Our Team
Meredith Vargas
DVM - Owner / Veterinarian
Susan Jacobson
VMD, MS - Veterinarian
Dr. Susan Jacobson received her Bachelor of Science from Colorado State University in 1973, her doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Pennsylvania in 1977, and a masters in Veterinary Science and Shelter Medicine from the University of Florida in 2017. Dr. Jacobson worked at, and eventually owned, a full service facility on the North Shore of Long Island for 25 years before moving to Virginia in 2002. She started her time here working with several small animal facilities before joining the CAH team in 2005. Dr. Jacobson currently divides her time between the Orange County Animal Shelter and CAH.
She shares her home with her husband Rick Newman, Max the Doberman and Mr. Mann the cat. Susan enjoys gardening, baking, camping, and overloading in vintage LandRovers. She is also the occasional Parrothead! Rick and her participated in the first Vermont Overland Trophy Event in August of 2013 and learned how great their Rover was and still is!
“How fortunate I am to say I still love my job after 42 yrs!!!” – Dr. Jacobson
Traci Sandberg
DVM - Veterinarian
Dr. Traci Sandberg is originally from rural upstate NY, north of Watertown. She got her undergraduate degree in Marine Biology from Long Island University in 1988. In 1997, she graduated from the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts university in Massachusetts. After graduating, Dr. Sandberg worked in mixed animal practice serving Ma and NH until moving to Va in 2003. She currently lives in the Warrenton area and enjoys, trail riding, skiing, and spending time with her family and other pets, which include a German shepherd and a cat. She is married and has 2 daughters and a new granddaughter.
Courtney Rosenberger-Hale
Practice Manager / Veterinary Technician
Courtney started her first job at a veterinary clinic when she was in high school and fell in love with the profession. She joined Culpeper Animal Hospital in 2008. Over the years here, Courtney has worked as a veterinary technician, a front office coordinator, front office manager, then finally, as our Practice Manager.
She was born and raised in Culpeper County and is blessed to be able to raise her children on the same family farm that she herself grew up on. When she isn’t here at the clinic, you can probably find her and her husband on the baseball fields cheering on their 2 sons.