Craig M. Tockman, DVM
Mark A. Mitchell, DVM, MS, PhD, Diplomate ECZM (Herpetology)
Kate An Hunter, DVM
Terry C. Gerros, DVM, Diplomate, ACVIM- Large Animal
Andrew Rosenfeld, DVM, Diplomate ABVP
Mary Anna Thrall, BA, DVM, MS, DACVP
Keith DeJong, DVM, Diplomate ACVP
Jan Bellows, DVM, DAVDC, DABVP
Kent Adams, DVM
Craig M. Tockman, DVM
Dr. Tockman is the Director of Professional Services for Abaxis and is the owner of Veterinary Care Center, an AAHA certified full service veterinary hospital in St. Louis, MO. Veterinary Care Center, under Dr. Tockman’s direction, provides services such as in-office laboratory, endoscopy, laser surgery, diagnostic ultrasound, geriatric medicine, behavior consultation, full soft tissue and orthopedic surgical services. In addition, Dr. Tockman is certified in the Penn Hip method of radiologic diagnosis for hip dysplasia.
Mark A. Mitchell, DVM, MS, PhD, Diplomate ECZM (Herpetology)
Dr. Mitchell is an Associate Professor of Veterinary Clinical Medicine at the University of Illinois - College of Veterinary Medicine and has also been on staff at Louisiana State University. His clinical interests include invertebrate, fish, amphibian, reptile, avian and non-domestic mammalian medicine and surgery. He co-authored the Manual of Exotic Pet Practice published by Saunders. He has also published numerous journal articles.
Kate An Hunter, DVM
Dr. Hunter is the owner of Carver lake Veterinary Hospital, a 3 doctor small animal practice near Minneapolis, MN. Dr. Hunter is the President-elect of the Minnesota Veterinary Medical Association and is on the Board of Directors of ROMP (Responsible Owners of Mannerly Pets) which promotes greater access for owners and pets to parks, businesses and housing. She is a well known speaker on public radio and local television.
Terry C. Gerros, DVM, MS, Diplomate, ACVIM - Large Animal
Dr. Gerros began his career as the resident veterinarian at Calumet Farms in Kentucky. He then became an Assistant Professor of Large Animal Medicine at Oregon State University. He has published numerous articles and has written chapters for publications such as Large Animal Internal Medicine published by Mosby-Elsevier and The 5-minute Veterinary Consult - Equine published by Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. He currently owns the Santiam Equine Clinic as well as Cordon Road Veterinary Clinic in Salem, Oregon.
Andrew Rosenfeld, DVM, Diplomate ABVP
Dr. Rosenfeld has spoken on numerous occasions on topics in emergency medicine, small animal anatomy and physiology, and cardiology. Dr. Rosenfeld was the Director of Technical Education for the Pet’s Choice family of veterinary hospitals and specialty practices. He has also practiced small animal critical care and emergency medicine for 18 years and served as hospital director of Paradise Valley Emergency Animal Clinic in Scottsdale for 3 years. Dr. Rosenfeld is a member of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners and was an adjunct professor at Mesa Community College and Arizona State University. Dr. Rosenfeld is also authoring a text for veterinary hospitals called The Veterinary Team Handbook from Blackwell Press and is co-authoring a textbook in clinical pathology called Clinical Pathology for the Veterinary Team (Blackwell - 2009).
Mary Anna Thrall, BA, DVM, MS, DACVP
Dr. Thrall was a small animal practitioner for four years. Prior to joining the faculty at Ross University, she was a faculty member at Colorado State University for 32 years. Her research interests have been in the areas of bone marrow transplantation as therapy for feline models of lysosomal storage disorders, characterization of feline models of lysosmal storage diseases, including the mucopolysaccharidoses and Niemann Pick C1 disease, and treatment of ethylene glycol toxicosis in dogs and cats. She is active in continuing education for veterinarians and pathologists and has provided more than 250 scientific presentations and continuing education programs. She is author or co-author of more than 300 scientific publications, abstracts, proceedings and book chapters, and is the primary author of a clinical pathology text book, Veterinary Hematology and Clinical Chemistry.
Keith DeJong, DVM, Diplomate ACVP
Dr. Keith DeJong received his undergraduate and veterinary degrees from Iowa State University. He was an associate veterinarian at the Animal Clinic of Queens in Middle Village, Queens, NY for about 3 years before moving to Davis, California and completing his residency in clinical pathology at the University of California, Davis. He is a board certified pathologist and has been working as a professional services veterinarian for Abaxis since October 2009.
Jan Bellows, DVM, DAVDC, DABVP
Dr. Jan Bellows has devoted his veterinary career to help animals and veterinarians through dental education. Dr. Bellows received his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from Auburn University and after completing a small animal internship at The Animal Medical Center in New York City, worked as a small animal practitioner at Hometown Animal Hospital and Dental Clinic in Weston, Florida. In his pursuit of his goal to make greater contributions to his patients and the veterinary profession, Dr. Jan Bellows became board certified by the Board of Veterinary Practitioners, the Academy of Veterinary Dentistry, and became a Diplomate of the College of Veterinary Dentistry in 1990.
Kent Adams, DVM
Dr. Kent Adams graduated from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 1990. After an internship in southwest virginia, he returned to his family farming roots to start Appalachian Veterinary Services in 1991 near Blacksburg, Virginia. His practice was initially predominantly dairy cattle but shifted to predominately equine. Dr. Adams is a member of the Virginia Veterinary Medical Association, The American Association of Equine Practitioners and a host of other professional organizations. His interests lie in equine reproduction, advanced equine dentistry and practice management.