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Rootstown Veterinary Hospital
Dr. Tiffany Drach DVM
Owner
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Dr. Tiffany Drach DVM has resided in Kent Ohio since graduating from The Ohio State University of Veterinary Medicine in 2000. After her first five years practicing at Banks and Beutel Veterinary Hospital in Kent, Dr. Drach took a position at Boston Heights Veterinary Hospital where she expanded her surgical and medical skills. She has worked closely with Roses Rescue for the last fourteen years and looks forward to continuing to provide care for their animals in need. Dr. Drach is excited to own her own practice in Rootstown where she has built a state of the art facility, practices high quality medicine, and provides compassionate care to the community.
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Dr. Drach leads a busy home life with her husband Bryan, twin boys Jacob and Cameron, and youngest son Tristan. She truly enjoys spending time outdoors with her family. As a family, they have rescued several pets over the years including their current dog Chubbs and their two cats Odie and Sophie. Dr. Drach recognizes the importance pets play in a family and the need to help find homes for pets in need of that family.
Dr. Emily deCardenas
DVM
Dr. Emily deCárdenas DVM is a 2014 graduate of Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine. She is a Kent native who has returned to the area to practice veterinary medicine. She spent time after graduation working in shelter medicine as well as high quality high volume spay/neuter. Dr. deCárdenas loves providing high quality, compassionate care for the animals of the community. Dr. deCárdenas lives with her husband Dailey. She has 3 dogs Rhubarb, Ginger, and Pinto. As well as 2 cats Cornbread, and Basement Cat. In her free time she enjoys baking, cooking and spending time outdoors.
Dr. Sara Amport
DVM
Dr. Amport joined Rootstown Veterinary Hospital in March of 2023. She spent her first few years in a general small animal practice setting. She attended Hiram College for undergraduate studies and then Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine. She lives in Ravenna with her 3 dogs (Maisie, Raina, Ox) and 5 cats (Bentley, Lincoln, Bean, Finley, and Carter) and her sister, Katie, and her dogs, Ava and Ella. Her interests in veterinary medicine include internal medicine and preventative care. Her hobbies include reading, spending time with family and friends, home improvement projects, hiking with her many dogs/spending quality time with her many cats, and exploring new places to have fun in Northeast Ohio
Dr. Kayleen McLain
DVM
Dr. Kayleen McLain graduated from Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2014. She has practiced veterinary medicine with large and small animals in Oregon for 5 years before moving to small animals only for the past 4 years in Washington. Her interests include a focus on both Western and Eastern medicine including acupuncture.
In her spare time, she enjoys being outside hiking and backpacking with her two dogs, Dohv and Jack, gardening, birdwatching, spending time with friends, or chilling with her two cats, Sapphira and Ryu.
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Corinne
Technician
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Corinne has been a Veterinarian Technician for over 25yrs. She started in this field while living in Florida. She now resides in Stow with her husband Brian, daughter Alyssa, and son Anthony.
Corinne has two dogs named Jersey and Zeke, and one cat named Sport which were all rescues. She has had a lifelong interest in caring for animals and working with this wonderful staff at RVH which allows her to accomplish that.
Morgan
RVT
Morgan graduated Stautzenberger college in 2020 with her associates degree prior to becoming a registered veterinary technician. She has worked in the veterinary field for over 3 years. She has two cats, one named Deli and the other being Hoagie. She enjoys reading and baking in her free time, especially around the holidays!
Ashley
Technician
Ashley graduated from Stautzenberger College for Veterinary Technology in 2016. She has been working in the veterinary field for the past 7 years. Ashely is currently working to become Fear Free certified and would love to learn more about animal behavior. She loves all animals, but has a huge soft spot for Bulldogs and Elephants!
Amanda
RVT
Amanda graduated from Ross Medical Education Center for Veterinary Technology in 2022. She then passed the VTNE to become a registered veterinary technician. In her free time she enjoys playing videogames, cuddling on the couch with her cats, and spending time with her boyfriend while watching their favorite shows. She takes great pleasure in helping and working with each animal she gets to meet in hopes to have them live happier and healthier lives.
Nicole
Assistant
Nicole graduated from Northcoast's Veterinary Assisting program in 2012 and currently resides in Randolph, OH. She started her career doing rescue and emergency care. After taking a 2 year break she decided to jump back into the field. She has a strong interest in canine behavior and training. She hopes to be able to train a dog for the show ring. In her free time she enjoys hanging outdoors with family and friends, going to Cruze-In's and car shows in her 1970 VW beetle. She currently has 1Pit Bull named GiGi, 1 Doberman named Letty, 7 cats, and 6 snakes! In her free time she recently started doing agility training with Letty.
