Dr. Stanley Hastings

Owner / Veterinarian

Why did you become a veterinarian?
“From when I was 10 years old, I wanted to take care of animals. The only other career I ever considered was a ‘charter boat captain.’ I guess it was more of a calling than a choice.”

What is your goal with every patient visit?
“My goal is to do everything I can to keep pets and their owners together as long as possible and to keep their tails wagging!”

Who makes up your family?
“I live with my wife, our golden retriever, Beamer, and our horse, Donut. We have two children and three grandchildren, two of which are local and one who lives in Montana. My second job is to spend as much time with my grandchildren and teaching them about being at home in the outdoors.”

Do you have a mantra or philosophy that you live by?
“God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.”

Dr. Andrew Pfaehler

Veterinarian

Why did you become a veterinarian?
“I have always been passionate about animals, but decided on veterinary medicine later than most. I took a class in college shadowing a veterinarian and fell in love. I enjoy the incredible variety of patients and not being limited on the types of medicine and surgery that I have the privilege to perform.”

What is your goal for every patient?
“Provide a minimally stressful visit for each patient so that I may help to prevent, manage, and treat any and all disease processes.”

Who makes up your family?
“My family consists of my wife (Michela), two children (Reed and Hannah), two dogs (Ellie Mae and Charlotte), three cats (Zoe, Dexter and Wocket) and three fish (Fred, Mario and Vinz).”

Do you have a mantra or philosophy that you live by?
“Treat every person and animal as if it were your own family member.”

Dr. Ashley DeWees

Veterinarian

Why did you become a veterinarian?
“I always knew that I wanted to work with animals (since the age of 6). What I didn’t realize until much later in life was how wonderful it would be to work with the people attached to those animals. The human-animal bond is a beautiful thing. I consider myself incredibly lucky to be a part of that.”

What is your goal with every patient visit?
“For every animal to feel better walking out than they did when they walked in, and for every owner to feel like they are getting the best possible care for their family member.”

Who makes up your family?
“My husband, Tom, my two sons, William and Harrison, and our two cats, Herbert and Moxie.”

Dr. Bette J. Vecchione

Veterinarian

Why did you become a veterinarian?
“I became a veterinarian because it was the perfect opportunity to learn how to use science to positively influence the lives of both animals and humans.”

What is your goal with every patient visit?
“Every patient is a member of the family. As such, my goal is to provide them with the best possible care to promote health, well being and improve their daily lives.”

Who makes up your family?
“My family includes my husband, Scott, two daughters, Zoey and Tatum, along with a very rambunctious boxer and two mischievous cats.”

Dr. Lee Nancarrow

Veterinarian

Why did you become a veterinarian?
“Ever since I can remember I have been fascinated that living things are alive. Understanding how they work, how each organ system functions and connects to the others forming a whole individual organism is mind blowing. The fascination of biology and my love of animals is why I became a veterinarian.”

What is your goal with every patient visit?
“Through the years of practice, my interests have expanded. I still enjoy internal medicine and endocrinology, but I have come to wonder why do the same chronic diseases keep reoccurring and can they be prevented prior to emerging. These thoughts along with my own personal health challenges have brought me to my new passion for nutrition and epigenetics. Hippocrates said, ‘Let food by thy medicine and medicine be thy food.’ I have received a certification in pet nutrition and plan to enroll in additional courses. At the end of the day, I love to watch the reunion of a hospitalized pet and their family and of course going home to mine.”

Who makes up your family?
“Currently I live with my 17-year-old cat, Tarzan and my loyal Tibetan Terrier, Molly. In the near future my home life will become a lot busier as the three of us will soon be living with David, my significant other, and his dog Dutch.”

Dr. Tony Schumann

Veterinarian

Dr. Tony Schumann graduated from Ross University School of Veterinary medicine in 1994 with high honors. He was born and raised in Northern Kentucky where he now resides. After graduating, he went straight to work at Erlanger Veterinary Hospital, since he was a technician there prior to veterinary school. He has special interest in orthopedic surgery (ex. TTA, Tightrope), ultrasonography, and internal medicine. Dr. Schumann completed the Kyon TTA course in 2007 and has had excellent results with the procedure, having performed several hundred surgical repairs for ACL tears. Most of his limited free time is spent in the great outdoors training Labrador Retrievers for field trials.

