Welcome To Rolling Hills Animal Hospital
2027 Suffolk Road Finksburg Maryland
We care about your pet’s health as much as you do.
Staff

Brad Gividen, D.V.M
Dr. Brad Gividen, originally from Middletown, Ohio (a suburb of Cincinnati) attended Ohio State University for his undergraduate and veterinary education. After graduating vet school, he moved to Maryland where he has been in private practice for over 17 years, 15 of which have been in Carroll County. In 2008 he took over Rolling Hills Animal Hospital. Dr. Brad enjoys small animal medicine and surgery as well as caring for the occasional pocket pet.
He is married with one son, Mason, and a daughter, Harper. He also has two grown up step children. His family includes 2 dogs, 2 cats, two rabbits and several fish. He enjoys time outdoors: hiking, riding four-wheelers, gardening and working in the yard. Most of all, he enjoys working with his clients and their pets.

Anna Dechtiaruk, D.V.M
Dr. Anna was born in Baltimore. She graduated from Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine in 2007. Her interests include surgery, geriatric pet care, and rabbits.
In her free time, Dr. Anna enjoys traveling, crocheting, and hiking. She always has her dogs, Rosie and Benny, with her. She also has seven cats—Kitten, Elmer, Arizona, Violet, Lavender, Marigold, and Pickles—and three rabbits, Killer, Ethel, and Mama B.

Susan De Leon, VMD
Dr. Susan de Leon is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. She has worked at several large practices in Catonsville and Reisterstown and is currently a relief veterinarian traveling to work at practices all over Maryland. Her role as a relief vet provides much needed veterinary coverage so practices can continue to provide the medical care clients are looking for.
Dr. de Leon is the proud owner of a 6-year-old German Shepherd mix named Dallas and a rambunctious 9-year-old Jack Russell mix named Robbie.

Dana Brownley, Office Manager
Dana was born in Baltimore, Maryland. She has been a Carroll County resident since 1994. She has been a veterinary assistant since 1999 and has worked at several veterinary hospitals in Baltimore and Carroll counties. She has been with Rolling Hills since 2016, and became the Office Manager in 2022.
Dana currently resides in Hampstead with her husband John and their 3 children Aurora, River, and Dylan. She also shares her home with two dogs, Luna and Achilles, and her cat, Ghost.
In her free time, she enjoys traveling, spending time with her family and friends, shopping, and reading.

Katie Horton, Senior Veterinary Assistant
Katie was born and raised in Carroll County, Maryland where she attended Westminster High School. In 2019, she graduated from McDaniel College with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology. Katie has been a veterinary assistant at Rolling Hills since 2016. In her free time, she enjoys, camping, riding horses, cozying up with a good book, spending time with friends and family, and never misses a chance to get outdoors with her dog, Otis. Katie recently got engaged to her longtime boyfriend Zac.

Ashlynn Eckard, Senior Veterinary Assistant
Ashylnn was born and raised in Carroll County. She has been in the veterinary field since 2012, and has been with Rolling Hills since 2016. She currently resides in Taneytown with her husband since 2010, James, and their daughter, Piper. They have 2 dogs, 3 cats, and chickens. In her spare time she enjoys making soap, candles, crochet, and gardening. She aspires to one day own a farm in Tennessee.

Michele Smith, Registered Veterinary Technician
Michele was born and raised in Carroll County, Maryland. She began working in veterinary medicine in 1984 and became a licensed technician in 1990. She graduated from McDaniel College (Western Maryland College) in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications.
Her first passion is animals. She grew up on a farmette, and her family raised goats horses and had family pets of dogs, cats and, rabbits, and geese. She was an active 4-her and thrived on learning all she could and sharing her experiences with demonstration and public speaking competitions in 4-H. She trained and showed horses and dogs and goats in 4-H at county, State, and open levels.
She is a proud mother of two adult children, Michaela and Jacob. They each have their careers and also have carried on her love of animals.
Her pets are all rescues, 2 dogs: Max is a senior rescue and Ruby was a rescue as a pup and is now 3. Two cats complete her family Jack Jack and Princess Fiona, who are both over 10 years of age.
When not working part time at Rolling Hills Animal Hospital, she has a full-time career in human medicine with Revenue Cycle. Being in the field of Veterinary medicine for almost 40 years takes its toll on the body, about 10 years ago she pursued a career that was easier on her health.
Outside of work she enjoys spending time with family and friends, gardening, reading, hiking, watching hockey, baking and spending time with her daughters retired horse.

Mary Gividen, Client Service Specialist
Born and raised in Maryland, Mary has been working in the veterinary field for over 22 years. She has worked as a team member and in supervisory positions at several animal hospitals in and around the Baltimore Metropolitan area. She also worked with an orthopedic and soft tissue surgeon as well as a radiologist where she was responsible for the care of hyperthyroid cats that were undergoing a radioactive iodine treatment known as I-131.
Mary has been with Rolling Hills since her husband took over the practice in 2008. She works as a part-time employee splitting her time between the front desk and assisting the doctors. She enjoys interacting with the clients and their pets. Her special interests include educating pet owners about proper care and training of their furry family members with an emphasis on creating a strong bond from the beginning with new puppies and kittens.
Outside of the hospital, Mary enjoys vacations to the Outer Banks (among other beaches), gardening, cooking, and her guilty pleasure of watching reality TV shows. She shares her home with her husband, Brad, and their 2 children, Mason and Harper; their 2 dogs, Poppy Rose and Lincoln Loch; their 2 cats, Joey and Marshmallow Tips; and their bunny Nugget. She has two older children, Jessica and Zachary. Jessica works as a veterinary assistant at an animal hospital in Pennsylvania and Zachary just blessed the family with their first grandbaby, Stella.

Emma Wantz, Veterinary Assistant
Emma was born and raised in Hanover, PA, where she currently resides with her two corgis, Alaska and Willow, and a cat named Sunny D. She has been in the vet field since 2021 and started with Rolling Hills in May 2023. She has always loved being around animals since she was a “pup” herself. Her passion is helping animals and being a voice for them.
In her free time, Emma enjoys fishing with her boyfriend, taking her dogs swimming, and hiking. She hopes to own a large farm one day with lots of animals.

Emma Jillson, Veterinary Assistant
Emma is a college student at Delaware Valley University, majoring in animal science. When she is not at school, she lives with her family and pets in Westminster and works at Rolling Hills. She has known that her passion lies in veterinary medicine since she was a little girl, and is currently on the track to pursue a degree as a veterinarian.
Outside of animals, she enjoys spending time with the people she cares about, reading, and scuba diving. Her goal is to be a veterinarian in the army and live on a farm somewhere along the coast where she can dive.