At Robinson Animal Hospital, we strive for a warm and friendly relationship with you and your pet. This page highlights the staff - our training, experience and dedication to veterinary medicine.

Carsten Henkel, VMD

Originally a native of Germany, Dr. Henkel moved to the United States in 1987 to pursue his dream of becoming a veterinarian. A 1995 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's School of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Henkel opened Robinson Animal Hospital in 1998. Since its opening, Dr. Henkel has steadily grown Robinson Animal Hospital into a state-of-the-art facility that is well respected in the veterinary community.

When not at work, Dr. Henkel enjoys spending time with his family that includes his English Setter Flanders and Marty the cat.

Kate Ronczka, DVM

A 1997 graduate of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Ohio State University, Dr. Kate's expertise has been invaluable to Robinson Animal Hospital since 2004. Her preferred fields of veterinary study are preventative care and internal medicine.

Her compassion to help others shows outside of work, too. She enjoys visiting retirement homes with her therapy dog Shane and training her other German Shepherd Luka as a rescue dog. Dr. Kate is owned by her domestic shorthair cats Fina and Felip.

Angela Keffer, VMD

A 2002. graduate of the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Keffer has over 15 years of animal care experience both as a technician and veterinarian. Enjoying all fields of veterinary care, she has a special interest in rodents and rabbits as well as the field of flexible endoscopy.

In her spare time, Dr. Angie has established herself as a greatly respected breeder of chinchillas and enjoys time off with her dogs Cecilia, Bart, Phoebe, Reilly and Katrina.

Courtney Bennett, DVM

A native of Pittsburgh, Dr. Bennett moved South for her education and graduated from North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine in 2004. We are very happy that she decided to come back to Pittsburgh and join our hospital in 2007.

Dr. Bennett loves exploring Pittsburgh neighborhoods and is always in search of interesting restaurants. Besides spending time with her full house of rescued pets, she enjoys taking and developing black and white photography.