Laura

Practice Manager

Laura has been working at Erlanger Veterinary Hospital since August 2009. After working in the human medical field for several years, the transition into the veterinary field was refreshing. Laura lives with her husband, her daughter, her dog Xena, and two black cats named Atticus and King Leonidas. When she is not working, she enjoys spending time with her family, cooking, and crafting.

Angie

Technician

Angie has been a technician at the Erlanger Veterinary Hospital since 2001. She has a cat named George and a quarter horse named Mine. She is very involved with her church’s leadership and music ministry. Helping and healing pets has been a passion all of her life and she is very thankful to be doing it every day!

Chandra

Technician

Chandra has been working at Erlanger Veterinary Hospital since December of 2015, but she has been a technician since 2012. She has two fur babies named Koda and Cooper.

Jeannine

Technician

Jeannine began working at Erlanger Veterinary Hospital in January of 2010, but she has been working as a technician since 1999. Her furry kids include her dog, Reno, and her cats, Enzo, Gixxer, and Lincoln.

Denise

Technician

Denise has been a technician at Erlanger Veterinary Hospital since 1992. She is married with twin boys born in 2002. She spends most of her free time between Scouting events and baseball, and she loves every minute of it. Her family has two rescued Border Collies, Rio and Sally, and two cats – Tommy is a 3-legged cat, and Alex is a tuxedo cat.

Katie

Technician

Katie has worked at Erlanger Veterinary Hospital since 2000. Since her father is a veterinarian in her hometown in Indiana, veterinary medicine has always been a big part of her life. She currently has one son, a goofy pittie baby named Mannie, and two crazy cats. They are the loves of her life and she enjoys spending as much time with them that she can.

Rachel

Technician

Rachael’s career with Erlanger Veterinary Hospital began in November 1999 as a volunteer during her sophomore year of high school. She was hired in July 2000 and over the years she worked her way up from being a kennel assistant to a technician. Helping people and their pets is very rewarding work and she enjoys every minute of it. She and her husband have two fur babies named Archer and Fritz. Her hobbies include drawing, painting, and reading.

Rian

Technician

Rian has been a veterinary technician for eight years and has been with this practice since May 2013. She is very excited about being a team member here at Erlanger Veterinary Hospital. On her day off, she enjoys spending time with her two furry cats, as well as reading a good book or playing eighteen holes on the golf course.

Jenna

Receptionist

Jenna originally started working at the Erlanger Veterinary Hospital in 2000 as a technician assistant. When she graduated from high school, she began working as a technician. She worked at Erlanger Veterinary Hospital until 2008, then she moved to Fort Bragg with her husband because he was in the Army. After being gone from Erlanger for 6 years, she came back to work in 2014 and is very happy to be working as a receptionist and a technician. She and her husband have a daughter, Aurora, a son, Ivan and 2 cats names Tyr and V.

Sharron

Receptionist

Sharron has worked at Erlanger Veterinary Hospital since 2003, but originally worked here between 1994-1996. Her compassion for animals and enjoyment that she gets from working with the clients and their pets is very gratifying. Her family has two horses named Good Skippin’ Cody and Santana’s Sassy Darlin’, and two cats named Harley and Gracie. In her spare time, she enjoys working with her horse, decorating, reading, needlework, and gardening.

Tara

Receptionist

Tara has been with us since September of 2016. While she was new to the veterinary field initially, she has learned a lot about our practice and finds working with owners and their pets to be a truly fulfilling experience. While not at work, Tara spends much of her time outdoors. She is fond of camping and fishing, but especially enjoys hiking with her enthusiastic furry companions, Azula and Kikyo.

Terry

Receptionist

Terry has been with the practice since 1985. In her many years as a receptionist at Erlanger Veterinary Hospital, she has watched the practice grow from a small, one doctor practice, to a busy five doctor practice. She enjoys meeting new clients with their pets, as well as caring for the established clients. She lives with her two silly cats. When she is not working, she enjoys spending time her with three grandchildren, reading, and needlework.