Our Team

Dr. Sarah Dengler

Dr. Sarah Dengler is a proud Penn State alumnus, where she graduated with a BS in Animal Sciences. She then moved to Indiana where she received her veterinary degree from Purdue University. While at Purdue, she also pursued her interest in business by participating in a certified Veterinary Practice Management Program. After graduation, Dr. Dengler moved back to Pennsylvania and started working at a general practice plus emergency hospital.

 

Dr. Dengler enjoys working with clients to keep their pets healthy but also trying to solve the mysterious sick cases. Dr. Dengler also enjoys the upbeat speed of emergency medicine and thinking on her feet.

 

She resides on the outskirts of White Haven with her fiance, 4 dogs that they rescued, & her
5 cats that they adopted. She also has two Mustang horses that she gentled from the wild. In her time off, Dr. Dengler likes training horses, snowmobiling, and spending time with friends!

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Dr. Shelley (Sobieray) Gallagher

Dr. Shelley (Sobieray) Gallagher is originally from Indiana, Pennsylvania. She received her undergraduate degree in Biology/Pre-Vet from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2006. In 2010, Dr. Shelley obtained her veterinary degree from the University of Pennsylvania. She practiced in Hazleton, Pa for five years prior to joining the White Haven Veterinary Hospital in 2015. Dr. Shelley has special interests in ophthalmology and internal medicine. In her spare time, she enjoys running, painting and spending time with her husband, John, their two dogs, Max and Coco, and the best orange cat ever, Twinkie.

Dr. Mykela Strait

Dr. Mykela Pacurariu grew up in White Haven where she developed her love for nature, animals, and the outdoors. She received her undergraduate degree in Biology/Pre-Vet from Kings College in 2017. She continued her schooling and earned her doctorate in veterinary medicine from Ross University where she lived in the Caribbean islands for three years. From there, she moved to Oklahoma to complete her clinical years at Oklahoma State. Dr. Pacurariu practiced in Wilkes-Barre, PA for two years prior to joining the White Haven Veterinary Hospital in 2023. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, Aaron, and their three dogs, Julep, Bug, and Ellie.