Veterinarians

Dr. Focht (pronounced “folk”– she knows it’s a tough one!) grew up in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She then headed south where she graduated from the University of Richmond with a Bachelor of Science in Biology (and a minor in Latin) in 2018. Dr. Focht travelled back north and earned her DVM from…

Dr. Francis grew up in Tennessee working on farms, mostly with cattle. He started his career in large animal doing farm calls but switched to strictly cats and dogs while following wife around as she finished her education also in Veterinary medicine. Dr. Francis worked for 2 years in Nashville, TN and then 3 years…

Dr. Veitch grew up around veterinary medicine and started working as a kennel assistant in his Father’s Hospital in Maryland when he was 15. Prior to vet school, he worked as a veterinary animal care assistant, veterinary client services representative, and unlicensed veterinary technician.​ He left Maryland to go to college at the University of…

Dr. Dermady joined the team at Sycamore Vet in 2008. Following graduation from Tufts University and earning her DVM in 1992, Dr. Dermady completed a 13-month internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Oradell Animal Hospital, close to her hometown in northern New Jersey. She had been practicing in South Florida for 10 years…

Dr. Christina Martin graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine in 2002. She moved to Virginia shortly after and started working at Sycamore Vet May of 2002. She is a big football fan cheering on her Tennessee Volunteers and Titans teams. She particularly enjoys dermatology, surgery and dentistry. If she isn’t working…

After graduation from vet school in 1995, Dr. Murphy practiced in the Raleigh-Durham, N.C. area for almost two years before relocating to Richmond with her husband. She has been a team leader at Sycamore Veterinary Hospital since 1996 and loves all aspects of veterinary medicine — especially educating new puppy and kitten owners.  She spends…