Dr. Vitulli, owner of Caring Hands Animal Hospital, is a 1991 graduate of Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine.  She has interests in cardiology, internal medicine and surgery, and preventive care for the senior pets.  After practicing for 2 years in Syracuse, New York, she moved to the Northern Virginia area.  In 1997, she was fortunate enough to have found a location to open her first veterinary hospital, located in Centreville, Virginia....more

A partner of Caring Hands Animal Hospital of Arlington, Dr. Newman is a graduate from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Auburn University.  He has practiced veterinary medicine in Georgia, Nevada, and in Virginia.  He has also worked at the Virginia-Maryland Veterinary Emergency Service. His interests include ultrasound, emergency medicine, surgery, and preventive care.  He and his wife, Michelle, have three children:  a daughter, Virginia, and twins, Elisabeth and Jack.  His extended family consists of two dogs:  Honeysuckle and Daisy May; and two cats:  Claire and Simon.

Dr. Shults, Senior Associate Veterinarian, graduated from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine.  She then completed a small animal medical and surgical internship at the Animal Medical Center in New York City.  Dr. Shults has practiced in her native Northern Virginia for over ten years, five of which were at a feline only practice.  Her interests include surgery, dentistry, and senior health care.

In her free time Dr. Shults enjoys outdoor activities with her husband Chuck, who works for Fairfax County Public Schools, and their son Spencer.  Their animal kingdom includes two dogs Sidd, a Bullmastiff, and Murgen, a Doberman Pinscher, 3 cats; Biggie a three-legged Maine Coon, Dude an orange tabby, and a crazy Bengal named Li’Kitty Cheetah 3000.  They also share their home with snakes, dart frogs and a tank of tropical fish.

Associate at the hospital in Arlington, Dr. de la Cruz graduated from the University Of Wisconsin School Of Veterinary Medicine.  Dr. de la Cruz grew up in Bethesda, Maryland.  He practiced outside Milwaukee for several years before returning to his home town.  Dr. de la Cruz’s interests include internal medicine, dermatology, neurology, and ultrasound.  In his free time, he enjoys weight training and writing and playing music.  He currently lives in Alexandria with Balthazar, his 12 year-old Maine Coon.

Dr. Garcia, associate veterinarian, graduated from Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine in St. Kitts.  She spent one year at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in clinical training with a concentration in small animal medicine.  Her interests include internal medicine, dermatology, surgery and preventative health care.  She currently lives in Fairfax with her husband Chris, her 1 year old pit bull Lola and her 7 year old cat Dewey whom she found while at school on the island of St. Kitts.

Dr. Miller, associate veterinarian, is a graduate of Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine.  Chris is originally from Birmingham, Alabama and attended the University of Southern Mississippi.  His interests include radiology, ultrasound, surgery and orthopedics.  Chris lives on Capitol Hill in Washington DC with his wife, Tanya, who practices emergency veterinary medicine in Annapolis, Maryland.  They are the proud owners of Elliot, a brindle greyhound, and Jackson, a orange tabby cat.  Chris enjoys running, camping, sailing, cooking, playing guitar and music of all kinds.