Dr. Hillary Rader is a 2014 graduate of Western University's College of Veterinary Medicine in California.  She received her Bachelors of Science degree from Hollins University in Roanoke.  She joined VCA Valley Animal Hospital in July 2021 after practicing for seven years at Kings Mountain Animal Clinic in Collinsville, VA.  Her professional interests include small animal internal medicine, preventive care, soft tissue surgery, and dentistry. She is currently a member of the VVMA.

Dr. Rader and her husband, Eric, relocated to Roanoke from Rocky Mount. Together, they have a son Finn, two Corgis-Jupiter and Oliver, and a cat-Betty Lou.  Dr. Rader enjoys spending time with her family, watching ice hockey (especially the Roanoke Railyard Dawgs and the Pittsburgh Penguins), reading, and frequent trips to Disney.