BS, Cornell University, 2001 (magna cum laude)
DVM, Cornell University, 2006
University of Georgia small animal rotating internship, 2006-07
Cornell University small animal emergency and critical care internship, 2007-08
Private practice, small animal emergency care and critical care 2008-present
Local and international spay & neuter programs volunteer/employee 2004-present
SA Editor, Zuku review, 2023–present
Emergency surgery, trauma, shock, ultrasound, and rare diseases/conditions; High quality/high volume spay & neuter; teaching/mentoring new grads and vet students
.Travel, hiking and backpacking, running, horseback riding, yoga, gardening/farm work, and especially time with family
.After spending a considerable amount of time perfecting her cheese-making skills, she decided shopping at Trader Joe’s was easier.
Too many...dogs, cats, horses, donkeys, pigs, goats, chickens, fish, and sometimes bees
Dr. Reiss fell in love with upstate New York and Cornell University during a summer high school program and went on to spend a decade living and learning there. A year volunteering at a large mammal rehabilitation facility in Arizona and another at University of George for her first internship provided brief respites from the Cornell winters. In 2009, she and her husband moved to slightly warmer climates to pursue private practice in Northern Virginia and fulfill the life-long goal of living on a farm. When not working long shifts in the ER, Dr. Reiss travels as much as possible, including for international spay and neuter projects.