Instructors

Craig M. Tockman, DVM
Gary D. Norsworthy, DVM, Diplomate, ABVP- Feline
Mark A. Mitchell, DVM, MS, PhD
Kate An Hunter, DVM
Terry C. Gerros, DVM, Diplomate, ACVIM- Large Animal
Andrew Rosenfeld, DVM, Diplomate ABVP
Heidi Ward, DVM, Diplomate, ACVIM- Small Animal

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.


Gary D. Norsworthy, DVM, Diplomate, ABVP - Feline

Dr. Norsworthy is the editor and major author of Feline Practice published by Lippincott and one of the editors of The Feline Patient: Essentials of Diagnosis and Treatment published by Williams and Wilkins. He has also published more than 200 articles and was a founding member of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners.


Mark A. Mitchell, DVM, MS, PhD

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).


Heidi Ward, DVM, Diplomate, ACVIM - Small Animal

Dr. Ward is a former Assistant Clinical Professor at The Ohio State University, College of Veterinary Medicine. She has a specialty in both Internal Medicine and Oncology. She has multiple publications and received numerous awards including the Robert Brody Award from the Veterinary Cancer Society and the Gold Star Award from the Florida Veterinary Medical Association. She currently is the owner of Gulf coast Veterinary Oncology/Internal Medicine in Sarasota, FL.