends, go hiking and playing softball.
Andi
Office Manager/Veterinary Technician
Andi Cloutier, after relocating from New Hampshire via Maryland, melded with the staff at Cranberry Veterinary Hospital in October of 2017. She has had several decades of experience working with many species of animals beyond dogs and cats, including among others; horses, goats, birds and pocket pets. Andi has many hobbies and interests but most beneficial for veterinary care is her passion for science-based dog behavior and training. In recent years, she has enjoyed teaching obedience, superintending and judging 4-H dog shows in both NH and MD.
At home, she has a wonderfully patient husband, Jeff. They have a beautiful and funny daughter named Izabel. Their four-legged children are Rhodesian Ridgebacks Phoenix and Dragon, and a little furry overlord, Moth, the cat.
Heather
Certified Veterinary Technician/ Head Surgery Technician
Heather is a proud Certified Veterinary Technician, graduated from the Vet Tech Institute of Pittsburgh in 2016. Following her heart from a young age, she made her dream come true and now gets to show her love for animals every day. Heather immediately found her passion for surgery and patient care. She joined the Cranberry Veterinary Hospital team in May 2018.
Heather has always been local to the area and now resides in Cranberry with her caring boyfriend and three Lynx point cats Sushi, Wasabi, and Wonton. When she’s not at work she loves to spend time with friends and family and enjoying the outdoors.
Madison
Certified Veterinary Technician
Madison is a CVT and graduate of Vet Tech Institute. She has always had a great love for animals big and small. Her special interests include lab work and specialty medicine. She joined the team at Cranberry Veterinary Hospital in summer of 2018. Outside of work she enjoys spending time outdoors, listening to music, spending time with friends and family, and loving her cat Scat.
Cassie
Veterinary Technician
Cassandra graduated from the Vet Institute of Pittsburgh In December of 2019. She knew this was the career for her ever since she was little. She has always loved animals of all sizes. Her areas of interest are surgery and radiology!
After joining the CVH family in September 2019, her love for her career grew more and has motivated her to look into specializing in Radiology.
Cassandra has lived in the Pittsburgh area her whole life with her Shih Tzu, Nala, and her cat, Kai. In her free time, she likes to adventure outdoors, go for a run, and create memories with her husband (which is definitely her favorite).
Grace
Veterinary Technician
Grace graduated from the Vet Tech Institute of Pittsburgh in April of 2017. She has always had a passion for animals since a young age. Growing up, she was involved in horseback riding and fostering animals through the Humane Society.
Starting out in the field, Grace worked in equine medicine. She has been in small animal practice for a few years now and her areas of interest include radiology, drawing blood, and preventative care. She is also certified in Low Stress Handling.
Grace is a Pittsburgh native, now residing in Beaver Falls with her boyfriend. They have 3 energetic dogs, Cid, Smokey, and Zara. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, taking the dogs on adventurous hikes, and cozying up for a good movie.
Aaron (A.J.)
Veterinary Assistant
AJ is currently pursuing certification to become a Veterinary Technician. After graduating from Pittsburgh Technical Institute, AJ’s focus immediately began to shift from computer science to the animals in his life.
AJ spent 3 years working in management and as an Adoption Captain assisting local shelters with in store cat adoptions at Petco. This quickly made him realize that caring for animals is what he was meant to do in life. He takes a special interest in lab work and the science behind the medicine.
He has lived locally for his entire life with 3 mischievous terrors, also known as “cats,” Lina, Oodles, and Crouton. When not loving all of the furry creatures available, he enjoys spending time playing music, gaming, and cooking!
Sam
Certified Veterinary Technician
Sam is a Pittsburgh native and knew she wanted to work with animals from a young age. She started her path into veterinary medicine as a high school job shadow in the summer of 2003. She followed a surgical technician at the old PVSEC building in Etna.
After she graduated high school, she enrolled in the Veterinary Technology program at Western School of Health and Business. She graduated with an Associate degree and became a CVT in the summer 2007. She was hired after her externship at PVSEC and stayed on as a surgical and neurology technician for over 14 years. Although she loved specialty medicine, she needed a change and joined Cranberry Veterinary Hospital in October 2021. She instantly fell in love with general practice life and loves getting to know all of the regular clients and patients at CVH. In March 2022, she accepted the position as Head Technician and has been thriving in her role to lead the CVH team.
When she is not at work, she enjoys hiking, playing video games, and spending time with her husband Cole. Their family includes 2 terrier mixes, Astra and Trapper John, 2 cats, Princess Zelda and Riku, and Neytiri, the Mojave Ball Python.
Kayla
Veterinary Technician
Kayla is a New Castle, PA native who Graduated from VTI in 2014. She has experience overseeing equine care on several different farms in the area. In her spare time Kayla enjoys horseback riding and showing, walking/hiking with her dogs. She has two pitbull mixes named Navius and Kai, a Quarter Horse Rebel, and 2 cats Sasha and Raven. She also helps her mom run her farm of about 30 dairy goats.
Madison “Maddie”
Certified Veterinary Technician
Since a young age, Maddie has dreamt of working in the veterinary field. Now, a 2019 graduate of The Vet Tech Institue of Chicago, she is able to pursue that dream.
Maddie became a certified veterinary technician in 2020. Some of her interests include blood draws and lab procedures, radiographs, and practicing fear free handling. She joined Cranberry Veterinary Hospital in 2022.
Maddie was born and raised in Butler, PA. She has two dogs; Chance who is a cuddle bug and Demi who is a little off her rocker. In her free time, she enjoys spoiling her nephews, spending time with friends, and watching movies.
Stephanie
Certified Veterinary Technician
Stephanie graduated from the Vet Tech Institute in 2018. Since she was little, she has always wanted to help and be around animals. She lives with her boyfriend and has 2 German Shepherds, a purebred mutt, and a black cat. On her days off, you can find her spending time with all of her animals hiking, running, or on doggy play dates!
April
Veterinary Technician
April knew from a young age that animals were her passion. She is a graduate of the Median School of Allied Health and has been a technician caring for animals for over 25 years. Five of those years were spent working with all types of exotic pets. While she enjoyed seeing the various birds, small mammals and lizards at her previous hospital joining Cranberry Veterinary Hospital in 2023 gave her the opportunity to focus on her true love, dogs and cats.
At home April spends her time with her husband, their dog, Liberty, and their budgie parakeet, Marvin. They love to appreciate everything about nature and go to their camp in Tionesta as often as possible. Sadly, Marvin has to stay home.
Alli
Certified Veterinary Technician
Alli is new to the CVH team. She graduated from VTI in 2015. Her primary focus in her career has been general practice. For a brief time, she worked in neurology at PVSEC.
In Alli’s free time, she enjoys doing art projects, especially painting. You can also find her outdoors staying active or relaxing in the back yard. Every day though, she trains with her dog Mango (pitbull-whippet mix), from running together to teaching Mango new tricks.
In addition to Mango, Alli and her partner have three shelties and three cats.
Arika
Veterinary Technician Extern
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