Dr. Arzhang Ashkan graduated from Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech in 2014. He has lived in Northern Virginia since 2003. He started his career with animals at the age of 16 in a grooming salon. He later became a pet groomer. He worked as a veterinary assistant and a groomer while attending vet school. He lives in Sterling with his wife, two cats, and a chinchilla. Dr. Ashkan has an interest in dermatology and dentistry [citation].