Dr. Rachel Wiley DVM

Veterinarian/Practice Owner

About:

Dr. Wiley grew up in Montgomery County and attended Montgomery Blair High School. She studied veterinary medicine in California at UC Davis. Dr. Wiley has three children and a small farm in Mt. Airy with a variety of animals including dairy goats, horses, dogs, cats and chickens. Dr. Wiley is passionate about the human-animal bond and working with owners to find the right approach for them and their pet, believing that there is no one-size-fits-all solution to any problem. She has a special interest in feline medicine and behavior.

Hobbies & Interests:

​​​​​​​Dr. Wiley enjoys spending time with her family, pets and livestock. She loves time spent outdoors, gardening and especially watching the sunrise. She is involved in advocacy for LGBTQIA+ youth and is a proud PFLAG parent.

Dr. Samantha Hudgins DVM

Veterinarian/Practice Owner

About:
Dr. Hudgins grew up in Atlanta, Georgia but spent many vacations in the DC area visiting family. She studied veterinary medicine at Ohio State University where she met her husband Dixon, who is from Honduras. Samantha and Dixon have two children and two cats, Getty and Jim Bob. At home Dixon and Samantha speak mostly Spanish. Dr. Hudgins is Level 1 Fear Free certified.

Hobbies & Interests:
​​​​​​​Dr. Hudgins enjoys playing soccer and hanging out with friends and family. She dabbles in soap making and textile crafts, and loves any form of dancing.

Dr. Elda Kwong DVM

Veterinarian

About:
Dr Kwong grew up in Rockville, Maryland. She spent her whole life in Rockville, MD until she moved to Blacksburg, VA for vet school at Virginia Tech. After vet school, she completed a rotating internship at VCA Southpaws where she spent time in the emergency department and rotating through different specialty departments. Since completing her internship, she has worked in general practice. If she looks familiar, it is because she worked as a technician at Petvacx several years ago before completing vet school! She is excited to be rejoining the team as a veterinarian!

Hobbies & Interests:
Other than spending time with her elderly dog Winnie, in her free time, she likes to cook and practice yoga. She recently developed a new found love for plants with Begonias and Calatheas being some of her favorites!​​​​​​​

AJ F.

Veterinary Assistant

About:
AJ moved to Maryland from State College, PA in 2020. He has a BS in Criminal Justice and Criminology and previously worked as a corrections officer. Always having a love for animals, AJ decided to follow his passion and move into the veterinary field. He is currently enrolled in the Vet Tech program at San Juan College and is Level 2 Fear Free Certified. He lives at home with his wife and 2 dogs, Ragnar and Rollo.

Hobbies & Interests: In his spare time, AJ is an official for Frederick Roller Derby where his wife plays. He also likes to cook and eat all kinds of food, play video games, travel, and read books.

Jonathan C.

Veterinary Assistant

About:
Jonathan has always called Maryland his home but his family is from El Salvador and Guatemala. He is fluent in both Spanish and English and enjoys helping both our pet parents and furry friends either inside the exam room as your friendly vet technician or over the phone as a client care specialist, he is a jack of all trades here at Petvacx! He joined our team back in 2020 but had experience in the dental field prior to working with us. After seeing doggies every day at work he couldn't resist and recently welcomed his forever friend- Helios, check out that cute baby golden retriever! Jonathan is Level 1 Fear Free certified.

Hobbies & Interests:

Jonathan likes teaching his dog new tricks, spending time with his dog, and relaxing with his dog (pretty much anything to do with his dog...) He also likes to play soccer and video games in his spare time.

Tokiyo R.

Veterinary Assistant

About: Bio coming soon!

Alleigh P.

Veterinary Assistant

About:
Alleigh is an east coast gal and has lived in Maryland the majority of her life but called the upper states home when she graduated from high school in New Hampshire. She has been a veterinary technician for 3 years and loves getting to work with all sort of fun animals whether its in appointments or surgery. She has large animal experience and used to manage a large horse farm before coming to Petvacx. Alleigh is bubbly and bright and a very requested technician amonst our clients already! ​​​​​​​
Hobbies:
In her free time Alleigh likes to spend time with her pup Athena and her horse Blue. She enjoys hiking and being outdoors!

Cai N.

Veterinary Assistant

About: Bio coming soon!

Kayla C.

Veterinary Assistant

About: Bio coming soon!

Luis P.

Kennel Assistant

About:
Luis was born in Caracas, Venezuela. Since a young age Luis has always loved animals, especially dogs! He has been working in the veterinary field for more than 30 years and studied veterinary medicine in his country of Venezuela. His best friend for many years was his dog Riki who was his childhood pet. He currently has a Golden Retriever named Aphrodite, and three Pinchers named Achilles, Venus, and Hercules.

Hobbies:
Luis likes to go to the beach in his free time, travel, experience new restaurants/cuisines (especially Italian and German food!) and he loves dancing salsa.

Carina U.

Kennel Assistant

About: Bio coming soon!

Rose

Official Greeter/Prowler of the Front Desk and Lover of Belly Rubs
About:
Rose was found hiding in the ceiling of a church in Baltimore nursing four kittens. She was then brought to a rescue that we volunteer to host adoption cats with. While up for adoption, we noticed that she has some type of trauma to her face (she was likely a hit by a car) that caused damage to her jaw and paralyzed the left side of her face. As a result, Rose winks instead of blinks and has a crooked tooth/underbite. With unknown future implications, the rescue allowed us to adopt her. She is now happy and getting a lot of love with her Petvacx family.

Hobbies & Interests:
Eating, sleeping, walking all over the computer keyboards, and playing with her toy mouse.