Veterinarian Overview
Dr. Suzanne Cliver founded the Village Veterinary Clinic in Warrenton in 1995. Dr.Cliver graduated from Tuskegee University School of Veterinary Medicine in 1978 and went on to complete a one-year internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at the University of Illinois Veterinary School. She practiced at Reston Animal Hospital for 14 years, following one and a half years at the Vienna Emergency Clinic. Dr. Cliver has lived in Fauquier County for 30 years. She arrived at the decision to open her own practice in Warrenton to be closer to her then recently adopted children who were attending Fauquier public school. Two of her grown children live in Virginia, and her older daughter and twin granddaughters reside in Kenya. She has hosted four high school students from four different countries. Dr. Cliver loves travel and the opportunity to learn and appreciate other cultures. She has served as Chair of the Outreach Committee at Leeds Episcopal Church in Markham and has gone on mission trips to Haiti and Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. She and her younger daughter also spent two weeks at a girl's home in Honduras learning Spanish and making new friends with the girls. Dr. Cliver currently helps to support the educational expenses of two girls who live in Guatemala and Honduras through Episcopalian Outreach programs. In addition, she went with other local volunteers to an HSUS shelter for animals rescued from Hurricane Katrina. Dr. Cliver is proud of her staff for helping her create and carry out her dream of having a veterinary practice which practices quality medicine and reaches out to the the community to provide a compassionate and concerned environment for pets and their owners.
