Hometown: Elkland
Pets: Scrat, Tess
Chief-of-Staff and companion animal veterinarian at Pleasant Valley Veterinary Care, received his degree in veterinary medicine from the Iowa State College of Veterinary Medicine in Ames, Iowa. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Animal Bioscience from Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. He attended high school in Elkland, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Weiner has had over 20 years of experience in the practice of veterinary medicine with a wide range of experiences with both small and large animals that have taken him from sheep stations in New Zealand to Idaho, Maryland and Maine and finally, back “home” to Elkland, Pennsylvania, where in January of 2002 he opened the doors of Pleasant Valley Veterinary Care. Today, his focus is on the care of companion animals, with an emphasis on preventive care, wellness and laser surgery.
Dr. Weiner, his wife and two sons live on a farm just outside of Elkland. Their small menagerie includes a golden retriever, several cats, four horses, chickens and a duck.
Dr. Pifer is originally from Lewisberry, PA. She received her undergraduate degree from the Pennsylvania State University and then attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, graduating with her veterinary degree in 2015. She enjoys many aspects of small animal practice, especially preventive and wellness care, internal medicine and end of life care.
Dr. Pifer lives near Jersey Shore, PA with her husband and three young boys. She enjoys spending time outdoors with her family, swimming, playing the piano, and baking. They have two cats named Penny and Ella.
She and her husband have three dogs and a cat. She also enjoys gardening, cooking, antiquing with her husband and spending time with family and friends.
She has a two cats, Mayleigh and Aspen. Growing up she had numerous pets. Some of the activities Ciara enjoys are spending time with family and friends, bike riding and traveling to the beach.
She and her husband have a young daughter as well as 2 dogs and 2 horses.
She enjoys spending time with family and horseback riding as well as photography.
As someone who grew up with many pets within a large family here in the valley, Denise has always had a natural affinity towards animals which inspired her career choice here at the clinic.
When she's MIA from the clinic, you can find her hanging with her husband and their zoo of 3 kids, 4 dogs, and a cat. While that keeps her quite busy she enjoys weekend thrift store shopping with her husband.
Growing up she’s had a plethora of cats, dogs, hamsters and fish. Currently, she and her husband Davy have 3 cats - Ellie, Possum, and Scupper.
On her downtime, she enjoys volunteering in her community, being outdoors, and spending time with her family and friends!