Dr. Shannon Majsztrik - LANHAM, MD

Dr. Majsztrik (pronounced mice-trick) received her DVM in 2005 at the University of Georgia. She completed a one year small animal medicine and surgery internship at Friendship Hospital for Animals in 2006. After that, she worked as an emergency clinician at Dogs and Cats Veterinary Referral for approximately 3 years. She joined the A.P.A.W. team part time in September of 2009.

For over 15 years, Dr. Majsztrik has worked in the veterinary field. She has varied experience including emergency medicine and management of intensive care cases, surgical research with published works in the subjects of urinary incontinence and minimally invasive surgery, and general practice medicine. Her special interests include infectious diseases, minimally invasive diagnostics and procedures, pain management and transfusion medicine.

Dr Majsztrik resides in Laurel, Maryland with her husband, son, 3 dogs and 3 cats. Outside of veterinary medicine, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling, scuba diving, swimming, exploring nature, reading and playing tennis.

She is very excited to be a part of the A.P.A.W. team and is looking forward to meeting you and your canine and feline family members!