Surgeons

Dr. Joseph M. Prostredny, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS

Dr. Prostredny obtained his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree from the University of Georgia and graduated Magna Cum Laude from the School of Veterinary Medicine in 1987. He completed a one-year internship in small animal medicine and surgery in 1988 at the University of Georgia.

Dr. Prostredny continued his surgical training at Purdue in 1988 and completed the residency program and obtained his Masters degree in 1991. Dr. Prostredny became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons after passing the certifying examination in 1992. Dr. Prostredny founded Chesapeake Veterinary Surgical Specialists in 1992 and is based in our Annapolis office.

Dr. Krista L. Evans, DVM, Diplomate ACVS, CCRT

Dr. Evans obtained her Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree from the University of Georgia and graduated from the University of Georgia School of Veterinary Medicine in 1988. She completed a one-year small animal internship at the Purdue University in 1989.

Dr. Evans completed a surgical internship at the Tennessee Avenue Animal Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1990 and completed her surgical residency program at The Ohio State University in 1993. Dr. Evans became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons after passing the certifying examination in 1994. In 2009, Dr. Evans completed the certifying requirements for the Canine Rehabilitation Institute and is now a certified canine rehabilitation therapist (CCRT). Dr. Evans joined Chesapeake Veterinary Surgical Specialists in 1993 and is primarily based in our Annapolis office.

Dr. Daren M. Roa, DVM, Diplomate ACVS

Dr. Roa obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in biology from the University of Pennsylvania and graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 1994. He completed a small animal internship at the Animal Medical Center in New York City in 1995.

Dr. Roa completed his residency program at the University of Tennessee in 1998 and became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons after passing the certifying examination in 1999. Dr. Roa joined Chesapeake Veterinary Surgical Specialists in 1998 and is primarily based in our Annapolis office.

Dr. Anne C. Minihan, DVM, Diplomate ACVS

Dr. Minihan obtained her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1982 and graduated from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1993. She completed a small animal internship at the Animal Medical Center in New York City in 1994.

Dr. Minihan completed her surgical residency program at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine in Grafton, Massachusetts in 1997. Dr. Minihan became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons after passing the certifying examination in 2004. She was a staff surgeon at Angell Memorial Animal Hospital in Boston for two years before joining Chesapeake Veterinary Surgical Specialists in 1999 and is primarily based in our Annapolis office.

Dr. F. Robert Weeren, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS

Dr. Weeren obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Miami in 1982 and received his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Florida in 1987. He completed a one-year small animal internship at the Friendship Hospital for Animals in 1988.

Dr. Weeren completed his residency program at The Ohio State University in 1992 and became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons after passing the certifying examination in 1995. Dr. Weeren joined Chesapeake Veterinary Surgical Specialists in April 2000 after spending seven years practicing at Veterinary Specialists of South Florida and is primarily based in our Towson office.

Dr. Sean P. Kennedy, DVM, Diplomate ACVS

Dr. Kennedy obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in animal science from the University of New Hampshire in 1992 and graduated from Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine in 1998. He completed a one-year internship at Angell Memorial Animal Hospital in Boston in 1999.

Dr. Kennedy completed his surgical residency program at Cornell University in 2002 and became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons after passing the certifying examination in 2004. Dr. Kennedy joined Chesapeake Veterinary Surgical Specialists in 2002 and is primarily based in our Towson office.

Dr. Brendan B. Anders, DVM, Diplomate ACVS

Dr. Brendan Anders obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and sociology from James Madison University in Virginia. He graduated in 2000 from the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine. He completed a small animal rotating internship at the Regional Veterinary Referral Center in Springfield, Virginia in 2001. He completed a small animal surgical internship at Garden State Veterinary Specialist in New Jersey in 2004.

Dr. Anders completed his surgical residency program at Garden State Veterinary Specialists in 2008 and became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons after passing the certifying examination in 2010. Dr. Anders joined Chesapeake Veterinary Surgical Specialists in June of 2010 and is primarily based in our Towson office.

Dr. Richard C. F. Burgess, BVM&S, MRCVS

Dr. Burgess obtained his Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery in 2002 from the Royal School of Veterinary Studies in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. For four years, he worked as a small animal private practitioner in the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia. In 2007 he completed a rotating small animal internship at Mississippi State University.

In 2010, Dr. Burgess finished a small animal surgery residency and a Masters degree in Veterinary Clinical Sciences at Purdue University, Indiana. Dr. Burgess joined Chesapeake Veterinary Surgical Specialists in August of 2010 and is primarily based in our Annapolis office.