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Abigaile Frerotte

Philadelphia

Summary

Compassionate and patient-focused veterinarian with experience in general practice, emergency care, surgical procedures, and dental treatments, as well as in-home euthanasia and hospice services. A collaborative team builder dedicated to fostering a fear-free veterinary environment, ensuring pets and their owners feel supported and valued. Committed to enhancing animal well-being while building trusting relationships that promote positive outcomes. Ability to motivate and inspire colleagues to deliver exceptional care through teamwork and effective communication.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Associate Veterinarian

Lap of Love
08.2024 - Current
  • Provided in-home euthanasia and hospice care to geriatric and terminally ill pets.
  • Guided families through end-of-life decisions.
  • Supported families empathetically and provided compassionate care during their pets last moments.

Veterinarian

Wentz Memorial Animal Hospital
06.2022 - 07.2024
  • Performed spays, neuters, mass removals, dental procedures and wound repairs.
  • Supervised and trained veterinary technicians, mentoring those aspiring to attend vet school.
  • Proficient in diagnosing and treating a wide variety of medical conditions and diseases and skilled in providing preventive healthcare, including wellness exams, vaccinations, parasite control, and nutrition counseling.
  • Committed to providing compassionate and quality care to all animals, with a focus on client education and satisfaction.
  • Adept at developing and maintaining strong relationships with clients and coworkers.

Rotating Intern

Friendship Hospital for Animals
06.2021 - 07.2022
  • Rotated through multiple specialties with primary case responsibility in emergency, critical care and internal medicine service.
  • Managed high-case load and stressful emergency environment with both outpatient and inpatient cases.
  • Received didactic and hands-on training with board-certified specialists in internal medicine, dermatology, soft tissue and orthopedic surgery, ophthalmology, neurology, radiology and oncology.

Summer Intern

Retinal Disease Study Facility - University of Pennsylvania
05.2019 - 08.2019
  • Assisted with behavior experiments, artificial insemination, neonatal care, necropsy procedures; performed and monitored anesthesia of dogs being used in ophthalmology research; compiled research data for use in future publications into potential figures for use in papers; performed ophthalmological examinations.

Veterinary Technician

Wentz Memorial Animal Hospital
05.2018 - 08.2018
  • Performed blood draws, ran in-house lab work, assisted with anesthesia, obtained histories from clients, assisted in surgical procedures.

Research Assistant

University of Pennsylvania - Dr. Michael Granato's Lab
05.2016 - 08.2016
  • Worked on a project to understand if and how the hip14 gene might mediate habituation learning in healthy and disease states - Nelson, J. C., Witze, E., Ma, Z., Ciocco, F., Frerotte, A., Foskett, J. K., & Granato, M. (2019). Acute regulation of habituation learning via posttranslational palmitoylation. bioRxiv, 570044.

Veterinary Assistant

Wentz Memorial Animal Hospital
05.2015 - 08.2015
  • Cleaned and maintained kennels, examination and operating rooms, conducted routine inventory checks.
  • Communicated with clients about test results, future appointments and fielded questions for the veterinarian.

Education

Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris -

University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
05.2021

Bachelor of Science - Biology

Haverford College
05.2017

Skills

  • Empathy
  • Communication
  • Compassion
  • Organization
  • Efficiency

Certification

  • Fear-free certified

Timeline

Associate Veterinarian

Lap of Love
08.2024 - Current

Veterinarian

Wentz Memorial Animal Hospital
06.2022 - 07.2024

Rotating Intern

Friendship Hospital for Animals
06.2021 - 07.2022

Summer Intern

Retinal Disease Study Facility - University of Pennsylvania
05.2019 - 08.2019

Veterinary Technician

Wentz Memorial Animal Hospital
05.2018 - 08.2018

Research Assistant

University of Pennsylvania - Dr. Michael Granato's Lab
05.2016 - 08.2016

Veterinary Assistant

Wentz Memorial Animal Hospital
05.2015 - 08.2015

Bachelor of Science - Biology

Haverford College

Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris -

University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

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