Dr. Rebecca Ladd is originally from Hicksville, Ohio, but her pursuit of veterinary medicine started at the University of Findlay in Ohio where she earned a BS in pre-vet/ biology and minor in public speaking. In 2005, she received her veterinary medical degree from Iowa State University. Since then, Dr. Ladd practiced medicine in the Northwest Indiana, then Midwest Pennsylvania seeing cats, dogs, and exotic animals. She moved to Pittsburgh and joined the Castle Shannon team in June of 2019.

Dr. Ladd sees a wide variety of cats, dogs, mammals, birds, and reptiles. But mammals in any shape and form are her favorite.