Dr. Vanessa Haderlie was born and raised in Alexandria, VA. She earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from George Mason University in 2015. She then went on to earn her doctorate from Ross University, completing her clinical year at The Ohio State University in 2021. For 3 years after moving to the western slope, she worked as a traveling relief veterinarian primarily in emergency, but also specialty, general practice, and shelter settings in multiple states.

Her professional interests include soft tissue surgery, toxicity cases, and exotic animal medicine, particularly small mammals.

Outside of work she is an avid gym rat; her and her husband own a strongman gym in Denver. She also enjoys snowboarding, paddleboarding, traveling, and hanging out with her husband and kids.