Dr. Samantha Albrecht grew up in New Jersey and has lived in the Raleigh area since 2012. She has aspired to work in veterinary medicine since childhood and has worked in the field since high school. She obtained an associate degree in animal science through Camden County College’s veterinary technology program. She worked as a registered veterinary technician through completion of her undergraduate education at Rutgers University to obtain a Bachelor’s degree in animal science with a minor in endocrine physiology and health science. She continued to work as a veterinary technician prior to pursuing her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine at Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine. After graduation, Dr. Samantha completed a small animal rotating internship at Veterinary Specialty Hospital prior to joining our team.
Dr. Samantha enjoys a variety of aspects in veterinary medicine such as preventative care, internal medicine, dentistry, and emergency medicine. She places particular emphasis on patient care and comfort and has acquired additional certifications including Sophia Yin’s Low Stress Handling and Fear Free Handling to provide a more positive and stress-free experience for patients. She also enjoys developing client relationships and working with clients to find the best treatment plan.
Dr. Samantha shares her home with her seven cats (Calliope Cadbury, Mathilde Moppet, Kona Pilikia, Madeline Fig, Bernadette Bandersnatch, Montgomery Ichabod, and Greta Granola), one corn snake (Hamilton Humperdink) and one husband. In her free time, she enjoys roller skating, gardening, painting, crocheting, playing the ukulele and home improvement projects. Our practice of quality medicine as well as the supportive and dedicated staff are her favorite aspects of being on the team [citation].