Kristen Szydlowski, VMD

With an interest and talent for the sciences since childhood, Dr. Kristen Szydlowski always thought she would have a career in human medicine. But while pursuing her undergraduate degree in behavioral biology and neuroscience at Johns Hopkins, she changed her mind. “I was attracted to the constant challenge of veterinary medicine,” she says.

Dr. Szydlowski , who also studied French horn at the Peabody Conservatory, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 2003 and worked at The Princeton Animal Hospital for one year. In 2004, she joined the staff at Rothman Animal Hospital.

She enjoys working with pets of all kinds, and has special interest in exotic animal care. A native of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, Dr. Szydlowski is an avid scuba diver and enjoys roller blading and traveling. She currently lives in Barrington, New Jersey, with two cats, Fancy and Pipsqueak, and her snakes, Houdini and Humphrey Boa-gart.