Dr. Andy Bidwell joined the VCA Alexandria team in February 2014. He received his BS in Biology from Washington and Lee University in 1996. Dr. Bidwell graduated in 2002 from Virginia Tech with a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine. Originally from Pensacola, FL, Dr. Bidwell now resides in Northern Virginia with his wife Dorothy, who is also a DVM. They share their home with three dogs and two cats. Dr. Bidwell is an avid hiker and cyclist and through those hobbies he is most proud of accomplishing hiking the entire Appalachian Trail (2005) and completing the Shenandoah Mountain 100-mile mountain bike race (2014).

Dr. Bidwell is available for regular appointments and also works in the emergency department.