Dr. Becker is a Southern Maryland Native. She is the owner and medical director of White Oak Veterinary Urgent Care. She has been working in veterinary medicine since she was a teenager and has done every job in veterinary medicine. In her free time she enjoys keeping some exotic animals such as fish, a corn snake and an axolotl, she also enjoys spending time with her crew of springer spaniels.

Dr. Tim Slajchert (“Dr. Tim” is acceptable if the last name gives you trouble) is a 1993 graduate of the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine.

After graduation, Dr. Slajchert spent an additional year in school completing a Master of Science Degree, also at University of Illinois.  He then went into general practice in New Jersey (his home state) for 18 months, which was long enough to cure him of that.  He moved to Maryland and started practicing emergency medicine in 1996, and has been practicing emergency medicine in some form or another since then.

Dr. Tim’s special interests are epidemiology and emergency/critical care.  He especially likes managing challenging medical cases.

Dr. Tim grew up in north New Jersey (one town over from Tony Soprano, so if you need somebody whacked …).  He is a husband and the proud father of 17 year old triplets (2 girls and a boy), who currently live in York, PA.  In Pennsylvania is also an English mastiff (Sophie), a bulldog mix named Georgia, 3 wacky cats, an insane cockatoo named Beakers, several parakeets, a guinea pig and a fish … Dr. Slajchert has just realized while typing this that he ought to call his home a zoo and start charging admission.  Dr. Slajchert is a big fan of the Ravens and still holds season tickets for the team.  He also roots for the Baltimore Orioles, who were last World Champions at a time before all of his patients and most of his staff were born.  He is a self-confessed Disney nerd and can be found in the company of Mickey Mouse as often as his wallet allows.

Dr.McGuire is a Board Certified Internal Medicine Specialist. She loves the puzzle of diagnosing the complexes cases, treating them and watching the pets get better. Outside of her busy work life (she volunteers with rescues and does some relief work at some general care practice.) Dr.McGuire loves to garden, travel the world with her family, show her American Fox hound Betty and rescue senior cats.

Glennell also known as GG is the practice manager. She has been in Veterinary medicine for over 25 years and has worked multiple positions at general practices and also emergency clinics. GG loves all animals but has a soft spot for the shy nervous “Neds” and “Nellys”. When not at the office, she loves to spend time with family, gardening, crafts, and her small menagerie of animals.

Danielle who also goes by Danni has been in the vet field since 2016. She has worked at rescues, emergency clinics and general practice but her passion has always been emergency veterinary medicine and has found a love for working with large animal and exotics. Outside of work her hobbies are raising chickens, hunting and fishing and starting to homestead.

Blair has been in the Veterinary field for about 10 years. She has worked in all types of veterinary settings. Her favorite part of the job is helping the senior pets. Blair loves to foster fail the senior animals that need a bit more love and attention.

Lindsey has been an emergency veterinary technician since 2011. She enjoys the fast paced emergency life, in and out of the veterinary hospital setting. She has been an EMT since she was 16 years old. She is also a certified IVT (intravenous technician) and AMLS (advanced medical life support) . She has 2 children that keep her very bust but are the light of her life. As any good technician does, her house is filled with an abundance of rescue animals. She has a German Shepherd, Canin Dog, four cats, two horses and way to many ducks, chickens and turkeys to count.

Living the dream at 23 with my squad of 4 dogs, a sassy guinea pig and 28 clucking companions (chickens). I have been in the veterinary field for 2 years, everyday has been a tail wagging adventure and I’m loving it.

Amanda started as a kennel technician as a teenager and moved through the ranks over the years and not had 5 years of experience as a veterinary technician. Once she started working in the vet field she found and love and passion for it and knew it was her calling. Outside of work she enjoys spending time her 2 children (and counting), her crew of animals 2 dogs, 3 cats. If she isn’t with her family then she can be found shooting pool and winning local tournaments or at a barn spending with some horses.

Cheri has always had a love for animals and a want to work with them. She became a CSR about 4 years ago and has been loving it since. Outside of work she loves to spend time with her husband and watching her 4 grandbabies play baseball.

Anya has been in the veterinary field since 2020. Anya’s favorite part of being a veterinary technician is providing care to sick and stressed animals and making their visits as comfortable as possible. In her free time she enjoys painting, reading, spending time with her significant other and watching her favorite show The Office.

Dashia is an experienced technician that enjoys filling her days off with a variety of hobbies. She has worked in veterinary medicine since 2018 and loves caring for sick and injured animals, which has caused her to adopt multiple rescues young and old throughout the years.

Lena has been in the vet field for 3 years. She has enjoyed working in general practice but has recently found a love for emergency medicine. She is currently going to tech school with the goal of becoming a licensed veterinary technician

Melanie is a dedicated veterinary technician and a licensed tax preparer. She is passionate about animal care and owner education. In addition to her 2 legged family she shares her home with 1 dog, 1 snake, 2 cats and several fish. In her free time she enjoys hiking, hunting, foraging and camping. Her diverse interests reflect her commitment to both her profession and personal development.

Stephanie is a CSR here at White Oak. She started in the field 20 years ago as a technician in a general practice. Stephanie could not see her self working any other job then with animals and has love and passion for taking care of them. Outside of work Stephanie is kept busy with her daughter, dog and tortoise.