Medical Director

Dr. Cathleen Ciampa, a Maryland native, graduated in 2005 from Georgetown University with a degree in psychology and biology. She received her veterinary medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 2011 and continued on to complete a rotating small animal internal medicine and surgery internship at BluePearl Veterinary Partners in New York City. She spent time as an emergency and primary care practitioner in New York before returning to her hometown and joining Kenwood Animal Hospital in June of 2014. In 2021 Dr. Ciampa was elevated to the position of Medical Director at Kenwood Animal Hospital. She leads the medical team and the staff of associate veterinarians as they strive to provide world-class veterinary care to the patients and clients of the Bethesda-Chevy Chase community. 

Dr. Ciampa is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association and DC Academy of Veterinary Medicine. While she enjoys all areas of veterinary medicine, her special interests include dentistry, soft tissue surgery and emergency medicine. She lives in North Chevy Chase with her husband, two sons, energetic rescue lab Penny Lane and geriatric Philly street cat Louie.