Meet the Team
Get to know the people supporting your hospital’s diagnostic imaging needs.
Laurie Granata, DVM
Experience across general practice,
emergency care, and mobile ultrasound.
Dr. Granata earned her veterinary degree from Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine in 1998. Her career has taken her through general practice, emergency and referral settings, and mobile ultrasound.
Ultrasound, surgery, and critical care are particular areas of interest, reflecting the range of clinical work she has pursued throughout her career.
Originally from New York, she made Virginia her home in 2014. Away from veterinary medicine, she enjoys time with her husband, son, and their two dogs, Robert and Walker, as well as backpacking in national parks.
Ryan Belcher
Website & referral support
Ryan brings experience in veterinary patient care and practice operations to his work supporting VEDI’s website and referral resources. He has worked at Churchland Animal Clinic since 2019, first as a veterinary assistant and now as an operations assistant.
Ryan earned a bachelor’s degree in biomedical sciences from Old Dominion University. Through veterinary shadowing, he has gained exposure to cardiology, emergency and specialty care, and equine medicine. He is working toward his goal of attending veterinary school.
He also develops Companion Health Library, a veterinary education resource, and has contributed to science tutoring and citizen-science projects involving wildlife and animal health. Outside of work, Ryan enjoys fossils, plants, aquariums, and animals.
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