Meet the Team

Dr. Davis Hall is the founder and patriarch of Columbia Pike Animal Hospital and Emergency Center, founded in 1974. Our actual roots were planted in 1974 when, after serving in the military, Dr. Hall acquired Town & Country Animal Hospital in Fairfax.

Dr. Reed Hall, son of Dr. Davis Hall, extends the family’s veterinary legacy. Dr. Hall displays enormous compassion for his patients and clients alike. His clients never leave their appointments without having been educated on topics related to either their pet’s health, treatment, or nutrition.

During her childhood, Dr. Barnett spent some time in England. It was then that her parents, both native New Yorkers, learned that she wanted to devote her life to caring for animals. Imagine their surprise. Dr.

Dr. Kirchart’s parents bred Saint Bernards, so growing up, she has had ample opportunity to see veterinarians at work. As a girl, she would tell anyone interested that she was going to be a veterinarian. She worked at kennels as a teenager, and later as a vet assistant.

Dr. Tango knew she wanted to be a veterinarian from a young age while growing up in New Jersey. Since her mom is a nurse, medicine was a frequent topic of discussion around the dinner table. Veterinary medicine allows Dr. Tango to combine her love of science and passion for animals.

Despite being raised on a farm with lots of animals, Dr. Nishi always wanted to have pets of his own. He was told by his parents, “If you want pets so badly, be a veterinarian.” And so, he did. His real pets, Dinghy and Tugboat, are also his hiking companions.

Watch Dr. Flynn engaging with any species of animal, you know she was born to be a veterinarian.

Dr. Novarr knew that he wanted to be a veterinarian early in life when at only nine, he cared for a neighbor’s horses in Connecticut, where he was born and raised.

As a senior year, undergraduate student majoring in Biology at George Mason University, Dr. Nguyen was still uncertain about his career path.

The plan was set very early. As a young girl, Dr. Fink would “play” veterinarian with her family dogs and cats with the extra medical supplies her dad (a physician) brought home from his practice. She is a relative native, having grown up in Silver Spring.

I was born in Magdeburg, Germany, into a military family, and from a young age, I knew I wanted to become a veterinarian. My passion for animal science began when I was just 12 years old.

Dr. Chang grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. She earned her DVM from Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine and was awarded an NIH T32 Fellowship in Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences after graduation.