Avery Bennett

Board Certification

• American College of Veterinary Surgeons(ACVS) - 1988

Education

• Master of Science (MS), Colorado State University, 1987
• Residency in Surgery, Colorado State University, 1987
• Internship, Texas A&M University, 1984
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), Michigan State University, 1983

Current Professional Activities

• Professor, Small Animal Surgery, Department of Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois

Past Professional Activities

• Too many :)
• Associate professor of surgery, University of Pennsylvania
• Staff surgeon, Bay area veterinary specialists, private practice, San Francisco bay area
• Owner Private Surgical Practice in Southern CA
• Staff Veterinarian at the San Francisco Zoo
• Associate Professor - Zoological Medicine - University of Florida
• To name a few :)

Marital Status

• Domestic partner, Claudio Ribeiro

Surrogate Children

• Idella (driving miss daisy - DLH adopted from pound)
• Griffin (missing one hind limb and the other is deformed - congenital)
• Cora, border collie with PDA that was supposed to die of pulmonary hypertension intraop. But, she didn't!
• Tug, chocolate lab with permanent trach at age 12 wks that owner with permanent trach did not want!
• Misc birds...

Hobbies

• Work : (

Favorite Quote

• "Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug"

What I Like Best About VIN

• I like that it keeps me thinking and learning. I have to look stuff up to answer questions and that helps me keep up.
• I also enjoy meeting so many veterinarians from all over the world. People come up to me at conferences and tell me their screen names. It is like we have known each other for a long time but it has been on VIN, not in person.
• I like the world wide access. Great people. Great learning.