About Me
Dr. Kristin Heft completed her undergraduate training and attended veterinary school at Colorado State University, graduating Summa Cum Laude in 2010. She then moved to Philadelphia for a one-year rotating small animal medicine and surgery internship at the University of Pennsylvania. After completing her internship, she joined the North Carolina State University Internal Medicine service as a clinician investigator, simultaneously completing a three-year residency program in small animal internal medicine and pursuing advanced graduate training and research in regenerative medicine. She was awarded the 2013 AKC Canine Health Foundation Clinician-Scientist Fellowship for her research projects focused on stem cell therapy for small animal diseases. After completing residency training, Dr. Heft worked in private practice in California and New York. She was excited to return to the Philadelphia area and joined the Internal Medicine team at MVA in November 2024.
While experienced in all aspects of internal medicine, Dr. Heft has particular interests in nephrology and urology, interventional radiology, immune-mediated disorders, and providing care for critical internal medicine patients. When not at work, she spends her time with her husband, who is a veterinary technician; their three young children, her two cats, and her German Shepherd mix, Lilah.
