Ariella Samson

Steady Relief Veterinarian

Valley Veterinary Service

Present

Working ~30hr a week (3 days) at this amazing clinic. 1 day a week in soft tissue surgery and special procedures, 1 day exclusively doing COHAT dentistry and 1 day seeing appointments (Annual/Wellness, Sick, Urgent Care, Diagnostics)

Relief Veterinarian

Various Companies · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Present

Executive Director

Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Assitant Executive Director of Veterinary Medicine and Shelter Operations

Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Oversaw ~90 direct reports and employees in all aspects of shelter operations and veterinary medicine. Worked as a member of the Senior Leadership team to strategically plan and implement changes within the organization and community outreach.

Chief Veterinary Officer

Humane Animal Rescue · Greater Pittsburgh Area

Veterinarian

Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh · Greater Pittsburgh Region

Specialty Intern in Shelter Medicine

University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine · Philadelphia, PA

Maddie'S Shelter Medicine Intern

Animal Care & Control Team, ACCT Philly

Veterinary Extern

Animal Protective League Springfield · Springfield, IL

Veterinary Extern

ASPCA

Surgical Intern/Technician

Washington Humane Society

Worked as a veterinary/surgical technician at this busy clinic, serving both the public and shelter animals. Prepared animals for surgery by providing sedation and anesthesia, performed intubation, IV catheter placement, expression of bladders, clipping and cleaning of the surgical site and aiding the doctors in any way necessary during the procedure and monitoring vital signs. I also helped to recover animals post-surgery and administer vaccinations and post-surgical treatment, such as wound wraps and administration of subcutaneous fluids. Gained invaluable emergency situation training and experience. Returned each summer of veterinary school and performed over 140 surgeries including feline OHE, canine OHE, feline castration, canine castration, rabbit castration, eye enucleation and hind limb amputation. Assisted in emergency pyometra surgery, emergency foreign body removal, mass removals and a femoral head ostectomy. Performed over 10 multiple tooth extractions and sutured a number…

Animal Wellness Technician

Animal Friends, Inc. · Pittsburgh, PA

The Animal Wellness Technician is a member of the veterinary technician team and liaison between all other departments in the shelter. Performs all duties of a veterinary technician. Also responsible for ensuring all animals, in house, off-site and in foster, are receiving medical care. Identify candidates for medical foster, when animals in foster need to return for checkups, vaccinations, etc. Provide medical guidance for the foster parents and ensure understanding of medical needs.

Intern in Biomedical Research

Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute · Cleveland, OH

Aided in a NASA funded research study on the “Extents, Causes, and Countermeasures of Impaired Fracture Healing in Hypogravity”. I had daily handling of rats and was responsible for giving daily injections, both subcutaneously and intramuscularly and was responsible for anesthetizing animals. I assisted in surgeries to both fracture the hind limbs and to deal with complications that arose after the procedures. I was also responsible for suturing animals and providing post-surgical care and monitoring and helped to CT the animals every other week. I worked closely with the veterinarians and vet techs in the animal research wing as well as my principal investigator to make sure the animals were getting the best care possible and aided in data collection for the study.