Dr. Morley
Co-owner and Veterinarian
Dr. Morley has devoted the past 40 years of his life to Rocky Gorge Animal Hospital and to the Laurel community. His father built and began Rocky Gorge over 50 years ago. He is now semi-retired.
Dr. Steven Wolchinsky
Co-owner and Veterinarian
Dr. Wolchinsky is a native of Brooklyn, NY, and has worked at Rocky Gorge Animal Hospital for the past 14 years. He is the co-owner of the hospital and has been running the day-to-day veterinary operations for the past 5 years. He attended Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Wolchinsky is married and has a son, daughter, dog, two cats and a bird.
Dr. Sallie Morris
Veterinarian
Dr. Morris holds a DVM degree from Texas A&M in 1975. Her hobbies include anything animal related, with a special interest in horses, Dobermans, animal chiropractic and homeopathy. Dr. Morris is married with 2 daughters, more than 20 horses, 3 Dobies, 3 cats, 6 geese and 2 white doves.
Dr. Priscilla Batten
Veterinarian
Dr. Batten received a DVM from Tuskegee Institute of Veterinary Medicine. After receiving her degree, she did a post graduate internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Michigan State University. Dr. Batten has been on staff at Rocky Gorge for 6 years. She lives in Baltimore with her husband, Bill, and 2 cats, Simon and Lindseit.
Dr. Karen Farnan
Veterinarian
Dr. Farnan is from Annapolis, Maryland. She received her DVM degree from the Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in Blacksburg, Virginia. Dr. Farnan has worked at Rocky Gorge since 1994. She is married and has a son, twin daughters and 3 cats.
Dr. Gary Holmes
Veterinarian
Dr. Holmes was in the USMC from 1975-1979. He holds a BA from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 1983. He received a DVM from Ohio State University in 1987. Married since 1983, Dr. Holmes has 2 daughters and 1 son. His 4 dogs include a poodle, Great Dane and 2 lab mixes. His interests include photography, motorcycling and fishing. His special interest in veterinary medicine is in general surgery.
Dr. Susan Mullenex
Veterinarian
Dr. Mullenex is from Virginia. She attended Virginia Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in Blacksburg, VA. She lives in Baltimore with her Jack Russell terrier and a large orange tabby.
Dr. Sondra Oliver
Veterinarian
Dr. Oliver is from New Orleans, LA. She received a B.S. both in Zoology and Pharmacy with a minor in art from LSU. She holds a DVM from Blacksburg, VA. Before joining Rocky Gorge, Dr. Oliver worked at an animal hospital in Boston. Prior to that, she worked as a research pharmacist at John Hopkins Oncology Pharmacy. Her interests include the outdoors - hiking, camping, canoeing and skiing. She also enjoys art and painting as well as Mardi Gras.
Kimberly
Veterinary Assistant
Kim's goal is to become a licensed technician and to raise her son to be a responsible and loving adult. Her hobbies include singing, acting, horseback riding and gardening. Kim is married with 1 son. Her household also included 4 cats, 1 dog, 2 lizards and a frog. Her favorite breeds are Brown Tabby's and Beagle babies.
Lindsay
Veterinary Assistant
Lindsay is a 3rd year stuent at UMCP, where she is pursuing a degree an Animal Science and Pre Vet. Her hobbies include horseback riding and teaching. Her favorite animals are dogs and horses.
Karen
Veterinary Assistant
Karen is dedicated to helping animals. She enjoys rescuing and raising orphan kittens, squirrels, puppies, etc. She has 4 wonderful cats of her own.
Christina
Surgical Technician
Christina has been employed at Rocky Gorge Animal Hospital for 3 years. Her favorite hobby is drawing. Her pets include 1 dog, 1 cat, 1 ferret and 4 fish. Her favorite breeds are Pit Bull Terrier and Mastiffs. Christina's goal is to receive a degree in radiology.
Kristin
Veterinary Assistant
Kristin was a previous employee of Rocky Gorge, who has returned after a 10-year run of doing home daycare. Her interests are her husband, her 8 animals and her job...but not necessarily in that order!
Christine
Kennel Manager/Surgical Technician/Groomer
Christine is married with 2 children, Trevor and Madison. Her pets include a Doberman named Tank and a Jack Russell named Walker.
Chandra
Veterinary Assistant
Chandra has been employed at Rocky Gorge since May 2000. She is a devoted mother to 1 very active 3 year old. She graduated from Ohio State/Ag Tech Institute with a degree in Horse/Business Management. She enjoys horseback riding, the outdoors and spending time with her son. Her pets include 1 cat named Buffett.
Jen
Veterinary Assistant
Jen is the mother of an 8 year old daughter. She is also the owner of a beautiful Chow and 10 adopted cats. All from Rocky Gorge Animal Hospital! She has found her niche at Rocky Gorge and working with animals for the past 5 years. Jen would like to work with dolphins in the future. She is currently studying sign language at CCBC to become a certified interpreter.
Diane
Staff Manager
Diane has been a loyal and dedicated employee of Rocky Gorge for over 20 years. She has the difficult position of managing the ever growing staff and doing just about any other job that has been asked of her. She is the mother of twin daughters and has three beautiful grandchildren.
Helen
Office Manager
Helen has been at Rocky Gorge for over 30 years. She has worn almost every hat at the hospital. She has worked side by side with Dr. Morley helping to build Rocky Gorge to what it is today. She is the mother of 2 and grandmother of 3 beautiful children.
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