Dr. Maria Mendoza, co-founder of Stage Road Animal Hospital, was born and raised in Angier and graduated from North Carolina State University in 1994.  She lives on her farm with her husband Sam, sons Sammy and Dustin, a cat, horse, two dogs, seven donkeys and cows.  Dr. Mendoza's interest in veterinary medicine started with helping her dad with cattle on the farm and in the community.  She is an avid NCSU fan and loves attending sporting events with her family and friends.  In her time away from Stage Road Animal Hospital, she also enjoys spending time with family and friends and working on the farm.

Dr. Allison Hackett graduated from Purdue University in 1992.  She practiced in her home state of New Jersey before venturing south to join Stage Road Animal Hospital 2006 and became a partner in 2010.  Her interests are internal medicine, dermatology and, most recently, laser therapy.  She lives in Angier with her husband and a herd of cats.  In her off-time, she competes her horses in dressage. 

Dr. Stacey Beam graduated from the North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine in 1994 and completed an internship at The Animal Medical Center in New York City.  Along with her strong interest in ophthalmology, she has completed extensive training in veterinary dentistry and is certified with The International Veterinary Acupuncture Society and The American Academy of Veterinary Acupuncture. Dr. Beam enjoys weekends at the river and playing with her pets which include dogs, cats, chickens, a duck, a parrot, and a rabbit.

Dr. Langdon was born and raised on a tobacco farm outside of Coats, NC, where her love of animals began as a young child.  She graduated from NC State University with an animal science degree and earned her DVM at St. George’s University in Granada, completing her clinical training in Knoxville at the University of Tennessee.  Returning to NC, she working in Wilson for a few years before coming back home to Stage Road Animal Hospital where she had worked several years as an assistant during her youth pursuing high school and NCSU undergraduate training.

Dr. Jeff Smith grew up in Pennsylvania, graduated from Penn State in 1987 and had a career in Information Technology before attending and graduating from the University of Missouri CVM in 2003. He practiced as a relief veterinarian across Missouri for several years before moving to Asheville and building a Veterinary Hospital. He has practiced at many locations around North Carolina as a relief and full-time veterinarian before landing at Stage Road. He enjoys Medicine and Surgery and is an IVAS certified Acupuncturist. He lives near Lake Johnson with his wife Amy. They have 4 adult children and a “Genetic Soup SPCA Special” dog named Penny. He enjoys spending time in the mountains and at the beach. You may see him riding his motorcycle on the back roads.