Board-Certified Surgeon

Friendship Hospital for Animals (FHA) is seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic individual to join our busy and well-established and expanding Friendship Surgical Specialists team. A successful applicant should possess a strong professional desire for excellence, exceptional communication skills and a focus on collaboration. Our department prides itself on building lasting relationships with clients and referring veterinarians.

Established in 1936, FHA provides high quality, compassionate veterinary care to the dogs and cats of the Washington D.C. metro area.  Our vision is to be the most medically progressive independent animal hospital in the country while adhering to our core values of teamwork, collaboration and respect. We provide wellness, emergency and specialty care with over 60 veterinarians on staff, including 13 rotating interns and about 20 specialists. Friendship has specialty departments including emergency/critical care, clinical pathology, radiology, anesthesiology, oncology, neurology/neurosurgery, cardiology, dermatology, internal medicine/hemodialysis, rehab therapy/sports medicine, and surgery. We have a 1.5 T MRI, 16 slice CT, a dedicated ICU, long-term ventilator capability, and hemodialysis onsite. In addition to providing clients and their pets the highest quality of medicine and service, Friendship Hospital is also a fun and rewarding place to work and grow.  Excellent compensation and generous benefits are offered.

Benefits include: compensated continuing education, professional memberships (ACVS, VOS, VIN, AVMA, AAHA, etc), AVMA-PLIT, 401(k), health insurance, commuter benefits, discounted health club membership, vacation, and community service leave. District of Columbia veterinary license is not initially required. Approved application must be on file with D.C. prior to beginning employment.

Qualified applicants are invited to contact: Kieran Mara at kmara@friendshiphospital.com, or (202) 363-7300. You can also use the following link to apply: https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=afca6f73-b812-4a67-9cc9-d5a7171859ab&ccId=19000101_000001&type=MP&lang=en_US