Kelly Catanzaro, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVM (Bacteriology)
Board-certified Veterinary Microbiologist
Kelly Catanzaro (she/her), DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVM (Bacteriology), is an Emergency Medicine Veterinarian at MedVet Cleveland and MedVet Northern Virginia.
Dr. Catanzaro earned dual Bachelor of Science degrees in animal science and biology from the University of Maryland, College Park, MD. She then went on to earn her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine in Blacksburg, VA. Following veterinary school, she completed her PhD in biomedical and veterinary sciences at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Virginia Tech.
Dr. Catanzaro completed a rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at MedVet Akron.
During her PhD, she authored multiple publications. She is a member of the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association and the International Society of Companion Animal Infectious Diseases (ISCAID).
What drives Dr. Catanzaro most is the ability to help animals and their families in their time of need. She also has a deep passion for teaching and finds mentoring interns and new emergency medicine veterinarians to be incredibly rewarding. Rejoining MedVet feels like coming home, as she completed her internship here and has always valued the organization’s dedication to animals and its veterinary-owned and driven mission.
Outside of work, she enjoys attempting to improve her watercolor painting, which she finds to be a wonderful creative outlet.
Education & Training
Bachelor of Science: University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine: Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, VA
PhD: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Internship (Rotating Small Animal Medicine and Surgery): MedVet Akron
Specializations
Board Certification: Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists
Associations
North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association (NCVMA)
International Society of Companion Animal Infectious Diseases (ISCAID)
American College of Veterinary Microbiologists (ACVM)
