Dr. Michelle Samuel

Dr. Michelle Samuel grew up along the New Jersey shore. Even at age three, she loved animals and knew she wanted to be a veterinarian.

She attended University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. Before completing her fourth and final year of veterinary school, Dr. Samuel was one of the first veterinarians to accepted into the prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute-National Institute of Health Research Scholars Program. She completed one year of research in multi-drug resistant cancer before returning to Philadelphia to graduate from veterinary school. She then completed a small animal rotating internship at Red Bank Veterinary Hospital in New Jersey. It was during Dr. Samuel’s internship that she discovered her passion for ophthalmology. She completed her residency in veterinary ophthalmology at Eye Care for Animals in Wisconsin. Dr. Samuel then moved to the northern Virginia area, where she continued to practice as a board-certified veterinary ophthalmologist. She has been recognized by her colleagues as one of the top veterinarians in Ophthalmology in Northern Virginia Magazine in 2018, 2019, and 2020. Her special interests include cataract surgery and corneal and eyelid reconstructive techniques.

Dr. Samuel is passionate about her ability to give the gift of vision, prevent further loss of vision, and maintain comfort in a majority of her patients. She not only adores her patients but loves building lasting relationships with their owners!

education

bachelor of arts: chemistry

Cum Laude, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris:

University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadephia, Pennsylvania

Medical Research Fellows Program:

Howard Hughes Medical Institute-National Institute of Health, Bethesda, Maryland

Internship:

Red Bank Veterinary Hospital, Red Bank, New Jersey

Residency:

Veterinary Ophthalmology Residency, Eye Care for Animals, Pewaukee, Wisconsin

Board Certification:

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists

professional affiliations

american veterinary medical association

american college of veterinary ophthalmologists

northern virginia medical association

loudoun county veterinary medical association

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