Veterinary Referral Associates

Veterinary Referral Associates Veterinary Referral Associates (VRA) in Gaithersburg, MD, provides exceptional specialty and emergency veterinary care.
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Our dedicated team offers comprehensive services, ensuring the highest level of expertise and compassion for your beloved pets. 🐾❤️ Veterinary Referral Associates is a full-service pet hospital in Gaithersburg and the surrounding areas. We provide comprehensive medical services for cats and dogs. Veterinary dermatology, internal medicine, oncology, surgery, imaging, feline hyperthyroidism therapy,

and many other specialties are represented on our staff by highly qualified specialists. Without an appointment, we provide outstanding emergency care 24 hours per day, seven days a week, including holidays. Our Gaithersburg veterinarians have received specialized training in emergency medicine, and our board-certified veterinary critical care team provides care for animals who are in life-threatening conditions.

12/31/2025

VRA Wrapped 2025 🎧🐾
If this year had a soundtrack, it would be filled with moments like these —
the late nights, the early mornings, the laughter in the halls, the tough days we pushed through together, the cases that challenged us, and the wins that reminded us why we do what we do. 💙
2025 brought:
✨ breakthroughs in medicine
✨ growth across our team and departments
✨ celebrations of milestones & anniversaries
✨ countless patients cared for with skill, compassion, and heart
✨ memories that will stick with us long after the year ends
To our team — thank you for your dedication, kindness, and relentless commitment to excellence.
To our clients — thank you for trusting us with the moments that matter most.
To our patients — you are the reason we show up every day.
Here’s to everything we accomplished together this year… and to everything ahead in 2026. 🥂

12/25/2025

Today is a moment to slow down, hold our loved ones a little closer, and be grateful for the joy they bring into our lives — especially the furry ones who make every day brighter.
From all of us at VRA, we wish you peace, comfort, and a very Merry Christmas. 🎄❤️

Happy Hanukkah to all who are celebrating! 🕎✨As this Festival of Lights comes to a close today, we’re sending warm wishe...
12/22/2025

Happy Hanukkah to all who are celebrating! 🕎✨
As this Festival of Lights comes to a close today, we’re sending warm wishes to our patients, clients, and community observing this meaningful holiday. May your days be filled with light, joy, and togetherness.

Every day, oncology at VRA means compassion, courage, and medical excellence coming together for the pets who need it mo...
12/20/2025

Every day, oncology at VRA means compassion, courage, and medical excellence coming together for the pets who need it most. ❤️

Our Medical Oncology and Radiation Oncology teams show up for families in some of their hardest moments… and they do it with empathy, skill, and the kind of dedication you can feel the moment you walk in the room.

From creating individualized treatment plans to celebrating tail wags, purrs, and brighter days ahead — this team pours everything into the work they do.

We’re so proud of the people behind the medicine.
We’re so grateful for the way they care.

We’re celebrating a proud moment for our Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation team! 🎉Collectively, this amazing group has he...
12/19/2025

We’re celebrating a proud moment for our Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation team! 🎉

Collectively, this amazing group has helped hundreds of dogs regain comfort and mobility — recently surpassing 1,000 Arthramid® injections. It’s a true reflection of teamwork, skill, and compassion.

Huge thanks to Arthramid for recognizing the milestone, and congratulations to Dr. Brunke, Dr. Corral, Rebecca Tani, Antoinette, Moises, and Alejandra for the incredible care they deliver every day. 🐾

Every year, our VRA community shows up in a big way for Toys for Tots.And we’re hoping to do the same again this year.We...
12/12/2025

Every year, our VRA community shows up in a big way for Toys for Tots.
And we’re hoping to do the same again this year.

We currently have two donation boxes set up in our vestibule and lobby, and with just about a week left, we’re making a final push to help fill them.

Toys for Tots is important to us because it’s one small way we can support families in our community during the holidays. Over the years, we’ve seen how much of a difference it makes when everyone chips in. We’d love for this year to be no different.

If you’re stopping by VRA between now and the deadline, consider bringing along: • New, unwrapped toys
• Gifts for kids of all ages

Every donation helps, no matter the size. Thank you for continuing to help us make this tradition something special.

Synovetin OA® patients — there’s a new rebate program!You can get $250 back per treated joint if you submit a before/aft...
12/11/2025

Synovetin OA® patients — there’s a new rebate program!

You can get $250 back per treated joint if you submit a before/after video of your dog after their treatment.

Quick breakdown:
• Record a before video
• Treat between Sept 1, 2025–Dec 31, 2025
• Record an after video once you see improvement
• Upload both clips + receipt
• Receive your rebate by mail

Full details: activedognow.com
Questions? Talk to our Sports Medicine team — we’re happy to help.

12/10/2025

It’s an injection given to canine's living with severe pain, a new leash on life.

Love getting to share moments like this.Alberta sent in this review about her dog’s experience with Dr. Jessica Reese, a...
12/10/2025

Love getting to share moments like this.

Alberta sent in this review about her dog’s experience with Dr. Jessica Reese, and it just captures who Jess is as a doctor. She takes the time to walk families through every step, explains things in a way that actually makes sense, and helps pets with complicated conditions live their best possible lives.

Neurology cases can be really tough on owners. Having someone who’s patient, clear, and genuinely invested makes everything feel a little more manageable.

Huge shoutout to Jess for the care she brings to every patient — and thank you, Alberta, for taking the time to share this with us.

Anesthesia plays a major role in every part of advanced veterinary medicine.At VRA, it is not treated as a routine step ...
12/09/2025

Anesthesia plays a major role in every part of advanced veterinary medicine.
At VRA, it is not treated as a routine step in a procedure. It is a medical specialty led by board-certified veterinary anesthesiologists who focus on patient physiology, monitoring, comfort, and safety.

When anesthesia is guided by specialists, the level of care is different.

• Patients with heart or respiratory disease receive customized plans based on their individual risks.
• Critical emergency cases are supported by doctors who are trained to respond to rapid changes in a patient’s condition.
• Surgeons and other specialists can perform complex procedures with greater confidence.
• Overall outcomes improve because every detail is being watched by someone whose entire training is centered on anesthesia.

Hospitals are built to handle different types of cases.
For patients who are fragile, unstable, or in need of advanced procedures, anesthesia becomes one of the most important parts of the medical team.

At VRA, we believe specialization matters. Anesthesia is part of what allows us to care for some of the most challenging cases in our region.

Where anesthesia is a medical specialty.

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500 Perry Parkway
Gaithersburg, MD
20877

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