Veterinary Surgical Centers Staff
Anke Langenbach, Dr Med Vet, DACVS, DECVS
Chief of Surgery
Dr. Anke Langenbach, owner and Chief Surgeon, is a Diplomate of the American and European Colleges of Veterinary Surgeons. She earned her veterinary degree in 1992 from the University of Munich, College of Veterinary Medicine in Germany. Dr. Langenbach was awarded a scholarship allowing her a combined American and German education. She spent most of her third year of veterinary school at Kansas State University and part of her fourth year at the Ohio State University, Cornell University, and Animal Medical Center of New York. After receiving her veterinary degree, she continued her studies with a 1-year internship followed by a 3-year residency program at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine. After completion of her residency, she stayed with the University accepting a lecturing position. Dr. Langenbach achieved Diplomate status as a board certified surgeon in 1998. Following her extensive academic career, Dr. Langenbach moved to Northern Virginia to work in private referral practice. Since her time at the University, Dr. Langenbach has published several articles, authored a book chapter, and has presented at many regional and local meetings, as well as national meetings held by the College of Veterinary Surgeons. She is currently participating in clinical research at the University of Pennsylvania involving neoplasia in feline patients and a clinical trial for Cisplatin Bead efficacy in both canine and feline patients. Dr. Langenbach was also featured in the book “In Their Shoes” by Debbie Reiber. She presented at the 2007 Annual Surgeons Summit and the European Surgeons Summit in Basel, Switzerland in July 2008. Her other areas of research interest relate to bone and joint diseases and injuries of the canine patient. Dr. Langenbach lives with her husband, two sons, two dogs, and three cats in Vienna, VA.
A Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons, Dr. Hawthorne received her Bachelor’s degree from Kenyon College and her veterinary degree in 1994 from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. She continued her academic studies completing a 1-year rotating internship at Mississippi State Univeristy and a 1-year surgical internship at Affiliated Veterinary Specialists in Winter Park, Florida. After finishing a 3-year surgical residency at Purdue University’s School of Veterinary Medicine, she stayed with the University accepting a clinical instructorship position. Dr. Hawthorne achieved Diplomate status as a board-certified surgeon in 2001. Following her time with the University, Dr. Hawthorne spent over seven years as an associate surgeon with a veterinary referral practice outside Richmond, Virginia. A native of Northern Virginia, she returned to this area and joined VSC. Her areas of interest include soft tissue and emergency surgery. Dr. Hawthorne lives with her husband, three children, and Bernese Mountain Dog in Falls Church, Virginia.
Dr. Prink received his veterinary degree from the University of Minnesota in 2005. Following veterinary school, he completed a one-year rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the University of Georgia. Dr. Prink recently completed a small animal surgery residency at the University of California-Davis. During his residency, he completed supplemental training in arthroscopic surgery and cementless total hip replacement. His primary area of research interest was in the identification of biomarkers of osteoarthritis. His professional interests include: fracture repair, arthroscopic surgery and surgical correction of liver shunts. 
Dr. Sebastian Gordon graduated from the University of Vermont with a Bacehlor of Science in Animal Science in 2001. He then completed four years of veterinary school at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine in 2005. Following veterinary school, Dr. Gordon participated in a 1-year small animal rotating internship at the Animal Medical Center in New York City. Dr. Gordon continued his academic studies with a 3-year small animal surgery residency at the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph. Dr. Gordon joined VSC in August 2009. His research interests include the biomechanical properties of bone plates. Dr. Gordon lives in Bethesda with his wife, their hound dog, and their cat. 
Kasey Kephart graduated from Argosy University of Minnesota in 2002 with an associate of science degree as a Certified Veterinary Technician and certificate of wildlife and marine mammal science. She then continued her education at the University of Tennessee, where she became a Certified Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner. She has worked as a C.V.T for 8 years and a Director of Rehabilitation for 2 years. She has a special interest in canine fitness and physiology. She is an outdoor adventurer and spends much of her time hiking, biking and camping. She is originally from Alexandria, MN; she now lives in Sterling, VA with her English setter “Gertie” and her cat “Oliver”.
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