Dr. Barbara L. Darnell-Schuber  is a 1998 graduate of The Ohio State University's College of Veterinary Medicine.  An Ohio native, Dr. Darnell-Schuber came to San Diego in 1998 to complete her required "on the job" experience for her veterinary medical degree.  After returning home for graduation, she chose San Diego as a final destination.  She says she fell in love with America's finest city during a visit to her brother in the U.S. Navy during a Spring Break vacation.

In Practice since 1998, Dr. Darnell-Schuber gained a large range of valuable experience working in several different environments for 6 years prior to her purchase of the Shelter Island Veterinary Hospital in 2004.  Her areas of special interest include Internal Medicine, Surgery (soft tissue and orthopedics) and Dentistry.  Dr. Darnell-Schuber spends many hours each year in continuing education classes to not only fulfill the state requirements for licensure, but to keep up to date on the latest in diagnosis and treatment of disease.

Dr. Darnell-Schuber was married to her wonderful husband Brad in 2008 (which explains the hyphen in her last name!), and they welcomed their daughter Annalise to the family on August 16, 2010.  Annalise just turned 1 year old and is the light of the Schuber's life!

The Schuber's furry family includes 1 dog and 2 cats.   Their wonderful feline children are Symon, aka "Mr. Siamese - if you please" (9 years), and their most recent addition,  Trinity (2 years).  Trinity was a momma kitty who had been shot and seriously wounded while caring for 4 newborn kittens.  Unfortunately, she lost her leg to infection.  However, wonderful homes were found for each of her kittens and Dr. Darnell-Schuber continues to work on teaching Trinity to trust the human race again...she is turning in to quite a love bug and has earned permanent status in the household.  They also have a French Bulldog named Evie.

Dr. Darnel-Schuber volunteers regularly for the Feral Cat Coalition.  This organization provides free spay/neuter service for homeless, stray cats.  She not only volunteers her time, but also hosts feral cat clinics at Shelter Island Veterinary Hospital.  In 2011 (so far!), Shelter Island Veterinary Hospital hosted 3 Feral Cat Clinics where over 250 homeless cats were spayed or neutered. 

  Outside of work, Dr. Darnell-Schuber enjoys many different hobbies including sewing, cooking and scrapbooking.