Our Staff
At Piedmont Pets, we pride ourselves on the professionalism
and compassion of our staff.
Elaine Lutz, DVM
Dr. Elaine Lutz grew up in Clark, N.J. Her interest in agriculture
led her to study Animal Science at Virginia Tech before earning
her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine at The Ohio State University
in 1983. Upon receiving her D.V.M., Dr. Lutz completed an
equine internship at Georgetown Equine Hospital in Charlottesville.
She continued to practice equine medicine and surgery in the
Charlottesville area until 1985 prior to moving to Warrenton.
Dr. Lutz worked locally as a general practitioner and gradually
transitioned to an exclusively small animal veterinarian.
She opened Piedmont Pets Veterinary Care in April 2002.
Dr. Lutz is actively involved with the Fauquier SPCA, serving
as a board member since 1986. She is married to Rick Miller
and they have two children, two horses, two dogs and a cat.
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Elizabeth Krause,
DVM
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Dr. Krause grew up in New England
and received a BS in Animal Science, Pre-Veterinary
Medicine, from the University of New Hampshire
in 1995. She graduated from Michigan Sate University
College of Veterinary Medicine in 1999 and practiced
small animal medicine in MI for the next 10 1/2
years. In 2010, Dr. Krause, her husband and daughter
relocated to VA. They have four dogs -- the shelties,
Chilly and Holly and the Belgian Tervuren, Scout
and Phantom. In her spare time, Dr. Krause competes
in herding, agility, obedience and conformation
trials with the dogs and drives her daughter to
dance classes.
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Dancer Burns,
DVM
| Dr. Dancer Burns earned her Doctorate
in Veterinary Medicine from the Texas A&M
College of Veterinary Medicine in 2002. A native
Texan, she moved to Leesburg after graduation,
and practiced equine medicine for 7 years. She
joined Piedmont Pets in the spring of 2010. In
her spare time, she and her husband, DJ, own and
operate a photography business and enjoy exploring
the outdoors. She lives in Leesburg with her husband,
2 dogs, and a cat. |
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Devon Dennis,
Licensed Veterinary Technician
| Devon Dennis has been a licensed
technician since 1999. She graduated from
University of Georgia and interned at Georgetown
University. In 2005 Devon returned to Warrenton
to work for Dr. Lutz and enjoys being back
where she grew up. Devon's favorite past time
is spending time with her Bernese Mountain
dog named Kahlua. |
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Kim Lomax,
Veterinary Technician
| Kim Lomax has worked with
Dr. Lutz for five years after first bringing
her own pets to Piedmont Pets as a client.
She is currently taking courses to become
a medical laboratory technician. She has two
cats, Booger and Maggie. |
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Kelly Graves,
Veterinary Technician
| Kelly Graves has worked
as an assistant to Dr. Lutz since 2007. She loves
working with animals and is interested in becoming
a licensed veterinary technician. She has one cat
named Jack and one very talkative Chihuahua named
Scooby. |
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Betsy Raich,
Receptionist
| Betsy Raich has worked with
Dr. Lutz for nine years. She and husband Bruce,
who met while students at the University of
Florida, moved to Warrenton 13 years ago after
he retired from a career in the USMC. They
have two grown children, Katie and Andrew,
a Labrador named Jeb and a cat named Felix.
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