Current Professional Activities

• Small animal private practice veterinarian- ER, GP
• Director of Veterinary Medicine for biotechnology company focused on canine aging
• Author/Speaker
  • Evidence-based Medicine column in Veterinary Practice News,
  • SkeptVet Blog and social media
  • Placebos for Pets: The Truth about Alternative Medicine in Animals (book)
  • scientific publications and conference speaker

Past Professional Activities

• President, Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine Association
• Preceptor- Western Univ of Health Sciences College of Vet Med
• Instructor- Dept of Biology, San Jose State University

Honors, Awards, and Fellowships

• BA - Honors in the English Literature Major
• BA - Honors in the Comprehensive Examination for the Biology Major
• VMD - Magna Cum Laude
• VMD - Dean’s List
• ACVR Excellence in Clinical Radiology Award
• Morris Ziskind Public Health Prize
• Excellence in Small Animal Clinics Award
• Excellence in Clinical Laboratory Medicine Scholarship
• Phi Zeta Veterinary Honor Society

Special Interests

• Canine and feline aging
• Evidence-based veterinary medicine

Memberships

• AVMA
• EBVMA

Current Research/Clinical Interests

• Canine and feline aging
• Evidence-based veterinary medicine

Hobbies

• Irish traditional music on the mandolin, hiking, bird watching

Favorite Book

• Book- Lord of the Rings

Favorite Movie

• Lion in Winter

Favorite Quote

• There is the true joy of life; to be used by a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; to be thoroughly worn out before being thrown on the scrap heap; to be a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that life will not devote itself to making you happy. 
  - George Bernard Shaw

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