Littlepage Animal Hospital

Dr. Shannon Baker has been practicing as a veterinarian in Fredericksburg since graduation from Virginia Tech in 2012. After growing up in Needham, MA, she moved to Virginia in 2004 to attend Virginia Tech for her undergraduate degree and stayed on through veterinary school.

Dr. Baker’s professional interests are dentistry and surgery. She has pursued additional training in various soft tissue surgical procedures. She also enjoys behavioral cases and educating clients and staff. She feels strongly in the value of preventative medicine to help keep patients feeling well and tackle medical problems when they are small to prevent them from becoming bigger issues.

Along with her husband and 2 sons, Dr. Baker shares her home with a Golden Retriever named Dug and 2 cats, Dash and Violet. The family loves to travel, especially to Disney World. Dr. Baker is also an avid reader and enjoys cooking.

Dr. Chelsea Herrmann grew up here in Fredericksburg, and went to Virginia Tech starting in 2014, where she received her undergraduate degree in Biology, stayed on through veterinary school, and graduated in May of 2022.

Dr. Herrmann’s professional interests include internal medicine and surgery. She plans to receive additional education in ultrasonography and soft tissue surgery. She enjoys educating clients in how to best care for their four legged family members, and she is passionate about teaming with clients to provide preventive medicine to keep patients happy and healthy, and to stay ahead of medical problems.

Dr. Herrmann and her husband have a Golden Retriever named Benelli, and their 2 cats, Han and Leia. She loves to travel, especially to the beach, and has been to 17 countries. She and her husband love to spend their time on the water and with family. Dr. Herrmann is a bookworm who also loves cooking and movie nights at home.