Connor
Assistant
Connor is currently in college at Penn Foster to become a Veterinary Technician. His hometown is Ashland, OH and is currently residing in Massillon, OH. He graduated from Ashland High School and Ashland County West Holmes Career Center in 2021 for Animal Science. He previously has been working at a reproductive mixed practice, and has been in the field for 3 years now. He has 2 dogs and 1 gecko. In his free time he likes playing games and taking care of his plants and animals.
Ray
Client Service Representative/Assistant
Ray graduated from Northcoast's Veterinary Assisting program in 2017 and found enjoyment working in the veterinary field. She has been in the field for a little over 6 years and has loved every minute of it. She is currently enrolled at Penn Foster College to further her education into becoming a licensed Veterinary Technician. She lives with her daughter Charity, her son Exten, her 3 dogs, and 4 cats. In her free time she really enjoys reading, walking the dogs, and spending quality time with her family.
Cassandra
Lead Client Service Representative
Cass is originally from Aurora, OH and has since been in the animal care field for 10 years. She started out as a doggie daycare attendant in San Diego, CA. When she moved back home to Ohio she got a job at another local animal hospital starting out as a kennel technician and was eventually cross trained as a receptionist and a veterinary assistant.
She currently resides in Newton Falls with her husband and their fur babies. She currently has 5 dogs and 8 cats. She finds comfort in any and everything spooky so in her free time, she enjoys ghost hunting! She also enjoys things like, thrifting, fixing up her house, and weekend trips to West Virginia to visit family!
Sara
Client Service Representative
Sara has lived in Ohio her entire life. She was originally in the medical field as an STNA and has switched to veterinary care due to her love for animals. She is very good with technology and plans to pursue a career. She enjoys spending endless amounts of time with her 2 cats, Garfield and Orianna. She also enjoys traveling and spending time with friends and family.
Siera
Client Service Representative
Siera grew up in Kent, Ohio and currently lives in Stow, Ohio with her boyfriend Tanner, her two handsome kitties named Sebastian and Wallace, their dog Spiral, and Guinea pig Mailbox. She has grown up in the veterinary field due to her mom being a registered technician for the past 20 years. She enjoys thrifting, listening to music, dying her hair (frequently), and spending time at home with her animals.
Erika
Client Service Representative/Assistant
Erika discovered a passion for pets at a young age, being raised training and breeding German Shepherd Dogs. She's been in the veterinary field for 4 years, starting with reception and cross training for Veterinary Assistant. She hopes to become certified in behavior training and further her career for the future. With 11 pets at home ('Gods': Zeus, Atlas, Apollo; Cats: Louis, Lion-O, Lena, Pocus, Rhea, Jaspurr, Miku; and her hedgehog Esme), She lives in Newton Falls with her 2 older teens, Natalie(19) & Riley(17) who help tremendously to balance her life and keep her sane. Her free time consists of talking to her pets like they're humans and gardening.
Jackie
Kennel Staff/Client Service Representative
Jackie has been involved with animals her entire life and has owned a variety of pets, including dogs, cats, horses, snakes, mice, rats, gerbils, fish, etc. She also has her LMT and is working towards her canine massage certification. Jackie is involved in the rescue world, she has fostered many dogs through Buckeye Australian Cattle Dog Rescue and loves being able to help find dogs their forever homes! When she's not at the clinic she enjoys spending time with her two Australian Cattle Dogs, Gambler and Splash who are both sport dogs. She also enjoys teaching Obedience, Rally and agility part-time at Dawg Gone It in Seville!
Tristan
Kennel Staff
Tristan has been a huge asset to our clinic and staff since joining our team in 2020. He is currently a sophomore at Cleveland State and has grown up in the veterinary world. He has also been doing student teaching and mentoring in biology. In his free time he enjoys volunteering at the Cuyahoga County SPCA, skateboarding, and spending time with his dog Chubbs.
Autumn
Kennel Staff
Autumn is currently in school studying parasite cytology and animal grooming. After she graduates high school she plans to further her studies at Tri-C College. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her younger siblings, reading, and hanging out with her dog Junior. She hopes to expand her knowledge in the animal world while working in the kennel and helping technicians and doctors in the best ways she can.
Hannah
Kennel Staff
Hannah joined our team in late 2022 as part of our kennel staff. She is currently a full time student at Kent State studying Zoology in hopes of becoming a veterinarian one day. She lives in Diamond, OH. She has 2 dogs named Pongo and Ivy Mae and a leopard gecko named Steve. She enjoys playing music, hiking, and is a part of the school marching band.
Kalie
Kennel Staff
Kalie has been in the veterinary field for a little over 6 years and loves every second. She owns 2 dogs of her own, one Frenchie named Remi and a Pug named Tank. Along with her two dogs, she has two daughters named Laniona and Oaklynn. In her free time she really enjoys quality time with her family and pets.