Our Family

As a small, locally owned business, our employees are our family, and we believe that having happy, well-cared for team members allows us to take phenomenal care of your pets. We look forward to getting to know you!

Dr. Lindsay Karpinski

Dr. Karpinski grew up in Northern Virginia and obtained his undergraduate degree in Marine Science from Coastal Carolina University in 2007. He has been a veterinarian full time in Roanoke for the past 7.5 years prior to founding Keagy Village Vet Hospital with Dr. Cordle. He is proud to share both a first name and a wonderful marriage with our office manager, Lindsay. He is particularly interested in the diagnosis and management of endocrine, dermatologic, and gastrointestinal disease in addition to a wide variety of soft tissue surgeries. Dr. Karpinski has had greyhounds for most of his life and is proud to have become known as one of the most greyhound savvy vets in our region. He also prides himself as a connoisseur of fine bourbon.

Dr. Brooke Dayton

Dr. Dayton grew up in the Florida Panhandle and earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 2018. After practicing in Birmingham, AL, she relocated to Roanoke in 2022 to settle down. She has a particular interest in feline medicine and endocrinology and has a soft spot for dogs of all sizes, though small breeds are her favorite. She also has a specific love for cats. Outside of her veterinary career, Dr. Dayton enjoys hiking and traveling with her family. She resides in Raleigh Court with her husband, energetic toddler, and a variety of beloved pets.

Dr. Jessi Cordle

Dr. Cordle is from Crozet, VA and graduated from Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine in 2011. She lived and practiced in Panama City, FL, and the suburbs of Boston, MA before finally making it back home to the gorgeous Virginia Blue Ridge in 2015. She has special interests in feisty cats, keeping aging pets healthy, and anything to do with the nervous system. Outside of KVVH, she enjoys bottle raising foster kittens, hiking, and travelling with her family. Dr. Cordle lives in Cave Spring with her husband, two sons, and a lively assortment of dogs, cats, chickens, ducks, and fish.

Lindsay Karpinski

Lindsay is originally from Wisconsin, and spent her teenage years in Franklin County, VA before moving to Roanoke as an adult. She has a degree in Animal Science from Virginia Tech and has previously worked locally as a kennel assistant, veterinary technician, and office manager for the past decade. Lindsay can usually be found snuggling visiting pets (she has a soft spot for Boxers) or keeping KVVH running smoothly. She enjoys traveling and creating an assortment of delicious baked goods. Lindsay and Dr. Karpinski have two geriatric pets and two young kids.

Whitney

Whitney grew up in Southwest Florida where she started volunteering at the vet clinic her mom worked at in the summers. She was officially hired when she was old enough and worked there for 13 years until moving to Virginia after getting married. She enjoys spending time with her husband, 2 dogs, 5 cats, and various farm animals!

Sabrina

Sabrina moved to Virginia from upstate New York at 4 years old. She has five pets at home - a dog (Macaroni), two cats (Moonbeam and New York), and two snakes (Pita and Saturn). In her free time she loves spending time with her fiancé, playing video games, drawing, and reading. Her favorite tasks at KVVH are assisting in surgery and snuggling with patients, and she is especially skilled at befriending nervous dogs.

Anderson

Anderson was born and raised in Wisconsin. She has a degree in biological sciences- ecology, evolution and behavior from University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. She was a zookeeper for 8 years which brought her to different states like Illinois, Ohio and now Virginia. Her favorites to work with at KVVH are cats and Great Pyrenees. Outside of KVVH she loves to garden, snuggle her 12 animals (9 cats, 2 dogs and a snake), watch horror movies and spend time with her husband.

Diana

Diana was born and raised in Roanoke, Virginia. She spent 4 years in Blacksburg earning her Human Development degree, but quickly realized she wanted to work with animals. Her favorite dogs are Labrador Retrievers and Dachshunds. Diana enjoys working out, hiking with her chocolate lab, Cedrick, and traveling.

Elayna

Elayna moved to Virginia from Ontario, Canada at 8 years old with her parents and sister.  She has 3 pets at home, a 13 year old dog (Cooper) two cats (Prince and Dakota).  She has had a love of pets since a young age and always knew she wanted to work in veterinary medicine. After graduating Roanoke Catholic in 2024 she began working as a Vet Assistant. Her goal is to enter the Vet Tech program at Blue Ridge College and become a licensed Vet Technician.  In her free time Elayna enjoys traveling with her family and hanging out with friends at the lake!